Language Barriers In America

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Bonjour! Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone who didn’t speak the same language as you on l? It can be very hard to get past and even break language barriers. Language barriers can lead to so many issues such as bullying, depression, miscommunication, racism, and so many others. There are so many different languages in America that it is impossible to completely eliminate language barriers all together, but it is such a beautiful thing when a barrier is broken down. With all the different languages in America you never know which language barrier you will run into, but if you know the correct way to handle it you can survive. The most important thing is to remember to be respectful and considerate of the other person. The …show more content…

She was very sweet and so was her family for the most part. Our biggest problem was that her mom didn’t speak much English and I didn’t speak any Creole. The first couple of times I visited her she was very nice and my girlfriend would translate for us, but I quickly realized that would be a problem. The problems all started when my girlfriend and I had our first argument. It was over something very simple, but the problem was when her mother asked what was going on. I asked my girlfriend to explain my side of the story to her mother and it didn’t take me long to figure out that she wasn’t translating what I was actually saying. I then began to hate that I couldn’t speak Creole. I then decided to try to get her sister and brother to translate for me. This went a lot better, but there was a new problem. When my girlfriend would translate she would make me look like the bad guy. So by the time I got her sister to translate her mom already hated …show more content…

Now I found myself at another family gathering with even more Haitian people. This meant that there were more family members and family friends that I could not communicate with. The funniest part of the entire wedding was when I tried to have a conversation with her grandma. She spoke absolutely no English; which made our conversation very interesting. I would say something to her in English and she would answer me in Creole. Then she would say something to me in Creole and I would answer her in English. We both acted like we understood each other by just smiling and nodding. It was actually funny, because we continued this conversation for at least five

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