44% of Californians don't speak English at home.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

No one knows what his native language was. His personal letters, official documents, etc. were almost exclusively written in Spanish.

Since he was an Italian citizen wouldn't it be likely that his native tongue was Italian? He may have been bi-lingual but that doesn't change it.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by Oldglory

I never said that, however there is a time and place for everything and there are cases when it's about rudeness. I never said that the U.S. has an official language. What I said is that the U.S. has a national de facto language and over half of our states have made it official on the state level. Reading comprehension is desirable in here.

It's not considered rude when you're not part of the conversation. It's no different than if you were whispering. Get over it. It's not going to stop no matter how angrily you shake your fist at the TV, so you might as well give up.