Why is it so difficult for Hispanics to learn English?
486930
hahaha what the hell? Asians and Europeans (especially Italians!) never learn the language! I'm hispanic, I know English and I don't even live in the U.S!! You people, for whatever reason, like to criticize Latinos! I don't know what the hell y'all problem is, but chill beaches!
664037
Not unless the English speakers are dead. The level of frustration today with imigrants who refuse to speak English, not just Hispanics but Asian, Indian and European imigrants is starting to boil over right now. Many Spanish speakers chaffe at learning English but the net effect of refusing to learn English is that it makes it easier for Chinese, Russian, Vietmese, Indian and so on to not learn English either. So not only would they have to learn English they'll have to learn 5 other languages. If English is too hard how are they going to handle Mandrian? LOL
683632
There is a lot of people who have grammar problems but you dont have to be that harsh. You think English is easy to learn? Even the people who were born in the U.S or England have grammar problems. Nobody is perfect. It's not the matter of stupidity but the matter of being a human. Not saying there's no stupid people out there. Just dont worked up over little things like this. I rather see people trying to write in english than go into Yahoo answers and write in spanish assuming people know spanish. Take a chill pill girl. Besides, look at yourself before you judge people. Your sentences aren't that perfect eaither.
18023
Because it is very difficult to learn both the languages.
151730
Hispanic is a term created by the U.S. federal government in the early 1970s in an attempt to provide a common denominator to a large, but diverse, population with connection to the Spanish language or culture from a Spanish-speaking country. \n\nLatinos;an American whose first language is Spanish\n\n   HISPANIC derives from the mostly white Iberian Peninsula that includes Spain and Portugal (Spain and Portugal are located in Europe).  \n        LATINO derives from the brown indigenous people of the Americas (Mexico, Central America, and South America). Mexico and most nations in Central and South Americas speak Spanish because they were once colonies of Spain.  \n        A large number of the population in the U.S. got used to hearing the term Hispanic mainly because the term was added to the census questionnaire in 1970, and, in turn, the term has not only been appearing on the census forms, but also on federal, state, and municipal applications for employment, school enrollment, and government assistance.  \n        The term Latino has, however, begun to be recognized by many people in the U.S. due to the large number of immigrants from Latin America currently living in the U.S.. It is worth noting that immigration from Latin America has considerably increased since 1980. Latin America consists of Mexico, Cuba, the Central American nations, and the South American nations.  \n        The terms, Hispanic and Latino, have been used interchangeably for several years, but there are many immigrants from Mexico and Central American nations who resent the interchangeable use of the terms. Meanwhile, the Hispanic community and the Latino community together represent a diverse group of individuals who share many things in common such as language, religion, and customs.  \n        On the other hand, the disagreement over the proper use of the terms has unfortunately been blown out of proportion. The bottom line is that the Hispanic/Latino community in the U.S. has been facing high unemployment, a skyrocketing high school dropout rate, and widespread opposition to immigrants. In addition, many people of Hispanic/Latino ancestry have been treated like second-class citizens.  \n        This is not the time for Hispanics and Latinos to waste time over terminology. Instead, this is the time for the Hispanic/Latino population, who has become the largest minority group and the fastest growing market in the U.S., to live up to its greatness and importance.
340900
Maybe because you went to an English speaking college and they did not know the language as well? I'm sure that there are intelligent Mexicans! I know some!
1038405
Yep, Spanish is the new English.\n\nSeriously, though, in many other countries it is expected that everyone is fluent in at least two langagues.  Especially in Europe.  \n\nAs more immigrants come to the US, the English-only speakers will become more and more isolated as the minorities become majorities  This trend is prevalent in Texas, and shows no signs of reversing.  Better that you know more (learn Spanish) and gain the advantage over your competition.
369448
English is difficult because it is a mixture of many other languages. There are many words from European languages that English adopted or changed slightly. There are words from non-European languages in English also such as Native American words.
373033
Because for some reason our education system thinks that it is a foreign language when the truth is that English is not the primary  language in the US. English and Spanish are pretty much  equally used.
266080
I grew up speaking English and I have at various times tried to learn Spanish, Italian, Latin, German, and Hebrew.  In my opinion, Spanish was the easiest and German was the hardest.
124765
It depends. Everyone has their own anxieties about English as second language. Some people picks it up easily and others can never learn it the way it has to be.\nFor me tenses were the hardest to pick up. Now I have no problems about it. As I am studying English philology and I have no problems about it. \nFor non-native speakers the hardest thing is not to learn grammar but to learn how to speak. Even if they know all the rules perfectly, it is hard for them to say something. They communicate by hands and facial expressions more than words.
76929
English is the offical language... but this being a free country they do not require you to learn it... it would go against certin rights if they required it... but I do agree with you that everyone should need to know at least the basics... I hate being asked "ah spanish?"\n\nGets very nerve racking....
951273
First, I'm a U.S. Citizen from birth, English is my first language.  I also speak Esperanto, Spanish, and German. \n\nPros:  \n\nLazy people don't have to make the effort to learn a second language.\n\nCons:\n\nEnglish is a difficult language to learn as a second language because of the excessive number of gramatical rules, and the massive number of exceptions to those rules.  It would take someone years to become fluent in English unless they are  extremely talented at learning languages.
569306
No doubt! My 7th-grader learns a foriegn language every 2 weeks in school. 2 weeks is not enough time for one thing. It only causes them to run all the languages together. And why should they even do it? The language in America anymore seems to be Spanish. You can't even order a cheeseburger without hearing a foreign language. It kills me to go to the counter of McDonalds,speak to an American,in American, & watch them turn around and yell in Spanish so they can be understood. We have to many homeless people here to have all the foreigners over here working our jobs. The high school kids needing a summer job is gonna have problems finding them because they've been givin' to foriegners who can't even speak our language!! Gets me fired up fast!!!
210323
First of all, as a hispanic woman, I want to thank you on behalf of those hispanic children in your classroom for making an effort to help them and their families in this foreign place to them (it isn't easy to live in a place where you do not understand most anybody). Second here is my advice: try to get some vocabulary going, but mainly try to watch one of the spanish speaking channels on t.v. When I first moved to the states, t.v taught me what school didn't. You will probably feel frustrated at first because you won't get a word out of it, but with time, you'll begin understanding, it takes few months, but trust me it works!. I also suggest reading children's books in spanish or try children's movies, they have a very easy and basic spanish and are also very helpful. Last, enjoy learning it and do not give up easy\n\nBuena suerte!!!!!\n\nAlejandra
779486
That's because our government has catered to them. Instead of following the laws that state they have to learn English. My feelings are if you live in a country learn the language. But our government gives them to many incentives to not learn our language.
941907
Learning a new language is a fairly difficult task in it's own right. But it is essential for a lot of people, especially those who immigrate to a country where the language is not their own.  \n\nI find it admirable that you have taken the time to slowly develop your spanish to be able to communicate better with your fellow workmates. Good on you!\n\nBut try to look at it like this; Learn the language for yourself, not for others or for gratitude. I'm sure they appreciate you in their own way, even if say nothing.\n\nbest of luck