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In response to "This person's statement is dumb. How would they know if someone is speaking Spanish perfectly? Are they from Mexico as well? -- nm" by crash davis

There are two separate thoughts in that post. I am not calling Jack dumb, even though it might read that way. -- nm

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Aug 30 '18, 10:05

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- I sincerely meant the person's question was dumb, not yours. And thought that maybe they didn't speak as well as you, so possibly they were asking - crash davis Aug 30, 10:20
- In large part it's because Americans are largely dumb on this issue and rarely have to encounter another language - Reagen Aug 30, 10:16 14
  - But that's not the case here where that person would likely hear Spanish and many other languages throughout the day. - Krusty Aug 30, 10:37 7
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      - I chalk this up to him being oblivious of others and how their situation mirrors his own. It's fascinating that someone - Krusty Aug 30, 11:29
    - I bet every foreign language speaker he talks to speaks English with a not-American accent though. -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 11:04 2
      - You speak English so well! -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 11:10
      - (and he assumes everyone who speaks in an American accent was born in the US) -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 11:07
    - If you were paying attention to shit and weren't to absorbed in yourself. -- nm - Shaun Aug 30, 10:40
    - that's true here too, but that doesn't mean people don't make assumptions. -- nm* - Andie Aug 30, 10:39
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  - YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES ME MAD? I WENT TO CANADA AND THEY HAD TWO WORDS ON STOP SIGNS. THEY HAVE TO BE SPECIAL. THEY CAN'T JUST STOP. - crash davis Aug 30, 10:22 4
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      - Monolingual francophones are common too! - Reagen Aug 30, 10:39 1
        
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    - or the notion that people might be able to speak two languages - Reagen Aug 30, 10:34

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