Re: Should we learn Spanish

Posted by Howard H. on May 03, 2010 at 15:19:07 from (164.58.210.23):

In Reply to: Should we learn Spanish posted by Cas on May 03, 2010 at 14:48:07:

I guess it partly depends on whether you prefer to better yourself or not.

I had probably 15-20 work for me over the years I was farming. I count them ranging from still-good-friends to great-guy to lazy-SOB to very-surprisingly-talented to crook. Just like everyone else, I guess.

It sure would have helped me to have known more Spanish. Especially as the small towns across the Texas Panhandle & surrounding areas are becoming much more predominantly (in some cases, almost overwhelmingly) Hispanic.

I didn't realize that one guy I had was so good - who didn't speak a word of English - he knew 3 phase electricity frontwards & backwards - could assemble Ford engines in the dark - and was a machinist! Not until he was already about to leave for Colorado to pick apples did I learn he had worked in a Ford factory for 11 years in Mexico. I had just hired him temporarily to drive a tractor as a favor to one of my main guys.

I've seen a LOT of immigrants who really care about their families work their tails off to make a happy living for their families at $6/hr or whatever - while sending half of their income back home to their relatives (often elderly relatives) in Mexico... I have a lot of respect for how hard a lot of them work...

For those in that position, it doesn't leave much time or budget for "classes at the local community college" to learn English...

Howard

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