While I agree it's much harder / dangerous driving in a country where signage and cops are using a language that's foreign to you, we may as well shut down international tourism if we're gonna start requiring fluency in the native language. Let's see, I coulda been arrested in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Argentina, Eqypt, Monaco, Vatican City, Sicily, Quebec, Costa Rica, Aruba, St Maarten, China, Barbados. Guess I've been really lucky.

 

I know nick picking happens a lot in forums. But when you make a statement they don't like, you better be ready for any picking. Likewise, the person that does the grammar nick picking will look stupid if you are able to nick pick his. I'm just saying it as a 3rd persons view.

 

[QUOTE=NFRs2000NYC,Oct 25 2009, 12:52 PM] As an immigrant myself, I think it should be a law.

 

Oddly though, nearly ALL other cuontries require you to speak their language to recieve their benefits. Then again, as americans we are pretty dumb to not be taught a 2nd or 3rd language growing up.

English should be the primary, and it should be mandated to teach our kids a 2nd or 3rd while in elementary school.

 

[QUOTE=NFRs2000NYC,Oct 25 2009, 04:52 PM]As an immigrant myself, I think it should be a law.

 

Those countries are dumb too.

 

No need to get all worked up on this. It's Off-Topic, everyone gives each other a hard time for a quick laugh or ego stroke.

As someone mentioned it before, I was pointing out the un-capitalized "english" because if you value English so much, you gotta laid down the respect when writing it.

Nonetheless, I do encourage and hope people learn the native language of a country they reside in. But to obtain a license through DMV, they do make sure non-English speakers can also read signs in English.