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Re:Doctors who use Google Translate to talk to patients want... by ThinBold on Thursday March 17, 2022 @09:50PM (#30717902)
I guess I know why the parent is downvoted but in the end the responsibility is on both sides. If you don't speak fluent English you ask for interpreters in Spanish, Chinese, you name it. You can't insists on speaking an unpopular dialect/accents, can't even specify what best describe your dialect/accents, and expect anything from the hospitals.
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Re:Doctors who use Google Translate to talk to patients want... by giraffe_lady on Thursday March 17, 2022 @09:59PM (#30717963)
People don't choose their native languages and everyone should expect adequate care at a hospital when they need it.
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Re:Doctors who use Google Translate to talk to patients want... by sonicggg on Thursday March 17, 2022 @10:28PM (#30718141)
They do choose to move somewhere where their language is not spoken.

As stated in this article, the woman was receiving service in Arizona. The official language in that state is English, so you should expect services to be offered in that language.

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Re:Doctors who use Google Translate to talk to patients want... by giraffe_lady on Friday March 18, 2022 @10:30AM (#30722722)
What an ignorant, cruel, and infuriating position. I remember hearing my grandfather say this exact thing and realizing, at seven years old, that it was not how the world does or should work.

Frustrating that this continues to be an acceptable stance a half century later.

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