Around 50% of Europeans are bilingual and quite a few are multi-lingual which makes it easier on visitors/tourists from other countries. If those "Mexican old ladies" are here visiting, you certainly provided a warm welcome and lovely impression of the U.S.
A lot of people I know have visited a variety of countries around the world. None has ever been told, "This is (insert country here), speak (insert language here. Maybe you shouldn't make assumptions about someone just because their skin is darker and they originated in another country. Those women were obviously someone's mother and grandmother. How would you like someone to speak to your mother or grandmother that way?
@elfgirl1968 wrote:
I lived in Germany and Japan. Good luck finding any signs in English. And why should they? They shouldn't. Their first language isn't English. It should be the same here. I'm in San Antonio, TX and many times I feel like I'm in Mexico. So many times I get old Mexican ladies asking me if I speak Spanish. I say, "No. I speak English. This is America."
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