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Signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away (www.independent.co.uk)

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The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're so right but we've also codified that in the US. We intentionally have no official language and provide our legal and government documents in more than one language. This is a unique quality and knowing the official language is a cultural and legal expectation in many other countries.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

A little context: There's more than 40 million native Spanish speakers in the US, whose language has the same legal standing as English. That's more people than the entire state of California. More than ten million more than Texas.

Whoever assumes they're all "illegal" or "unwanted" immigrants should take a moment to reflect on why the cities of California have all these strange names like "Los Angeles" and "San Diego". They were there before the English speaking. And we all know who were there before them, making the whole "immigrant" argument kind of moot anyway.