Man, the US is Kraut country. I say this with the last name of Faust, of course, and every english/lit teacher I had in school made it a point to remind me of the whole selling his soul to the devil thing. I still think the best accent goes to the Swiss we have in Lancaster County, PA (Old Order peeps). It's so cute.
Lots of German spoken. I remember someone told me awhile back that originally the founding fathers wanted the US to speak German as the official language not English.
I'm not sure about this map. I'd be amazed if both Mandarin and Vietnamese weren't spoken more than Tagalog in California. If not, Tagalog must be spoken a hell of a lot in Norcal.
The Filipino population in the San Francisco is very large, what's more, a large percentage were born in the Philippines, which means they would speak Tagalog.
In December 1996 by the Oakland, California school board designated "Ebonics" (i.e. African-American Vernacular English) as a distinct language. That would definetly be the third most popular language in Georgia, if not the second. It's RACISM to ignore Ebonics........knowwhatimean,dawg. . lol
Once again, the Poles are surrounded by the Germans. sigh....
ReplyDeleteOregon and the much of the west and midwest are plotting to carve up Illinois.
Delete... don't mention the war! I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.
DeleteMan, the US is Kraut country. I say this with the last name of Faust, of course, and every english/lit teacher I had in school made it a point to remind me of the whole selling his soul to the devil thing. I still think the best accent goes to the Swiss we have in Lancaster County, PA (Old Order peeps). It's so cute.
ReplyDeleteLots of German spoken. I remember someone told me awhile back that originally the founding fathers wanted the US to speak German as the official language not English.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about this map. I'd be amazed if both Mandarin and Vietnamese weren't spoken more than Tagalog in California. If not, Tagalog must be spoken a hell of a lot in Norcal.
ReplyDeleteThe Filipino population in the San Francisco is very large, what's more, a large percentage were born in the Philippines, which means they would speak Tagalog.
DeleteIn December 1996 by the Oakland, California school board designated "Ebonics" (i.e. African-American Vernacular English) as a distinct language.
ReplyDeleteThat would definetly be the third most popular language in Georgia, if not the second.
It's RACISM to ignore Ebonics........knowwhatimean,dawg.
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Yes, I know what you mean, Mr. Dog.
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