text: do you think its rude to speak a foreign langauge in front of people that dont understand? american etiquette forbids telling secrets in front of people, this is construde as rude- dont you think learning english should be the first step in embracing our culture of internal unity? i definitely agree.  i want to put a bumper sticker on my car and a t-shirt i wear to say "you're in america.  now please speak english."  people come into this country and don't know how to speak the language.  they expect us to know their language when we go in their country.  they can at least know our language before they come here.