tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post1852133188635924572..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: The Texan Is Right...OnceGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-30552043749081381812011-06-18T17:48:24.981-04:002011-06-18T17:48:24.981-04:00Thank you all for commenting. Anybody who goes to ...Thank you all for commenting. Anybody who goes to a foreign country and spends more than a year there without trying to learn the language is an idiot. If the country is good enough for you to settle down in, then its language becomes your language. Period. <br /><br />On the other hand, what Arizona and Alabama have done, and Texas is trying to do, is allow law enforcement to question anybody--on whim or caprice--because they are slightly darker, have a mustache or speak English with an accent. Laughable if it weren't so prone to violent abuse. This in a country where a paltry minority speaks a second language...and We here in Puerto Rico barely speak English as it is.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-38885399895565177632011-06-17T22:01:27.515-04:002011-06-17T22:01:27.515-04:00In the early 80's when I moved from Mayaguez t...In the early 80's when I moved from Mayaguez to San Juan, one of our customers at the motorcycle shop was an american who at that time had lived in San Juan for at least 15 years. He was unable to communicate with us, (the people fixing his bike) only with the shop owner who was bilingual. The guy said he had no interest learning Spanish. <br /><br />Now that I've been here in the states all these years, it baffles me when I encounter people who have been living here their entire lives, and are still unable to speak English.Kofla Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020407690818662882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-35281986169656567972011-06-17T18:18:16.207-04:002011-06-17T18:18:16.207-04:00That is reason #25 for why Statehood will never ha...That is reason #25 for why Statehood will never happen in Our Island.Ms. Concienciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004721122982276663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-37602064075274742862011-06-17T17:29:44.568-04:002011-06-17T17:29:44.568-04:00Ihad a chinese friend a few years ago. He spoke hi...Ihad a chinese friend a few years ago. He spoke his native language, English and was asking me for help to learn Spanish. He learned at an amazing pace and was able to have a conversation in Spanish. He was about 50 something at that moment and owned two restaurants. <br /><br />I can´t understand that guy´s excuse.Prometeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034098106919545458noreply@blogger.com