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Do me a big favour please followers!

Now, it is of my opinion, that to be a good citizen of a country, you should speak its language.

However, I am being called a racist for pointing out lack of English in children in Bradford is a large hurdle in the education system. (This is in the UK btw)

So, the question is - if living/working in a country for an extended period of time, or life, do you or do you not think you should learn the language of that country? Please give a reason or two to support your opinion.

It’s not going to be used in research nor am I going to name anyone - I just feel this is a very important issue for which I am unreasonably being called a racist, and I am very interested in what the masses think.

Many thanks,

An apparently white, posh, dumb, thick and racist fencer girl.

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  1. fletcherthekid said: Some would view it as being forced to give up their cultural identity if they have to learn someone else’s language but personally I feel that if you’re going to adopt a country you can’t get on otherwise without learning the language.
  2. andthenilonawasalllike reblogged this from theflyingfencer and added:
    Hm yeah it depends. Anglophones get an advantage, as I experience firsthand here in Belgium, where everyone speaks...
  3. smartwittyurl reblogged this from theflyingfencer and added:
    It’s imperialistic (and imperialism, on a whole, is a fairly racist ‘-ism’ which comes into play) concept of language to...
  4. runningwithswords said: Hi there, I completely agree, and I have a friend going to China for 2 years, and he’s learning Mandarin. I think if you’re living somewhere for an extended period of time, you should at least put a little effort into learning the language.
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