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Art_from_Ark

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37. I live in a foreign country, too

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 10:47 PM

Jan 2016

I don't know where you are, but here in Japan some municipalities offer free Japanese lessons to non-Japanese speakers. There are also some Meetup groups that offer free Japanese lessons

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Britain�s Cameron says if you don�t learn English, you may be deported [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2016 OP

He should run for office PatSeg Jan 2016 #1

Not learning the language keeps the women isolated TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #15

I agree that learning the language PatSeg Jan 2016 #23

The women this is aimed at TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #29

He singles out Muslims mwrguy Jan 2016 #2

Has there been a problem with them not learning English? 7962 Jan 2016 #4

Historically, it takes three generations for an immigrant family to become fully acculturated, only LanternWaste Jan 2016 #57

English is becoming national language samsinghuk Apr 2016 #62

He would argue iandhr Jan 2016 #18

Or the Welsh and highland Scots, for that matter. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #25

Are they not bilingual? mwrguy Jan 2016 #28

Which seems as myopic as mentioning only Muslims in regards to sexual assault and rape. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #58

Interesting that he goes Full Trump MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #3

They should all learn just enough English mac56 Jan 2016 #5

If English was good enough for Jesus, it ought to be good enough KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #6

Sorry LittleGirl Jan 2016 #7

+1 7962 Jan 2016 #8

.+{2 840high Jan 2016 #21

Agree WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2016 #22

I live in a foreign country, too Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #37

I'm in LittleGirl Jan 2016 #42

Have you tried Meetup? Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #59

Agree with that T_i_B Jan 2016 #39

Thank you. Most people seem to have missed those points. Nihil Jan 2016 #43

Cameron cut funding for ESOL courses in 2011 Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #45

The UK does have valid grounds for this... Lancero Jan 2016 #9

Eligibility Requirements for US Citizenship brooklynite Jan 2016 #10

it's 3 yrs LittleGirl Jan 2016 #13

marriage to a U.S. citizen shortens the requirement WilmywoodNCparalegal Jan 2016 #31

thanks LittleGirl Jan 2016 #38

"The government has said that Muslim women arriving in the UK on spousal visas are the target... Turborama Jan 2016 #11

David Cameron defends Britain's alliance with Saudi Arabia and rejects accusations it funds Isis bemildred Jan 2016 #12

lol what a freakin' degenerate and hypocrite..fuck him. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #47

Nothing is too debased for Cameron, yep. nt bemildred Jan 2016 #49

Yemen: Britain and Saudi Arabia Shoulder to Shoulder in Atrocity bemildred Jan 2016 #50

Absolutely sickening...what a happy new year this looks to be...ugh. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #52

Bombing hospitals and schools cannot become the new normal bemildred Jan 2016 #51

More questions than answers, indeed. Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #53

here's an English word for ya: Gradgrind MisterP Jan 2016 #14

One of Dickens' most memorable characters (from Hard Times) - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #40

What about those who choose to speak Welsh? ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2016 #16

Baaaaaa TipTok Jan 2016 #20

Haha. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2016 #33

All that BBC paid off... TipTok Jan 2016 #36

In which case less than 1/5 of the people in Wales whatthehey Jan 2016 #46

Prepare yourself to see protests from all of the other languages of the British Isles... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #17

This could lead to the deportation of those who speak 'Murican n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #19

Maybe they should target Americans. HassleCat Jan 2016 #27

They are 'SINS' too? nolabels Jan 2016 #34

The UK should only use leftenants to do the deportations, though :) - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #41

According to the right tenets, yes. (eom) HassleCat Jan 2016 #54

You can still participate in society christx30 Jan 2016 #56

That sound you hear is a bunch of angry Welsh with torches and pitchforks. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #24

Shouldn't that be ... Nihil Jan 2016 #44

i can't see a problem with this JI7 Jan 2016 #26

Learn the language and learn the culture flamingdem Jan 2016 #30

Muslim Women Gagged at PM�s �Freedom for Muslim Women� Speech Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #32

Dayum, I'd be in trouble. I only speak American. tclambert Jan 2016 #35

The threat of deportation..how Trump of him. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2016 #48

People should learn the language of the place they move to. Matariki Jan 2016 #55

So much for multicultureism . bdwker Jan 2016 #60

And on the other hand google is making virtual world a reality kanavsingh Mar 2016 #61