I don't think people have a problem when it comes to tourist being helped along with signs in various languages. All of our tourist areas and airports do everything possible to be helpful.
The problem comes in when people migrate here and then refuse to learn the language. I woudn't move to China and expect them to cater to me. I would expect to learn Chinese.
In some areas of Florida, south Florida specifically, there are places you can't get gas, go out to eat or ask for directions because no one in the area speaks English. They have their own radio and television stations. They can come to America if they chose to....but they need to learn the language. We aren't a mini-Cuba or Brazil or Mexico. We have a language and people need to learn it or go back to where they started out.
My Mom is German. She moved here in her early 20's. She went to college and became a teacher. She did it all in ENLGISH. Spanish speaking people are the only ones who seem to think they don't have to.
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