Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
jesus davo, are you looking to pick a fight???


Uhhhhhhh.....no moreso than you are. I'm just trying to have a conversation. I'm trying to understand someone's point of view (which I don't do very often) and I'm being accused of 'picking a fight'.

Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
he's saying that people shouldn't have to learn the language of the foreigners who are visiting their country, not that it's a shame if those foreigners don't learn the country they are visiting's language! i think everyone can agree, buy a translation book when you're travelling.
sheesh.


He's saying it's a shame (or he's ashamed of) when Americans talk to people in English when traveling. Yet foreigners shouldn't be expected to speak English WHEN THEY LIVE HERE. Now, you try to explain that to me.

It's not completely ridiculous to assume someone speaks English, especially someone who may work in a tourist hot spot. Having said that, it is less than productive to assume so, but far from being shameful.