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Originally Posted by Crompsin
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.
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Well, I'll tell you, I used to think that was the case too. Then my lovely wife started working for a literacy nonprofit that does a lot of work in ESL, and I learned the reality quickly. North Carolina has the fastest growing spanish-speaking population of any state in the country, and--from the perspective of somebody close to somebody inside a service being offered those people--they're hungry for advancement and they know that English fluency is the ticket. There may be exceptions who are satisfied working construction or domestic roles, but in my experience, those ARE exceptions. Everybody wants to do better.