How Far Would Answerbanks Lovely Humanitarians Go?

[-Talbot-]

Would you learn Arabic or another language to help migrants integrate?

http://www.politico.eu/article/germans-should-learn-arabic-says-green-mp-volker-beck/


Good idea or just some idiot saying ...

''look at me, look at what a wonderful human being I am''

[hc4361]

Lunol, it would have been cheaper but even in the 1980s the police force didn't shanghai recruits.

[Lunol]

hc4361, Lol. I wonder if the police in question had got information regarding a crime during an interview in low voices would this have been permissable in court or thrown out for being a case of chinese whispers?

^That will be my first and last attempt at humour today.

[maggiebee]

Quite a few who know exactly who they are. Some on this site are anti everything - muslims, migrants, refugees, religion etc etc. Used to like this site for its debates but no longer.

[murraymints]

EEK !!

[ummmm]

Not thinking the UK can take anymore people in doesn't mean people would happily shoot them!

[naomi24]

Experience has taught me to take everything maggiebee says with a pinch of salt.

[ichkeria]

Arguably, if more of the indigenous population spoke a language of a large immigrant population, then it might help integration: let's face it, swathes of German society are not going to become fluent speakers of Arabic, in all its many dialects, even if they take up this challenge. It's just a little bit of the Black Mountain coming to Mohammad, so to speak ...
Can't harm understanding or communication can it?

[-Talbot-]

I can't remember Maggie ever getting involved with debates ... but in fairness to Maggie a couple of ABers appear happy to brand them with a hot iron.

[maggiebee]

I have been a member of AB for 9 years and used to debate regularly until a certain few decided to take over at every opportunity. Thanks for your comments Naomi - likewise if I see your name on a thread I tend to ignore it completely. God bless, hope you have a lovely day all.

[naomi24]

You're welcome.

[Arksided]

^ agreed Divebuddy, 100% with you. My original post wouldn't have got through the AB filter.

[ichkeria]

As long as people are also learning the indigenous language then I cannot see a problem with this. If you want to relate to and get through to people, learn their language, even if only a bit. It doesn't turn you into "them" God forbid!

[jourdain2]

Sigh.....

[jourdain2]

^^^^ See lots of earlier posts when I go on about having had to learn French to fit in comfortably(which I did, happily, and thought it a reasonable attitude) and explain that the French offer no translations of official documentation. Understanding it all is up to you. Incomers have a duty to fit in with the native society.

[Quizproquo]

Actually I tried to do this when I worked at a garage and did my best to learn basic words in Polish, so I could communicate and connect with some of our workers. I carried a dictionary with me and struggled because it's a hard language to pronounce, but I got on well with my coworkers for attempting it.
I also signed up to a Gujarati class but a house move meant I didn't get to start it.
Similarly, my partner's family own a villa in Spain and the lovely couple that caretake for them try their best to speak English, even though the lady can't read or write, and we do our best to speak Spanish to them.
It's just courtesy to me to try and communicate, whatever the language.