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Daily Discussion Thread:🌹Wed 14 Feb 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Add to that the lack of English skills (common in my area) and it just compounds my frustrations.

I get that we're a nation of migrants, but I expect some level of the local language, especially for those who have lived here for 30+ years.

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

I get that we’re a nation of migrants, but I expect some level of the local language, especially for those who have lived here for 30+ years.

Kinda our fault (or the governments) for not mandating a national language. We don't do it cause it opens a can of worms with indigenous folks and asks uncomfortable questions about national identity, but we don't care that not having one fucks over the immigrants we so desperately want. Cause god forbid our population stagnates, but also fuck anyone doing IVF, for some reason?