Vankleek Hill Seagull
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According to a BBC Article, the British public are spending more than £100m on translation costs.
I live in a Canadian city which is culturally diverse, and I appreciate that fact. However when I apply to become a Canadian resident I have to have an extensive knowledge of one or the other of the official Canadian languages (English or French).
I read in the article that a Bangladeshi woman who has lived in the UK for 22 years and does not speak English questioned this spending. Like WTF.!!!!!!
What on earth is she doing in the UK if she doesn't speak English. Apologies to those who think this might be racist, but I'm appalled by this.
If you emigrate to a country where a different language is spoken then you should learn to speak that language. I worked in Japan for over four years and made an effort to learn Japanese. Why can't these people who emigrate to the UK learn English.?
I live in a Canadian city which is culturally diverse, and I appreciate that fact. However when I apply to become a Canadian resident I have to have an extensive knowledge of one or the other of the official Canadian languages (English or French).
I read in the article that a Bangladeshi woman who has lived in the UK for 22 years and does not speak English questioned this spending. Like WTF.!!!!!!
What on earth is she doing in the UK if she doesn't speak English. Apologies to those who think this might be racist, but I'm appalled by this.
If you emigrate to a country where a different language is spoken then you should learn to speak that language. I worked in Japan for over four years and made an effort to learn Japanese. Why can't these people who emigrate to the UK learn English.?