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Language barrier

Darla Weaver | Staff Writer
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Sacramento is home to many people whose second language is English. What bothers me about people who speak English as a second language is the response that they receive from people whose first (and often only) language is English, is their response to people whose first language is not. Immigrants should not be discriminated against for trying to make a living in the United States.

When I was working as a shift supervisor at a cafe, I often got phone calls from irate customers calling to complain that “the cashier who barely spoke English got my order wrong.”

It broke my heart that my customers were complaining about employees who didn’t speak English perfectly. These customers did not know that these employees were very good people, intelligent and doing the very best they could to interact with customers.

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What people need to remember is that the United States is completely foreign to immigrants. Imagine moving to Japan, not knowing a word of Japanese, and trying to make a living there. It would be very difficult, and the judgment and discrimination you would encounter certainly wouldn’t make anything easier.

Of course, it’s logical to learn the language of a country you are going to move to. Language is a big part of how a society interacts, even though it may sometimes be difficult. 

According to the last U.S. Census in 2000, 6.9 percent of the population in Sacramento County was naturalized foreign born citizens, 9.3 percent were non-citizens, and 25 percent spoke a language other than English at home. It is courageous of people to leave their country to live in the United States without knowing a word of English. People should be considerate of others who are still learning English. It takes time to master the English language – just think about all the spelling, grammar, and reading rules that were drilled into our heads in grade school.

So, the next time you order your morning grande, no foam, triple shot espresso, lattes from someone with a “thick accent,” don’t be so quick to judge.

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