Experiment How would you feel if your language is banned?

[AsiaCel]

Let's say that you know two languages.

First being the primary language
Second being a language you're not very good at, and feels totally alien to you.

Just think English and Spanish.

You live in a area with lots of Hispanic, and the democratic party decided to abolish English.

From now on, everything from street signs to daily conversations will be in Spanish.

Speaking English will cause you to be fired on the spot.

How would you feel in this situation.

 

[ToBurble&Pine]

I never go out

 

[AutistSupremacist]

The non official language would still be spoken regardless of legality in the home and in religious or community institutions or ceremonies. We'd just have to speak spanish from now on in public discourse.

 

[Wither]

idk

 

[Skoga]

I speak 3 languages, 2 fluent 1 B2 level I'm fine I think

 

[The Notorious SLAV]

We already sort of had that. Guess I'd have a chance to end up in future textbooks by trying to become a big name in opposing that.

The non official language would still be spoken regardless of legality in the home and in religious or community institutions or ceremonies. We'd just have to speak spanish from now on in public discourse.

 

[AsiaCel]

We already sort of had that. Guess I'd have a chance to end up in future textbooks by trying to become a big name in opposing that.

Where?

 

[cathuluelitist]

Let's say that you know two languages.

First being the primary language
Second being a language you're not very good at, and feels totally alien to you.

Just think English and Spanish.

You live in a area with lots of Hispanic, and the democratic party decided to abolish English.

From now on, everything from street signs to daily conversations will be in Spanish.

Speaking English will cause you to be fired on the spot.

How would you feel in this situation.

Move to Israel.

 

[The Notorious SLAV]

Where?

Magyarization - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Emba]

¡Si, si, muy Bueno! Si!

 

[VersoffenerAssi]

Ist mir egal, ich rede sowieso deutsch.

 

[undesiredsamsung]

¡Si, si, muy Bueno! Si!

 

[Rapistcel]

Let's say that you know two languages.

First being the primary language
Second being a language you're not very good at, and feels totally alien to you.

Just think English and Spanish.

You live in a area with lots of Hispanic, and the democratic party decided to abolish English.

From now on, everything from street signs to daily conversations will be in Spanish.

Speaking English will cause you to be fired on the spot.

How would you feel in this situation.

I would commit suicide

 

[Diddy]

I can’t even speak my ancestral language

 

[Lonly ghost]

I already do not talk much in real life.

If something like this ever happens, nothing much will change in my life.

 

[LeFrenchCel]

If the language is one I understand, it might be okay.
If it's not, well, shit

 

[unknowninceI]

Idk

 

[taoistcel]

In that case I’d just learn Spanish

Not that hard when you know English