do you think a person coming from a foriegn country should be able to speak the
By annjilena
@annjilena (5618)
United States
November 29, 2008 4:31am CST
language?when traveling to the usa and you are from a foriegn country should they know the lanuages to which they are coming.by knowing the language can it make it easy for you to travel so you can understand whats beening said.on msnbc a man couldn,t speak the language he spoke no english at all.on arrivig here to meet his mother he got off the plane he went in the secure area and he waited 9 hours for his mother to pick him up but she was told he did not abroad the plane.he got angry because he couldn,t understand anything the people at airport was saying.he threw a small wooden table at the glass window and the security tried to subdue the man, he was stunned with 50,000 volts elecrity the man started shaking and just a few minutes he stop moving the security was checking him and he was dead laying on the floor.he was coming to see his mother whom he had not seen in 7 years to start a new life.his mom was so upset at what had happen.
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6 responses
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
1 Dec 08
DArn that is awful to have that happen and yesI beleive you should know some of teh language so this kind of thing dosent happen .
also some one should have wrote him a card or somthing telling who he was an who he was looking for. What a mess Feel just awful for the mom very very sad for her
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
2 Dec 08
i feel bad for the mother who haven,t seen her son in 7 years and to see her son one last time when she lay him to rest this was handle all wrong could have been handle better i think,thank you for sharing
@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 08
hi annjilena,
boy, this is really a very sad story.. i cant imagine how terrible the mom must be feeling..
true, it might have been a different story if the man could have spoken english, he could have explained that he was waiting for his mom, or get help to call his mom...
but - 50,000 volts of electricity.. were guards trying to execute the man, or subdue him ??..
just wondering did anyone check to see if the man was 'normal'.. no speaking 'dissability', can he read/write.. his iq - 'normal' ?..
i dont quite understand how a 'normal' person would be so upset, throwing things - do things that could upset the local authorities in a foreign land..
i mean, if it was me.. i know i would be as timid as mouse... or at least ask for an interpreter...
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
2 Dec 08
this man had been waiting for nine hours waiting on his mom he was frustrated by then he was babbling to the police they didn,t know he didn,t speak any english at all. when mom came they told mom he was not there but he was there wating then.so he started lashing out trying to get their attention that he was tired of waiting.i think they went about doing this all wrong.so much could have been done different here.as resort this man lost his life.thank you for sharing
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
30 Nov 08
Yes I do believe that a person settling in new country should learn the language prior to immigration. He or she should do their effort to integrate in the new community or else he will suffer from great problems. © ronaldinu 2008
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
1 Dec 08
well said he was coming to live here he hadn,t seen her can you imagine how she,felt haven,t seen his mother in 7 years so she would have been excited to see him.thank you for sharing
@ag_abscruzmd (2282)
• United States
30 Nov 08
Hi! I do believe that a certain amount of English would do a foreigner good when visiting the United States. I guess that's one of the reasons why visitors would get or bring a book of translations of simple statements in the language of the country they're visiting, because there is really a need to communicate.
That story that you just said is sad. I just wonder why a translator was not presented to the man. Oh well ... happy myLotting to you, anyway.
@helper9562000 (311)
• New Zealand
29 Nov 08
yes I agree that the person should know the basics of the language of ther country they are visiting. If for some reason they are not able to learn the language thn they should have someone who speaks the language with them at all times.
As in the above case the security guards could have brought someone, sach as a trasilater for the man to find out what the problem was. I do feel sorry for the mother and their fmily though!
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
29 Nov 08
yes i feel sorry for her too esprcially after knowing she has not seen her son in 7 years i know she was excited to see him this was devasting for her this happen thank for sharing
@murderistic (2278)
• United States
30 Nov 08
Usually around the world, you will be able to communicate okay if you speak either the native language, english, french, or spanish. Unfortunately in America, it is very rare to find a native American who speaks a second language. I would say that if you'd like to come to America to visit and you don't have anyone who can translate with you, it would be best to study English first.
