Comment on Man who failed to remove backyard cheese facility told to pay $120,000
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 days agoWhy would he need to? We have no official language, and theres Greek communities he can interact with.
Comment on Man who failed to remove backyard cheese facility told to pay $120,000
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 days agoWhy would he need to? We have no official language, and theres Greek communities he can interact with.
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 days ago
lol not learning the language of the place you move to and have lived for 30+ years? Just because there’s no official language?
Imagine having this level of entitlement in any other country, especially a non English speaking one
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 days ago
What language? We’re a multicultural country, not an English colony.
Am I meant to be learning Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung? Because that’s who’s land I moved to.
gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You should definitely learn whichever languages the government uses to sue you with. This is true for every country on earth
Most large countries have lots of languages and if you don’t learn at least 1 that they use for government forms and law you are not being a responsible person
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 days ago
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/information-your-language?context=64107
We offer information in as many languages as we can and provide translation services for those who need it.
The person in the story speaks one of the most common languages in the country and would have had zero issue in understanding what was requested of them if they actually wanted to. Them claiming not to know is frankly utter bullshit.
I’m proud of being in a multicultural country, I understand it’s a concept foreign to most of the world who aren’t used to it. But it works well and we have an extremely high quality of life.