that we know of. there is also the issue of "fluency". the first two give the basics of all of the other romance languages, and the last two do the same for most of eastern europe including russian.
That said, I'm not too keen that a huge portion of residents in places like Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades speak other languages in preference over English. Individual cases are all unique, but overall it's a symptom of our country having been sold out over decades to other countries. Farsi, Hebrew, Chinese, Russian and even British accents are all overrepresented in the priciest neighborhoods.
Wasn’t America built on the sweat and tears of immigrants? All are binded by a common language and set of core values. That’s the whole point of America isn’t it?
As I said, every case is different. But I've seen plenty of cases of people that have risen to a level of prosperity by leveraging corruption in another country, and then coming over here expecting and promoting similar corruption here, supplanting the idea of a meritocracy. With enough saturation from another culture, enough expectation of corruption, the corruption becomes the standard. I've seen plenty of immigrant neighborhoods where government grift is disgustingly rife.
If they are bound to the culture the immigration is manageable. But when there is no bond, it easily can be an adversarial or at least clannish relationship.
People speaking another language isn't wrong just by itself, but a large percentage of people who can't understand each other is one indicator that the people who actually built the country have been taken advantage of.
Being priced out of a neighborhood by gentrification is acceptable if everyone agrees to the economic terms by which it takes place. But if all the new gentry are foreigners who don't integrate (speaking another language is one indicator), it points to conquest of the old system by a new foreign one. That's the part I don't like.
Obviously I don't know this case, and whether this lady has usurped her way into some of the best real estate in the land, or if she's a solid hard-working contributor. I generally like to assume the best of people. I'm sure if I spoke Slovenian in Los Angeles, I'd relish the rare opportunity to actually use it in conversation.
She speaks six: Italian, French, German, English, Serbian, and Slovenian.
Yes! ✨
She's really amazing. Six languages! Anyone will tell you TWO languages is something.
that we know of. there is also the issue of "fluency". the first two give the basics of all of the other romance languages, and the last two do the same for most of eastern europe including russian.
This one's for you 😺 u/Hot_N_Throbbin
Lolol I basically watched it live with you..
Uhm how did you know I was salivating over a smart pretty woman speaking a Slavic language lol
I remembered your comment! Wish we could hear it better...
God Bless her magnificent heart! 6 languages?? wow....
Kudos to Melania but that video sucks.
Yes...the volume is low
Good for Melania.
That said, I'm not too keen that a huge portion of residents in places like Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades speak other languages in preference over English. Individual cases are all unique, but overall it's a symptom of our country having been sold out over decades to other countries. Farsi, Hebrew, Chinese, Russian and even British accents are all overrepresented in the priciest neighborhoods.
Wasn’t America built on the sweat and tears of immigrants? All are binded by a common language and set of core values. That’s the whole point of America isn’t it?
As I said, every case is different. But I've seen plenty of cases of people that have risen to a level of prosperity by leveraging corruption in another country, and then coming over here expecting and promoting similar corruption here, supplanting the idea of a meritocracy. With enough saturation from another culture, enough expectation of corruption, the corruption becomes the standard. I've seen plenty of immigrant neighborhoods where government grift is disgustingly rife.
If they are bound to the culture the immigration is manageable. But when there is no bond, it easily can be an adversarial or at least clannish relationship.
People speaking another language isn't wrong just by itself, but a large percentage of people who can't understand each other is one indicator that the people who actually built the country have been taken advantage of.
Being priced out of a neighborhood by gentrification is acceptable if everyone agrees to the economic terms by which it takes place. But if all the new gentry are foreigners who don't integrate (speaking another language is one indicator), it points to conquest of the old system by a new foreign one. That's the part I don't like.
Obviously I don't know this case, and whether this lady has usurped her way into some of the best real estate in the land, or if she's a solid hard-working contributor. I generally like to assume the best of people. I'm sure if I spoke Slovenian in Los Angeles, I'd relish the rare opportunity to actually use it in conversation.