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left-of-center2012

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28. Agreed

Reply to DrDan (Reply #17)

Sun May 21, 2017, 12:35 PM

May 2017

I have several Muslim friends who came to the US as adults and were fluent in English before coming here.

Because (I think) many Americans only speak English, many think foreigners only speak their native language.

Of course, I may be wrong.
I was wrong once before in my 70 years.

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OMG That's HILARIOUS!! onecent May 2017 #1

hahahahahahahahaha! luvMIdog May 2017 #2

I don't see headphones on them - without a translation to listen to, I would imagine it DrDan May 2017 #3

Are you assuming they don't speak English? nt DURHAM D May 2017 #4

yes DrDan May 2017 #5

Why? DURHAM D May 2017 #6

are you assuming they speak English well enough to follow the speech without a translator? DrDan May 2017 #8

Yes and it put them to sleep. DURHAM D May 2017 #10

why would you make that assumption? DrDan May 2017 #11

Have you traveled out of the US much? nt DURHAM D May 2017 #12

I have lived and worked out of the US for 10 years - to include 4 in Riyadh DrDan May 2017 #13

In that room of diplomats and foreign service members DURHAM D May 2017 #15

so those wearing headphones are making a fashion statement DrDan May 2017 #19

almost every child outside of the US gets English as a foreign language grantcart May 2017 #25

I am sure they speak it better than Trump does at any rate. smirkymonkey May 2017 #20

of course they do. drray23 May 2017 #14

Thank you. nt DURHAM D May 2017 #16

I doubt those with eyes closed are Saudi - but yes I agree, most upper-class Saudis have been DrDan May 2017 #17

Wilbur Ross? Thinkingabout May 2017 #23

yes - he is probably not Saudi DrDan May 2017 #26

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