http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-15/most-commonly-spoken-language-your-state
IMO there are a few outliers, but all in all they make sense from a historical perspective.
They got Florida right.
Florida is easy because Creole is the third and last language ballots in some areas and select government documents get printed in.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-15/most-commonly-spoken-language-your-state
IMO there are a few outliers, but all in all they make sense from a historical perspective.
They got NC wrong. It’s “NASCAR” (which is the “official” language).
I wonder how many of the states listing French as the 3rd language is because of French Canadians who have move to the US. I don’t know any actual people from France, but know a few French Canadians, but of course they also speak English so you really don’t think of them as French speaking.
I think they got California wrong. Other sources I’ve seen put Chinese ahead of Tagalog.
Also, Zerohedge blatantly stole that graphic from Slate.
Earlier than that. Check out the Acadia expulsion during the frequency Indian wars. Explains most of it.
Would expect German in Ohio…but amazed at all of the other states on the chart.
Have you been to Wisconsin?
Oh yeah…I forgot about that! Just got back from Madison - Miss Jr. Quads raced road nationals in July. Lots of brats and beer, and then some more beer.
Also, Zerohedge blatantly stole that graphic from Slate.
That, and they are wrong as saying it’s a map of 3rd languages. It’s language most spoken that’s not Spanish or English.
In Hawaii and Louisiana, Tagalog and French are the 2nd most common language after English. ND, northern New England, and Alaska - those languages are all spoken more than Spanish too.
Here’s the 2nd language map:
Anyway, Russians in Oregon are interesting. So is Koreans in Georgia.
Portuguese makes sense in RI and Mass though - lots of sailors 100+ years ago. Lots of Brazilians today. Mass also has the largest Capo Verdean population outside Cape Verde I believe. There are 95,000 Capo Verdeans in the US. 55,000 live in Mass alone, with another 20k in RI. Many came here on whaling ships.
Maine = French
makes sense given our northern neighbours.
Also, Zerohedge blatantly stole that graphic from Slate.
That, and they are wrong as saying it’s a map of 3rd languages. It’s language most spoken that’s not Spanish or English.
In Hawaii and Louisiana, Tagalog and French are the 2nd most common language after English. ND, northern New England, and Alaska - those languages are all spoken more than Spanish too.
Here’s the 2nd language map:
Anyway, Russians in Oregon are interesting. So is Koreans in Georgia.
Portuguese makes sense in RI and Mass though - lots of sailors 100+ years ago. Lots of Brazilians today. Mass also has the largest Capo Verdean population outside Cape Verde I believe. There are 95,000 Capo Verdeans in the US. 55,000 live in Mass alone, with another 20k in RI. Many came here on whaling ships.
The zerohedge map clearly states it’s from slate and I used the word third not them because I couldn’t get the original title to fit right in the subject box.
I was guessing that NY would have been listed as ‘thug’
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The zerohedge map clearly states it’s from slate and I used the word third not them because I couldn’t get the original title to fit right in the subject box.
Usually using graphics requires express permission, not just retaining original source.
E.g. you can’t publish AP photographs just by stating they’re from AP. You have to pay AP.
Also thought Russian in Oregon was surprising. This is from wikipedia “But despite Russians making only 1.4% of the population, Russian is the third most spoken language in Oregon after English and Spanish.”