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Originally Posted by Encryptus
The majority do, and are bilingual within a few years. What makes a difference this time is unlike the Poles, Irish, and British who didn't have the ability to go home over the weekend hispanics do. It was total immersion. Today Hispanics especially the young choose to hold onto BOTH languages. Their choice, their right.
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What I hate is when people act like they don't understand English at convenient times. I had this happen with a customer back when I managed a Sam's Club. She had switched prices on an expensive item and was trying to plead ignorance.
She said she didn't speak English, and then when she spoke to her friend in Spanish I knew enough to pick up that she was playing a little game with me, thinking I couldn't understand.