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re: Is English still the primary language in US?
Posted on 1/27/24 at 2:35 pm to bayoudude
Posted on 1/27/24 at 2:35 pm to bayoudude
quote:I don't support entering illegally but on this particular talking point isn't that the reason we have Chinatown's, Little Italy's, and midwestern towns with German names where German was the primary language for decades? All those groups eventually assimilated. The first generation doesn't but the following generations do. Just saying, I strongly suspect "they settle in an area and don't assimilate" was used as a talking point for all of them as well.
They settle in an area and don’t assimilate.
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 2:38 pm to northshorebamaman
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Just saying, I strongly suspect "they settle in an area and don't assimilate" was used as a talking point for all of them as well.
It was.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 4:52 pm to northshorebamaman
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midwestern towns with German names where German was the primary language for decades
That's our family. Grandparents were brought up in German speaking households, German newspapers, etc. WW1 changed that and German-Americans gave up their culture and became "American" because they didn't want to be traitors and be seen as supporting the Kaiser. Some even changed their last names.
I kind of wish I had my German culture back. I've been trying to learn to speak German and my kids as well. We make traditional German foods, etc. as well.
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