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?

  • katy ✨
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    5 months ago

    because racist people are stupid and ignorant

    • Roopappy@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      True.

      Also, there is a psychological effect of people either feeling excluded from a conversation, or suspicious that they are being secretly insulted when they can’t understand it.