suddenly, i'm respectable;

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Forgot to mention! I've got my old cell phone number back, so everyone who still has that number, text me! I'll add ya back. My contact list, it's empty, almost.

Edit: God, English Only pisses me off so much.

"Double standards suck ass. As Americans, we'd get so much shit if we went to another country and didn't bother like some of them do here. But vice versa? OH NO, WE HAVE TO CATER TO THEM!!!"

Jesus Christ, fuck you. Why do people say this every time the subject comes up? I can count on one hand--two fingers, in fact--the people I've met who were actually rude to me because I didn't speak their language very well while in their country.

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Well, sometimes they're offended that they can't understand what people are saying, or they're offended at the inconveniences that sometimes arise when you're forced to interact with someone who doesn't speak English all that well.

Or they're a little racist.

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I think the last is possibly it. Though I agree that it'd be useful for people to learn some English, the fact that there are large communities of those who don't kind of indicates that it's not absolutely necessary.