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31j20b3

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6. My paternal grandmother came to the US at age 12, never spoke more than 800 words in English

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:28 PM

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This worked OK within her family, and the knot of Slavik Germans she lived around in Perry Co Illinois.

I find the whole xenophobic pogrom of demeaning non-English speakers as a sad commentary on America.

The sort of thing happening with Tennesee Drivers Licenses is NOT UNLIKE effort of the German government to wipe away Sorbian/Wendish culture southeast of Berlin.

We ARE incipient Nazis, refusing to accept our decent in social dysfunction

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TN law requires proof of citizenship and proficiency in English language to obtain driver's license and license plate [View all] orangecrush Friday OP

First of all, is the illegal population in TN that bad? Really? Give us the numbers that you claim the numbers are bad SWBTATTReg Friday #1

Tennessee, the new Hate State ZDU Friday #5

"tightening the noose" TxGuitar Friday #2

Agreed ZDU Friday #4

Good observation orangecrush Friday #7

Proficiency in English language? piddyprints Friday #3

Are bastardized words like "ain't" and "done got" and "woop" instead of "whip" dis-qualifiers? Greybnk48 Saturday #14

Maybe "ain't." piddyprints Saturday #15

My paternal grandmother came to the US at age 12, never spoke more than 800 words in English 31j20b3 Friday #6

So there are no green card holders in TN Retrograde Friday #8

It's a poor headline - the text expands it with " or of being a lawful resident of the United States" (nt) muriel_volestrangler Friday #9

I agree orangecrush Saturday #11

Excellent poiint orangecrush Saturday #12

Most residents of TN would not be able to pass. Blue Full Moon Friday #10

I used to live there and have to agree Luciferous Saturday #13