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Originally Posted by ratbastid
5 - I think most people WANT to. ... It's not a matter of force, it's a matter of making the opportunity to learn available.
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I might have to call partial bullshit on that, bro. Being in an environment where Spanish is almost the primary language (Florida, Texas, etc) doesn't encourage people to want to change or even try to learn English. People come on over (typically illegals) and then neglect to adapt for various reasons. They segregate themselves off from society instead of embracing our diversity and trying to blend in with their neighbors. We turn out society into little ethnic bubbles. It's pretty friggin' bad if you live in a country for 2, 3, 5, 10 years and don't learn a lick. Zero excuse. People talk every day.
I had a Russian citizen in my team in A-stan. Best soldier I've ever had. Kid grew up in bumblefuck Siberia and came to the states to support his new wife and to evade a life of poverty, joining the US Army to gain his citizenship (irony: in his quest to get away from poverty, he ended up in A-stan immediately). He didn't know much of the language when he landed in Florida, but he picked it up quick. I asked him how he learned the complicated mess that is English so quickly and you know what he told me? "I just watched TV." I think motivated people like him want to learn. They should be citizens.