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I've hears stories of some Americans telling other people who are speaking a non-English language "This is America, speak English!" even if the conversation has nothing to do with them. Why do they do this?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 58 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This is not an American thing. People around the world are biased against immigrants.

[โ€“] Crashumbc 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not JUST an American thing. People are biased against outsiders and people that are different.

Ftfy

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

No. That's not a fix. You're still focusing on this being American, while it is pretty universal.