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Mark

This language issue, as it relates to Haiti Quisqueya or bohio better known as Haiti Thomas/Haiti cherie, has been debated and talked about a gazillion times already.

Mark do you really believe, as many Haitians do, that the failure of Haiti lies on the language?

If English was the spoken language of Haiti, do you believe there would have been progress in Haiti?

Personally, I don't believe that for even one minute!

Mark believe it or not, the failure of Haiti rests solely on 2 simple concepts, which are: INCOMPETENCE and MEDIOCRITY embedded in those so-called leaders who are running and governing the country.

Mark I don't think that a government can effectively lead a country without knowing and understanding the very first concept of government's role and duty, which is to "SERVE & to PROTECT."

Regardless of the spoken language of a country there will still be no progress if the government in place doesn't have a well detailed plan/program to take the country where it should be and must be in 5 years and in 10 years.

There is none of that in Haiti.

A country cannot go forward if everytime the president addresses the people is to put them down and instulting them instead of uplifting the people with words of encourangement reagardless of the language spoken in that country which is the case in Haiti.

Mark, language (French) cannot be the reason for failure in Haiti since France, Quebec (Canada), French Guyanna, Switzeland (Suisse) etc...etc...

are doing fabilously as French spoken countries.

Beside, remember 17th century when Haiti was the wealthiest island in the world?

Well, French was spoken in Haiti then.

In fact, the truth about Haiti is that, today, as we speak, Haiti is the most multilangual country in the entire Caribbean.

I don't know when was the last time you've been to Haiti, but traveling to Haiti today, you hear all different languages from Creole to Spanish, to English, and to French.

All business establishments play mostly English and Spanish music as you go inside, very little Haitian music.

When you go into a restaurant in P-A-P for example, it is very difficult to feel the Haitian hospitality because all you're listening to is a myriad of conversations going on in different languages.

In my opinion, I think Haiti is more multi-language than the United States where business is conducting only in English and Spanish contrary to Haiti where business is conducting in Creole, French, English, and in Spanish.

Using language as an obstacle/a problem, and reason for Haiti's failure, is, in my humble opinion, giving justification to those so-called leaders for their malicious governance of the country.

Tiba, August 9 2009, 1:24 PM

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