# I hate being that white guy, but learn English! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 22, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033 "2019-08-22T00:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033/81 "2019-08-26T02:40:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > To be fair to **asahi** ,the statement was made with a massive disclaimer about the source of the claim and the circumstance in which it was made, and there was no endorsement of its validity. > > And asahi, my iPhone really dislikes you. Twice now it tried to autocorrect your name to asshole. I have no idea what you did to piss it off so much. Dude, I don’t even have to try to piss off technology; it happens naturally…which is what I suspect I do with other SDMB posters. :o Look, I won’t run from it. I probably shouldn’t have posted something that was obviously risky to begin with. Barstool speech is, well, barstool speech. I feel kinda dumb for posting it here but I was too lazy to look it up - my bad. And rightly ridiculed for posting it. But I’m movin’ on. ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033/82 "2019-08-26T13:10:38Z")
There’s also a possibility that population aging has prompted various countries to hire people from developing economies, which also have younger populations. In which case, one will have to adjust to World Englishes. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033/83 "2019-08-31T23:19:59Z")
I am of Indian origin and understand Hindi well. I am doubtful, the RN and CNA in the OP are speaking Hindi. It’s more likely that they are speaking Malayalam - spoken in the southern state of Kerala. But if it is Hindi and the OP desires, I will be glad to translate. Incidentally, the “Bollywood” video someone posted above is not from Bollywood, It appears more to be either Telugu (Andhra Pradesh) or Tamil (Tamilnadu). ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033/84 "2019-09-01T00:19:17Z")
First start a union. get management to buy handheld translators for every staff member. Get tablets for written communications/translations. Pick up a few words- urgent care needed. It is hard to learn a new language Ask any American. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033/85 "2019-09-03T13:58:10Z")
I speak English. You don’t want to learn how to speak English? I have no problem with that. OTOH, I do have a problem with people who don’t want to learn how to speak English thinking I should know their language. That’s _hubris extremus_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-that-white-guy-but-learn-english/839033.md?page=4)