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45. That new name would be more fitting. The states aren't that united these days.

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Words of wisdom from my awesome son-in-law on Facebook this morning. My daughter is a very lucky woman. [View all] generalbetrayus Feb 2026 OP

Great attitude. badhair77 Feb 2026 #1

Oh, the butt hurt boys are always getting pissed off at being laughed at Walleye Feb 2026 #2

I'm 100% with your Son-in-Law. MineralMan Feb 2026 #3

It could make some people feel excluded PatSeg Feb 2026 #4

Most people aren't being talked about by others in public. haele Feb 2026 #6

This is true PatSeg Feb 2026 #7

For most of history, in most parts of the world, a polyglot population has been the norm. eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #5

I'm too lazy to provide a link(s), but from my reading of the Middle East at the time of Jesus Christ, I have learned generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #8

That's interesting about the French PatSeg Feb 2026 #9

I know that Occitan/Provencal was actively spoken in the south. Probably German in the east. Dutch to the north. erronis Feb 2026 #11

An Occitan author won a Nobel Prize in Literature. eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #20

Thank you, that was helpful PatSeg Feb 2026 #29

Click on the link to the Wikipedia entry; it's pretty thorough. eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #18

Thank you PatSeg Feb 2026 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #19

What bothers me the most? otchmoson Feb 2026 #10

Had an incident many years back in a Walmart rurallib Feb 2026 #12

And I was sitting on a flight from Seattle to DC with a bunch of burly men speaking a strange language. erronis Feb 2026 #31

It was a long time before English-speakers first showed up Seinan Sensei Feb 2026 #13

I am pleased to send you a DU heart for this wonderful post. NNadir Feb 2026 #14

Thank you! generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #40

The GOP members LittleGirl Feb 2026 #15

Exactly 👍👍💙 TommieMommy Feb 2026 #16

I was six years old when we left Budapest I. 1956. ChazInAz Feb 2026 #17

A very healthy attitude! You got a good one in that son-in-law. hamsterjill Feb 2026 #21

I hear him. As for people who 'love to hate'. They are projecting their self-hatred onto others. Sick fucks. Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #22

"Conservatism" isn't a coherent political philosophy; it's just a bad attitude William Seger Feb 2026 #24

I prefer to hear people talking to each other in languages other than English. tanyev Feb 2026 #23

I like hearing the other languages because they are beautiful and remind me that we are multi-cultural. erronis Feb 2026 #32

Echo this! ihaveaquestion Feb 2026 #25

Your son-in-law is a good person LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2026 #26

Thank you, I agree. generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #41

You know what irritates me???????? popsdenver Feb 2026 #27

Yep, I get really ticked off about that too ... hard not to take it out on the operators, but not their fault ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #33

Yea popsdenver Feb 2026 #39

That new name would be more fitting. The states aren't that united these days. raccoon Feb 13 #45

I grew up with relatives speaking Italian around us kids... Historic NY Feb 2026 #28

Wow, thanks for that ! nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #34

I'm very impressed. He knows a lot of words and is willing to learn more. Better than most Americans. erronis Feb 2026 #36

The guy is brilliant! Easterncedar Feb 2026 #42

that was WONDERFUL Kali Feb 13 #43

I always feel guilty that I lost all of my Spanish vocabulary from mis-use kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2026 #35

just curious Skittles Feb 2026 #37

My daughter had a spanish speaking care giver, at her day care. My daughter was her favorite, cksmithy Feb 2026 #38

growing up in NYC, that was one of my very favorite things Javaman Feb 13 #44