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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 6:02 pm
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gemac
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That GA must have never tried to order food at the MIA airport. You could starve to death if you don't speak Spanish.

I would never hold it against anybody that they don't speak a particular language among the 1200 languages in everyday usage on this earth. 1200 is far too many to speak. I only speak four. As others have indicated, there is no need to be rude to someone who hjappens to have been born somewhere that you were not born. While I have had occasional rude reactions to my inability to speak the prevalent language where I was, I have had far more experiences where a total stranger (not an employee of the business I was trying to deal with, but another customer) has stepped up to assist me and translate. I try to reciprocate by doing so whenever I can help somebody in a our country (or elsewhere) who is not familiar with the local language.
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