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Originally Posted by Juventus3
I'm of the opinion that people need to be at least basically familiar with a culture when they enter into it. It ensures the safety of both the foreign individual and the cultural environment itself.
In a world where English is becoming the global language, we should not go out of our way to become more adopted to foreign languages.
This was an unfortunate event, but to blame the death of Mr. Dziekanski on a language barrier is not right. The situation wasn't the problem, it was the way it was dealt with.
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It not just about immigration, it's about being a good host and welcoming visitors - whether they are here for a holiday (and to boost our economy) or visiting family that has already integrated itself into our society. So to answer your question; absolutely I think they should. As for Mr. Dziekanski after flying for at least 10hours (probably 13-14) and then being held for another 10 hours, that is an unacceptable delay and I would have been PO’ed too, especially if I came from a country that not that long ago was under communist control and anyone wearing a uniform was not a good guy... can you imagine his frame of mind and the restraint it took to go 10hours without snapping, especially since he had no help or any sign of it ending... he's a better man than me, that I already know. The video where you hear people going "Is he speaking Russian?" is just uniformed by standers... the man had a passport, the authorities had to know he was Polish and why an interpreter couldn't be found - even for a conference call - in 10 hours is complete crap and not being able to communicate certainly had something to do with the issue.
A co-worker of mine is Polish and her father in-law came to visit last year and was held for 3 hours with no communication to her or her family and he too spoke no English, they just held him becuase apparently he didn't throw a sandwich out in the right bin... this is the first time someone has died, but this practice of "holding" foreigners is done on a daily basis and needs to be addressed and changed. As Canadains we should all be upset and demanding change. These high school drop outs...errr... I mean security guards have way to much power.