sapiens

Strange response. I should go to France or something? Doesn't seem to follow from my post. Your suggestion that I might want to move does relate to the topic in a circuitous way. France is much stricter about language than the US. They often outlaw the use of foreign words (like email, etc.) to "preserve" the French language.

My impression was that in the US people are allowed to speak whatever language that they want. That said, I agree that people who don't speak English shouldn't be surprised when they have difficulty communicating with others in the US.