Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for November 20, 2010
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Transcript:
Dad: This is my way of forcing you guys to learn spanish! Dad: Whoever breaks this rule cleans out the garage! Dad: I'll be in the garage.
Xenophobia. There are many nations in the world with more than one language spoken in different regions, and I’m not only talking about post-Imperial constructs like Yugoslavia.
What if Puerto Rico ultimately becomes a state? (And frankly, I think they should; either that, or grant them independence.) Are we going to insist they all start speaking English?
Anyway, as this strip has made clear on many occasions, most 2nd-generation immigrants are perfectly conversant in English, and if they also retain enough of their parents’ language to speak it among themselves, how is that a threat? Or does it just piss you off that you overhear conversations that you can’t understand? Do you think they’re talking about YOU?