Gene Simmons of KISS had harsh words for immigrants coming to America. Gene is an immigrant, and gave his opinion on how immigrants should behave when coming to America.
@@Randomjackass135 Ha! I don't feel that way at all. I think Gene Simmons talks and talks and talks. Sometimes it's entertaining. Sometimes it's drivel. Either way, thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck with your wife's tree.
My Italian grandmother came here through Ellis Island in the 1920’s. Couldn’t speak a lick of english. Moved to Boston to and sadly lost her husband shortly after giving birth to my father and aunt. God bless her. She figured it out. Found a job and learned english. The strongest woman I ever knew.
My Grandfather came here the same way, he got sponsored, got a job and my grandmother came here 5 years later and then they had 8 children . One of the things I remember him saying was how great America was and how grateful he was to be here. I also remember him telling my parents ,aunts and uncle’s to talk to us kids in English . Back then there was no welfare just hard work. He was a bricklayer in Rhode Island.
Agree. my Italian grandparents came here legally and had to go through Ellis Island also. They raised their children to be proud AMERICANS . The big difference between then and now concerning immigration is , today's immigrants want Americans to confirm to their nationality instead of them becoming American.
She sounds like a truly special lady. Buffalo NY also has a large Italian population that holds an Italian festival annually. Great time, great food (of course) and great people. The streets are lined with Italian and American flags alternately. And if you can say more than 5 words in Italian, that makes you an “Honorary Italiano”. But if you can actually speak the language, you become a “Paisano”! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 But when all is said and done, everyone is first and foremost American! (Unlike that other ethnic group that demands that we become like them because, in addition to refusing to respect our laws, they are also too lazy to learn English).
Does everyone remember this dude coming undone and flashing on the non 💉 Fast forward a couple years or so and now we have almost 10 million immigrants in our country illegally and there are more than a few who are military age men from China and other countries. Guarantee most of them didn’t get 💉but that doesn’t matter anymore like it did on his rant not long ago…he’s more worried about what language they are speaking. WTF?!?! Sounds like a Biden supporter to me. What a washed up has been nobody.
riiiight he was so smart he stated that he advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments, ala Nazi style. and now remember that hes JEWISH and said that. that sound smart to you?
While stationed in Italy, I made it a point to learn the language of the locals, which really does “unlock the keys to the kingdom”! Will the locals laugh if you make a mistake? Absolutely yes, of course (but they’ll also love you for trying). One of the locals was always laughing at my efforts but I later found out that, behind my back, he talked nonstop about how much he really liked me and how impressed he was with me.
Lose your accent? Fuck Gene greedy ass Simmons. I’m second generation, I’m very much assimilated and speak English and Spanish extremely well as do most children of immigrants (both legal and illegal). I got to live this better life because both of my parents were willing to work long hours at two jobs each…sorry they didn’t have time to lose their accents because they were too busy busting their ass. Just because Simmons or Chaim Witz as he use to be known went years before ever visiting his birth country and forgot about where he came from doesn’t mean everybody else should. If you live peacefully and are willing to break your back to make an honest living for you and your family then that’s as American as it gets. God bless you all and God bless America.
@@Loraann54fi10Maybe they’re actually liberal/educated so they don’t have the world view of a college dropout who just lucked out making crap pop music and gimmick face paint. Also, the dudes a dinosaur and his views of immigration are stuck in the 50’s, so most of those celebrities are already dead.
@@Loraann54fi10Because most are college educated or have faced adversity in their lives. Not a college drop out, that lucked out with a gimmick as a teenager.
Declare that the islamo-brothers in Germany! Born in Berlin, growing up there over 18' teen years and they not speak and understand one German! Also living 30 to 50 years in Germany and don' t speak any German at all! If you mention that as a German in Germany you are a Nazi! This is maximum pure metal illness!
This is not harsh, is stupid and ignorant. Since when a guy who immigrate to my country, Portugal, have a duty to learn English and tip his hat to something called america (whatever it is)? Also, not everybody, and no matter how hard he/she tries, is able to get rid of his/her natural accent, so, it was a very stupid, and unrealistic, demand. This guy, Gene Simmons, is a utter idiot.
Exactly from the interview 8 years ago he described it as the Tower of Babel if everyone doesn’t speak one language. And how Ariana huffington learned English and became successful.
Absolutely correct! I’m first generation in the US. My parents are from Italy and they both decided not to speak Italian around us to make sure we grew up 100% American. Always an American flag outside and in the house along with a few small Italian flags. They both recognized it was the US that saved their lives
When Tina Turner wanted to become a Swiss citizen, she had to pass a German proficiency test. Should the USA expect less of their naturalized citizens?
You need to travel. People around the world learn English to accommodate mericans lack of learning a new language. Hypocrites. Do you know Cherokee or Navaho?
@@LordBranniganTheyou can have everything otherwise but you should learn English for general purpose. Should be mandatory teaching for communication in this country.
He didn't blast immigrants. He blasted ILLEGAL immigrants, if anything. He wasn't harsh, he was being entirely truthful. Gene Simmons is absolutely correct.
BS he blasted legal immigrants as well saying they should speak English without an accent 🤣🤣🤣. Ask anyone from the Deep South to understand someone from Boston and visa versa. It ain’t gonna happen.
He's talking to EVERYONE who lives in America, all this ridiculous slang crap needs to be eradicated and ignored. It's not hard to speak simple english. You'll be respected if you do, if you dont, You'll never be taken seriously or respected and it makes you look uneducated, not cool to anyone that is smart.
Why is it your problem? You should worry about yourself and leave immigrants. You the have the right to choose how you want to live and English is not the official language in America.
@@CoachRicardoFranco in my line of business I deal with contractors who hire "illegal" immigrants. That's his perogative. Problem is, I'm often faced with having to deal directly with these illegal immigrants, they don't speak English (I don't speak Spanish) and there's definitely a communication barrier. I deal with toxic materials and it's frustrating not knowing if I communicated to them we'll enough to stay away from the products I apply. And, I'm 100% responsible. So yeah, it would be nice if they took the initiative to learn English. I wouldn't move to Mexico, or any other non English speaking country, and expect them to know English.
@@cajunman64 so you are a communist, you can't force anyone to speak whatever language especially that fast. That's why you use Google translate to communicate with them.
I am an immigrant myself, brought to this country illegally as a 12 year old kid , and not by choice. But once here, I learned the language in 1 year, I went to school, became a productive member of society, paid my taxes, and eventually obtained legal status and subsequently citizenship. This gentleman is 💯 right. You have to learn the language first, assimilate to this society second and ambrace this great nation before the nation ambraces you. We have a duty as immigrants to show respect to the law and the way of living by at least learning the language, and after that, many doors will open. This is my home now, and I love this great nation and the opportunities it gave me. To those coming here refusing to learn the language, know that you will always be looked at as second class until you learn the language. Learn it, it will change your life for the best!
@mr_acoustico365 YOU are the exact reason why we have an immigration system in the U.S.! We want immigrants, LEGAL immigrants. You may have initially been here illegally, but you/your parents took the right path. A large portion of the illegal immigrants that are coming through the borders now aren't planning on doing anything right, and they are complaining that they aren't being GIVEN enough. Proud to have you as a fellow American! ❤🇺🇸❤
As a European. Come with a goal and a reasoning to thrive should be checked on all. A new chance. But the countries emptied their prisons mental wards and sent them here. Also China Iran military age men. It's not like prior. They know where hurting and took a swing while down
he's not being harsh,, he's being gene...100% honest and 100% correct.... if I go to say Guatemala they ain't gonna change their language and ways to suit me...i have to adapt to their culture and laws... should be the same here. learn our laws and language
@@jeffrutledge1789 no, you can leave because according to the US Constitution all individuals regardless of their citizenship status in the US have the right to freedom of speech and that includes speaking in whatever language they want. So pack your bags for North Korea because that’s the type of country you seem more closely aligned to
@@LordBranniganThe idgaf about what it says...im born and raised in America... bleed red, white and blue but that don't change the fact that this is an English speaking country and we have our own laws... come here then learn the language and our laws, bottom line..... seems you the one that needs to pack up and move to China or north Korea...
Well said Gene. I'm moving out of the U.S. and I'm learning the language of the country I choose to move to. I'm learning about the culture, the proper etiquette, habits, etc. RESPECT goes a looooong way.
You’re also not coming from a 3rd world country with nothing in desperation of work. Glad that you have the luxury to plan your vacation and touch up on your English before your flight departs.
@@fvr12345Cry me a river, Mr. Good Deeds. People got jobs in other countries. They just want American / European jobs because they pay more. Ever ask yourself why all those 'desperate' illegals are wearing clean clothes and have cell phones?? They need simple minded traitors to help them so I guess you've found your calling in life. 😊
Gene is 💯 correct! Our ancestors did it and they didn't have freebies, help with this and that, etc. Mine were poor and they worked hard to earn a living, learned the language, etc. They became American! ❤😊❤
Ask the million plus Yanks that have relocated to Mexico to learn Spanish because I promise you only a fraction of them can go beyond ‘una cerveza por favor.’
@@cynthiashores57 Thats a beautiful thing,sadly the ones coming here are not comin to embrace our country.They are comin to exploit it and take what dont belong to them lile theyre owed.Its dusgustimg.
Say what you want about Gene. He loves this country. My great grandfather came to Ellis Island in late 1800's. He was from Spain. They changed his last name and sent to work in the coal minds. Years later he died of black lung disease. He could only tap his grandkids on their head to show affection as a result if his disease. He did it right. And my family is better for all of it. And if you hate America, get the hell out.
English is one of the hardest languages to write with proficiency. Spanish is the same. Imagine trying to learn Russian?!... letters sound like noises when we cough or gargle...
Gene definitely speaks his mind and has lived through the hard times. Came to America when he was 7 from a war torn Israel. His mother spoke no English and neither did he. She was a holocaust survivor, saw her whole family murdered in front of her. They came to America, she worked multiple jobs as Gene went to school. Was made fun of bc of his broken English . Finish HS went to college while trying to form a great band, became a teacher! His story shows hard work and dedication can pay off. Not everyone will be like this but it’s showing that you’re trying to make a better life for yourself and your family.
Too bad he won't move back to Israel. As for him buckling down and making the effort. He was an 8yr old kid...the school system Americanized him. I've known kids who couldn't speak a word of english and within six months of being in the school system were fluent. He tries to make it sound like he put it in so much effort when he did squat. I give more credit to his parents than him.
@fvr12345 maybe you need to do your research before you talk about things you have no clue about. Gene didn’t even know what a tooth brush or toilet paper was before he was 7. Why don’t you take an hour and look up his biography, yes he’s a very rich man with a beautiful family, but he worked his ass off for it. Kiss didn’t hit the big time as soon as they put the make up on. It took years and being made fun of. Other countries are not like ours, while your looking up Genes bio, look up Israel’s history and the living conditions after WW2. I’m not saying he’s a saint, but him as well as the rest of Kiss do a hella lot for our Veterans, Make a wish, and many more charities. They care about their fans if you or anyone else don’t agree just move on and ignore my comments. 🤘🤘
Do you have an idea of how our immigration process works? Then tell why do your MAGA gods block funding for homeland security? How in the world can the process work without funding for judges, immigration officials and other staff? Are you going to send homeland security your money to achieve the supposed system you have no clue about?
@gorillaump5869 Okay, with your dumbass entitlement, what's the difference between immigrants coming to the U.S. "which has always been the case with them assimilating over time" to let's say an American migrating to Russia, Colombia, Ghana, Romania, or France? Do those countries NOT get annoyed nor hold foreigners accountable to learn their language? Last time I checked locals do get upset. Nobody is hand-holding them to aid them with their grocery shopping, to take examinations, etc. So, what really is the difference? The answer is there is none. When I went to Israel for my birthright? I had to learn to Hebrew. When I went to France? I had to learn French. That being said, your comment is entitled AF. 💯
I was born few thousands of miles, far from the USA, I did not speak a word of English until I turned 27 years old. And I am a very proud American, with my heart, mind and soul. Nothing more, nothing less. 🇺🇸
@@MetalHeart8787Gene isn’t really down on the accent. All he is saying is to aim for perfection, which not only means to lose the accent but to master the dialect well enough to speak like you were born where you live! If you only aim to pass but miss by one point, you FLUNKED! But if you aim for maximum, 100% at the least, but miss by one point, that’s a 99% score!
My family was brought to the U.S. by American soldiers because my grandpa fought alongside them in the Vietnam War. They were automatically given asylum and the first thing they did was learn English so they can communicate with others, go to school, and find work. My family now consists of teachers, doctors, law enforcement, and military.
What I think is a shame is to be so committed to assimilation as to cut of the next generation from the past. I have a friend who is 2nd generation Italian American and when his grandparents came over they were so committed to assimilation they refused to teach his parents any Italian.
My high school had a lot of Asians back in the 1980s. Now it's majority Asian. They excel at everything. I remember many of them being in ESL yet taking physics, calculus, chemistry, microbiology, AP US History, Spanish... Then they would get scholarships to UCI, UCLA, USC, UCSD, etc.
Right on brother! What irks me is seeing immigrants bashing the U. S. But still choosing to live here & not go home. To hell with political correctness. Tell it like it is!
Same here in the UK - they come here, get the NHS,the social security and social housing. Then they complain and want more than the UK residents get. 😮
That's the American way tho.....bashing the country we live in Or I guess you think everything going on in America is 100% all right n perfect n we don't need to change a thing No...keep things EXACTLY as they are right now...n never change em
WHY CAN’T YOU SAY IT? You know why? That is the first threat of dictatorship. All CONTRARY thoughts MUST BE SILENCED. Did you not see the EVIDENCE WITH COVID and the CONSTANT HARANGUING OF GLOBAL WARMING? Great lengths were taken to SHUT DOWN ALL OPPOSING VOICES AND THE HYPOCRITES (for thee not for me)WERE SUCCESSFUL. Watch out; THE BEAST IS STILL HUNGRY AND WILL COME FOR MORE!!!!!
It's shocking how this needs to be said. How do you go to a foreign country, as someone who plans to be an immigrant in said country, and not learn the language?
I think that I would feel like I was on a planet different than Earth if I went to a country to live and never learn to speak their language. I would probably stay home all the time. I might as well be back in my own country. LIVING!!😮
Ask the million plus Yanks that have relocated to Mexico to learn Spanish because I promise you only a fraction of them can go beyond ‘una cerveza por favor.’
He says get rid of your accent… that’s harsh because the harsh reality is that people will sound how they will sound no matter what famous person or politicians say about it lol that’s the harsh reality for Americans
@@pastorofmuppets22You can lose an accent if you want to. I've known people who continue to use a british accent even though they haven't even been over there for fifty years. They like sounding snooty. I know, guys wider than me that.Don't speak any spanish but they still carry that inflection when they talk.
My parents did it! They came to this country, learned english. They assimilated, learned the American culture. Only spoke their native language in their home. Most of all they were so grateful to have made it to this country and so proud to now be American.
@@chrisa.5084yeah honestly that's the one thing I don't really care about as long as u speak pretty understandable English I don't care about ur accent showing more then likely I'd find it interesting
Only spoke their native language in their home… 😂 Gene Simmons is a SA’er, you have my permission as a real natural born American to speak whatever language you want outside. There is no loyalty to English here, language or otherwise.
My family did it too. They wanted to be Americans. My grandmother spoke seven languages and English was not one of them. But that didn't change that fact that we only spoke English when outside the home. We didn't have endless handouts of public assistance. There was no SNAP, EBT, WIC, heating assistance, electricity assistance, NOTHING! If you wanted to feed your family, you worked whatever job you could.
I’m a legal alien and now citizen. I learned the language, went to school, worked full time, obeyed the law and paid my taxes. It’s easy to make it in the US as long as you put in a little effort.
Excellent! My Mom used to talk about immigrants and she would say how thrilled they were to be Americans. Being American became their FIRST identity and being Italian, Irish or whatever was now their second identity. They were PROUD to be an American.
I think those are some of the most intelligent words of wisdom that I've ever heard Gene Simmons say, and I whole heartedly agree with him in this instance!
My mother is a legal immigrant, studied hard for her citizenship and learned and speaks English better than most!!! I agree 100% with Gene! I have no issues with anyone who is here legally!!!!
Then why did I have this experience last year on a visit to the US? I am Scottish. I speak English because it's the only language I and 99 percent of Scots know. (Only 1 percent of Scots speak Gaelic as their 1st language and 100 percent of them also speak fluent English). Since I have a Scots accent I was asked where I was from. When I said Scotland I was told - "Well, f..k off back to your shitty little country. We don't want any foreigners here." How welcoming did that feel, do you imagine? I have no plans to visit the US again...
@@lorddaver5729 When I was stationed in Germany many years ago, we were all treated unkindly by some but welcomed by others. Did everyone treat you like this?? Where did you visit?
Not many flaws I can think of..been with the same woman for 30 plus years..which produced 2 stable now adult children..never did drugs or alcohol..pays his taxes. Musically ? Ehh..but theatrical
@@ryanmccarthy8625 really? and i told you that its documented that as a jew mind you, he openly advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments, ala Nazi concentration camp style..... hmmm? hows that total package looking now?
Amen! I’m a legal immigrant from a family of legal immigrants. I was born here but my parents weren’t. They didn’t even teach us Italian. And no one speaks broken English in my family my grandparents still have some twang from the old country. But they speak perfect English. Glad someone finally said it
As a son of Dutch immigrants. Same as many, didn’t speak much English. But they learned and they were proud to become Canadians. Fully agree with Gene! Many immigrants could learn some valuable lessons from Gene’s Mom too.
From one Eugene (actually my middle name but what I go by- not birth name Guy) to another. What an awesome statement every newbie here needs to hear! Your an icon Gene- bassist, sobriety, etc.
@@TheRealDeadFace That's because I'm a badass like that 😎 😂 I didn't do shit. Do you think that Mexicans didn't take that land? lol circle of Life and all
@@EpicAelflaed It's not necessary and doesn't really matter. Ultimately if someone does live in America for a long time their accent will change a little bit naturally.
Well spoken gentlemen that has worked his butt off to have what he has and didn’t ask for a hand out of any sort and made his own way in this country, but did it all with respect to his new country. He’s definitely a huge American success story that should be a model for all those coming to our country LEGALLY! Great job with his honesty and bluntness 🎸🇺🇸
He's from a different time when people followed the law which was the example to follow. Today the example is lawlessness just take a look around and watch the news you'll see it. Politically and the general public
Certainly my grandparents on both sides did… On third generation and my parents didn’t even bother to speak their language because they were so proud to be American. They did not want their children to speak any other language.
Learning the culture. I agree with that one especially because people in some other countries are closed minded and are stuck in the 50's or 60's or they are way more racist than the people in the United States.
@@caveman3021 yeah... That's why gene was a woke pinko that supported illegal scumbags coming into the country not too long ago with his tds....that's the point.
No one cares, his point stands. Being catholic and Jewish aren't nationalities either, but he mentioned those as well. Don't be an idiot, he never said Peurto Rico is a foreign country, he's talking about it in the context of being proud of your identity, but in the end being part of a melting pot. Educate yourself since you struggle with comprehension
@ fjm1061 No, educate yourself. Try to listen when someone speaks. He said "I'm Boricua, I'm Albanian...", and so on. He's talking about the backgrounds and cultures of immigrants. He's not talking about himself. When he says he's an immigrant he is telling the truth. He immigrated LEGALLY from another country when he was a kid.
Please keep speaking out to illegal immigrants. This is a huge problem in the United States and it needs to be addressed in a very big way and you have a very big voice and I hope people are listening.
As an american who is ethnically hispanic. If you are an immigrant hispanic living in USA, don't you tell me to talk to you 'spanish only' especially if I said 'good morning' to you firstly. Keep your ego where you came from and learn how to be humble living in my country USA.
@@Itsme-ni9jk no hes faaaar worse than that, he said as a jew, that he advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments. you know, like the nazis did to the jews in ww2.....
My grandmother's father (and his brother) immigrated from Korenica, then in Yugoslavia, in 1905 and never returned to Europe. My grandfather's parents came from Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to escape Pancho Villa's reign of terror in 1915. The Villistas kept stealing all of their animals and food. Great Grandfather told my father "I am never going back. It's so much better here." We are still the greatest thing going. Let's keep it that way. Assimilate, you are coming here for a reason.🇺🇲
true man and rockstar :) .agreed. as an immigrant legal one ;) Be Grateful to America and love the country that gave you opportunity to become your best version.
EXACTLY! As an immigrant I am thankful to AMERICA, I respect the culture, learned English and do not impose my culture. Love America, its people, culture. Bothers me to see disrespectful individuals trying to change the real essence of this beautiful country... GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
I am also an immigrant myself and talk on the phone all day I do tech support bilingual … and when I have to translate, they are surprise on how fast I can switch back and forward between languages They ask me how do I do it? I tell them “when you are at home what do you speak?” Spanish “On the way to work, what you listen to on the radio?” Spanish station “At work what do you speak with your coworkers?” Spanish “And what do you watch on tv?” Spanish “Then how do you expect to learn English if you don’t even attempt to practice it?”
@@markkulyas2418 you must be pagan poverty America is international different race colors different languages different cultures not the same English 🤠 💂🧑🌾
A 100%, they wont even try to speak to their English speaking coworkers. The alphabet is same, words are similar, but wont try to learn English. So now everyone else has to speak Spanish?
I have lived in foreign countries and tried to learn their language. It’s not just the language, it’s learning how to be and show respect in that country. I fully expect them to do the same here. Because there is NO expectation here for “ those poor” people they know that they have to assimilate to our country and culture. You don’t have to give up your identity in order to live our lifestyle. YOU chose to come here, we did not ask you to come here. At least try to make some kind of effort to want to be here.
Where you from? Originally I mean. ⚪️⬜️◻️🇪🇺🇫🇷🏴🇮🇪🇳🇱🇷🇺🇺🇦🇵🇱🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇧🇾🇬🇷🇹🇷🇦🇹🇭🇺🇸🇮🇸🇰🇭🇷🇽🇰🇱🇺🇪🇸🇵🇹🏴🏴 or anything other than native american? If so, YOU go back to where YOU came from
Sorry to Spoil the Party but just think Russia China here, FACT = The very first people to ever settle on American land weren't from Europe. It's widely accepted that the first settlers were hunter-gatherers that came to North America from the North Asia Mammoth steppe via the Bering land bridge. 🇷🇺☠️🇨🇳
No, that’s not what he’s saying at all. He’s saying “here’s the game, these are the rules to get ahead, learn and apply them”. Not “beat your chest over a flag”. You are clueless
@blahzay_ Where is the difference? if we are on the same page culturally, that is collectivism. That is inherently rightwing. You are clueless. So fuck all the flags, then what im very curious. World utopia? love you idiotic people
@@blahzay_ He has said more on the subject than what was in this clip. I speaking on all of it. So yeah, I have a clue. I know what he said and has said. And he would agree with me
Mr Simmons I would like to apologize to you. I always thought you were just a hard rock and roll man that didn't pay attention to politics. But I watched a video of you being interview one night and you talked about you and your mother came over here and the things you had to overcome. I gained a lot of respect for you then and now. And watch you just say it was the greatest thing I've heard you say ever. I'm sorry that I judged you being somebody else. I grew up in the 70s I love your music as well as Queen. I am 62 years old now and I still listen to that music till this day. Thank you for your message.
@@dangercat9188why does this always come down racism? WE are saying this about EVERYONE crossing the border illegally. 36% of all people in prison are not US citizens. Let that sink in. They all need to go home and you need to quit being daft.
Well said, Gene. While I was never a huge fan of KISS, I respect Gene as a person and an immigrant who came to America and wanted to be an American and loves and respects his country.
America is a multi pot of countries and cultures, that’s what makes it different then other places. You don’t want to get rid of all the cultures, you want a melting pot, that’s why it’s so interesting. Go to China, Japan, Spain, Italy, etc... they’re all just one big culture .
@EidelmaniaIt's because they willingly separate themselves, they don't try to force themselves or their language on the majority, and there aren't tens of millions of them. Call any state or federal service number and see if you have the option to "Press 3 for Pennsylvania Dutch"
Different opinions for different situations. I wonder what he would say about the clot shot today? In any case, even a broken clock is right occasionally.
For long-form content go to @RockNewsDesk
I’d rather watch my wife give birth to a dead tree than subscribe to a channel who thinks Gene Simmons is a voice of political reason. Nice try
@@Randomjackass135I would rather watch your wife give birth to Gene Simmons 😮
@@Randomjackass135 If you can't see the truth of what Gene Simmons is saying, then your Mother gave birth to a Randomjackass.
@@Randomjackass135 Ha! I don't feel that way at all. I think Gene Simmons talks and talks and talks. Sometimes it's entertaining. Sometimes it's drivel. Either way, thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck with your wife's tree.
Hard label ,come on man, she will get splitters, good luck daddy tree!! Way to go Gene... kiss
My Italian grandmother came here through Ellis Island in the 1920’s. Couldn’t speak a lick of english. Moved to Boston to and sadly lost her husband shortly after giving birth to my father and aunt. God bless her. She figured it out. Found a job and learned english.
The strongest woman I ever knew.
Nothing wrong with being proud to be of Italian descent But she BECAME an American! ❤ Sorry she lost her husband so soon, though 😢.
My Grandfather came here the same way, he got sponsored, got a job and my grandmother came here 5 years later and then they had 8 children . One of the things I remember him saying was how great America was and how grateful he was to be here. I also remember him telling my parents ,aunts and uncle’s to talk to us kids in English . Back then there was no welfare just hard work. He was a bricklayer in Rhode Island.
Agree. my Italian grandparents came here legally and had to go through Ellis Island also. They raised their children to be proud AMERICANS . The big difference between then and now concerning immigration is , today's immigrants want Americans to confirm to their nationality instead of them becoming American.
Now people are moving back to Europe, hmmm
She sounds like a truly special lady. Buffalo NY also has a large Italian population that holds an Italian festival annually. Great time, great food (of course) and great people.
The streets are lined with Italian and American flags alternately. And if you can say more than 5 words in Italian, that makes you an “Honorary Italiano”.
But if you can actually speak the language, you become a “Paisano”!
😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
But when all is said and done, everyone is first and foremost American! (Unlike that other ethnic group that demands that we become like them because, in addition to refusing to respect our laws, they are also too lazy to learn English).
Yep! Smarter and more honest than any politician.
I didn’t know he was a Catholic Jew
no he isn't
Dudes been famous so long, he’s out of touch.
Does everyone remember this dude coming undone and flashing on the non 💉 Fast forward a couple years or so and now we have almost 10 million immigrants in our country illegally and there are more than a few who are military age men from China and other countries. Guarantee most of them didn’t get 💉but that doesn’t matter anymore like it did on his rant not long ago…he’s more worried about what language they are speaking. WTF?!?! Sounds like a Biden supporter to me. What a washed up has been nobody.
riiiight he was so smart he stated that he advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments, ala Nazi style. and now remember that hes JEWISH and said that. that sound smart to you?
Gene is completely correct. Same goes for anyone living in a country they weren't born in.
While stationed in Italy, I made it a point to learn the language of the locals, which really does “unlock the keys to the kingdom”! Will the locals laugh if you make a mistake? Absolutely yes, of course (but they’ll also love you for trying).
One of the locals was always laughing at my efforts but I later found out that, behind my back, he talked nonstop about how much he really liked me and how impressed he was with me.
Lose your accent? Fuck Gene greedy ass Simmons. I’m second generation, I’m very much assimilated and speak English and Spanish extremely well as do most children of immigrants (both legal and illegal). I got to live this better life because both of my parents were willing to work long hours at two jobs each…sorry they didn’t have time to lose their accents because they were too busy busting their ass. Just because Simmons or Chaim Witz as he use to be known went years before ever visiting his birth country and forgot about where he came from doesn’t mean everybody else should. If you live peacefully and are willing to break your back to make an honest living for you and your family then that’s as American as it gets. God bless you all and God bless America.
The op loves the blatant xenophobic racism
Yes if u wanna live in Thailand u best learn Thai.
Gene is also pro vaccine. He publicly admonished people who refused the covid vaccine.
Thank you, Gene Simmons, for using the balls God gave you. And for your music.
It’s easy to use your balls when you’re ridiculously wealthy and don’t need a job.
@fvr12345 then explain most of the rest of the music industry and most of hollywood.
@@Loraann54fi10Maybe they’re actually liberal/educated so they don’t have the world view of a college dropout who just lucked out making crap pop music and gimmick face paint. Also, the dudes a dinosaur and his views of immigration are stuck in the 50’s, so most of those celebrities are already dead.
@@Loraann54fi10Because most are college educated or have faced adversity in their lives. Not a college drop out, that lucked out with a gimmick as a teenager.
Gene is a very good speaker, calmly expressing how most Americans and Canadians think.
Gene ain’t even American 😂
@@maxmx767Yes he is. He's an Israeli American.
I can’t stand Gene Simmons but I agree with him 100% with this message and respect how he delivered it.
@@jennymac7938 He is a Jew. His real name is Chaim Witz
@@jennymac7938 His name is Chaim. And he is a Jew.
I agree. There is absolutely no reason to be in a country for years without learning the common language or getting citizenship.
The reason is we don't make it a requirement. Not even to be a citizen.
Becoming a citizen isn't up to you.
Declare that the islamo-brothers in Germany!
Born in Berlin, growing up there over 18' teen years and they
not speak and understand one German!
Also living 30 to 50 years in Germany and don' t speak any
German at all! If you mention that as a German in Germany
you are a Nazi! This is maximum pure metal illness!
Sure it is! No taxes,can never truly identify them, and a license to steal!!!
@@The_Ballo- The reason is because
joe biden
wants them to vote for him ! 😮
Nothing harsh about his words!! Pure common sense!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yet Yanks don’t bother when they move to Mexico
Thank you, Gene. I appreciate you and your contributions to this country.
why would you call this harsh?? Gene is spot on.
The only thing Harsh, is his solo album....😂
Agreed, if you want to live in America, learn the native language, English, take pride and show kindness to your fellow Americans and the country
This is not harsh, is stupid and ignorant.
Since when a guy who immigrate to my country, Portugal, have a duty to learn English and tip his hat to something called america (whatever it is)?
Also, not everybody, and no matter how hard he/she tries, is able to get rid of his/her natural accent, so, it was a very stupid, and unrealistic, demand.
This guy, Gene Simmons, is a utter idiot.
@@RyanCalhoun-hu4giwhat should I be proud of specifically ? “Lose the accent, I did” gene is a clown. Zionist too
@@RyanCalhoun-hu4giWhen America stops bombing countries immigration problem solved.
That definitely was NOT blasting immigrants. That was reasoned, calm advice.
Oh yes no one's paid him to say only one culture which is what the Americans are trying to export to the arrest of the world.
Exactly from the interview 8 years ago he described it as the Tower of Babel if everyone doesn’t speak one language. And how Ariana huffington learned English and became successful.
Gene Simmons is no fool. He is a very articulate man.
@@elizabethkates670 and being paid to say one culture
@@James-kv6kb what the hell does that mean
Absolutely correct! I’m first generation in the US. My parents are from Italy and they both decided not to speak Italian around us to make sure we grew up 100% American. Always an American flag outside and in the house along with a few small Italian flags. They both recognized it was the US that saved their lives
Thank you. Now I have a true reason why I should fly an American flag.
Awesome. Im not italian but my neighbors were. Great people.
My Italian grandparents did the exact same thing. But I am sad that I never learned the Italian language.
@@cindytrayer4279 agreed! my mom regretted that decision but she taught me when I was older. Speaking 2 languages can never hurt.
Your parents are good!
Without boarders, language, & culture...there is NO country!
Gene speaks the truth from experience
Didnt hurt to be a rockstar.
True. But he wasn’t born a rockstar
He was a child when he came here. The experience is different as an adult. He knows nothing.
@@MrsBilla-nu8qb You're absolutely correct.
@@MrsBilla-nu8qb That makes far more sense. As an adult, he's FoS.
Respect & admiration for speaking the truth 💯
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
If you move to Mexico, learn Spanish. If you move to Russia, learn Russian. Etc. If you come to America, learn English.
When Tina Turner wanted to become a Swiss citizen, she had to pass a German proficiency test. Should the USA expect less of their naturalized citizens?
You need to travel. People around the world learn English to accommodate mericans lack of learning a new language. Hypocrites. Do you know Cherokee or Navaho?
This is true.
“when in Rome do as the Romans do”
Facts... it's not racist it's just common sence.
He is what America is about. He speaks the TRUTH.
I thought America was about freedom
Did something change?
@@LordBranniganTheyou can have everything otherwise but you should learn English for general purpose. Should be mandatory teaching for communication in this country.
@@roderickstockdale1678 are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech?
Unlock the keys to the kingdom? Tell that to the millions of Americans living in poverty
@@LordBranniganThe it doesn’t HAVE to be used by them, but should be still taught.
He didn't blast immigrants. He blasted ILLEGAL immigrants, if anything. He wasn't harsh, he was being entirely truthful. Gene Simmons is absolutely correct.
BS he blasted legal immigrants as well saying they should speak English without an accent 🤣🤣🤣. Ask anyone from the Deep South to understand someone from Boston and visa versa. It ain’t gonna happen.
He's talking to EVERYONE who lives in America, all this ridiculous slang crap needs to be eradicated and ignored.
It's not hard to speak simple english.
You'll be respected if you do, if you dont,
You'll never be taken seriously or respected and it makes you look uneducated, not cool to anyone that is smart.
Why is it your problem? You should worry about yourself and leave immigrants. You the have the right to choose how you want to live and English is not the official language in America.
@@CoachRicardoFranco in my line of business I deal with contractors who hire "illegal" immigrants. That's his perogative. Problem is, I'm often faced with having to deal directly with these illegal immigrants, they don't speak English (I don't speak Spanish) and there's definitely a communication barrier. I deal with toxic materials and it's frustrating not knowing if I communicated to them we'll enough to stay away from the products I apply. And, I'm 100% responsible. So yeah, it would be nice if they took the initiative to learn English. I wouldn't move to Mexico, or any other non English speaking country, and expect them to know English.
@@cajunman64 so you are a communist, you can't force anyone to speak whatever language especially that fast. That's why you use Google translate to communicate with them.
He is not blasting anyone, just speaking the truth in a calm, collective manner.
he is missing an important point. Today's immigrants include many who are here for reasons which do not necessitate assimilation
I am an immigrant myself, brought to this country illegally as a 12 year old kid , and not by choice. But once here, I learned the language in 1 year, I went to school, became a productive member of society, paid my taxes, and eventually obtained legal status and subsequently citizenship. This gentleman is 💯 right. You have to learn the language first, assimilate to this society second and ambrace this great nation before the nation ambraces you. We have a duty as immigrants to show respect to the law and the way of living by at least learning the language, and after that, many doors will open. This is my home now, and I love this great nation and the opportunities it gave me. To those coming here refusing to learn the language, know that you will always be looked at as second class until you learn the language. Learn it, it will change your life for the best!
You were 12 a child, you went to schl in the US, I am sure you sound just like everybody else, but an adult, it won't be that easy.
Brian Kilmeade Says David Beckham Learned to Speak English When He Came to MLS. Maga brain
@triston9618 why not? What difference does it make? I know plenty of adults that have done it man.
@mr_acoustico365
YOU are the exact reason why we have an immigration system in the U.S.!
We want immigrants, LEGAL immigrants.
You may have initially been here illegally, but you/your parents took the right path.
A large portion of the illegal immigrants that are coming through the borders now aren't planning on doing anything right, and they are complaining that they aren't being GIVEN enough.
Proud to have you as a fellow American!
❤🇺🇸❤
As a European. Come with a goal and a reasoning to thrive should be checked on all. A new chance. But the countries emptied their prisons mental wards and sent them here. Also China Iran military age men. It's not like prior. They know where hurting and took a swing while down
Absolutely right Gene, thank you for saying what needs to be said!
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
he's not being harsh,, he's being gene...100% honest and 100% correct.... if I go to say Guatemala they ain't gonna change their language and ways to suit me...i have to adapt to their culture and laws... should be the same here. learn our laws and language
Well then won’t don’t Americans when they move to Mexico?
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
@@LordBranniganThe for one this country is nowhere near free! And this is an English colony so if you don’t like that you leave!
@@jeffrutledge1789 no, you can leave because according to the US Constitution all individuals regardless of their citizenship status in the US have the right to freedom of speech and that includes speaking in whatever language they want.
So pack your bags for North Korea because that’s the type of country you seem more closely aligned to
@@LordBranniganThe idgaf about what it says...im born and raised in America... bleed red, white and blue but that don't change the fact that this is an English speaking country and we have our own laws... come here then learn the language and our laws, bottom line..... seems you the one that needs to pack up and move to China or north Korea...
Well said Gene. I'm moving out of the U.S. and I'm learning the language of the country I choose to move to. I'm learning about the culture, the proper etiquette, habits, etc.
RESPECT goes a looooong way.
You’re also not coming from a 3rd world country with nothing in desperation of work. Glad that you have the luxury to plan your vacation and touch up on your English before your flight departs.
@@fvr12345Cry me a river, Mr. Good Deeds. People got jobs in other countries. They just want American / European jobs because they pay more. Ever ask yourself why all those 'desperate' illegals are wearing clean clothes and have cell phones?? They need simple minded traitors to help them so I guess you've found your calling in life. 😊
@@fvr12345 How much of the 3rd world have you taken into your home personally to spout off so disrespectfully like that?
@@videowilliamsMy family came to the US on a boat as a refugee after the Vietnam war.
@@fvr12345 Well, you've clearly learned the language A-OK so why shouldn't those who've followed?
Thank you Gene! Damn right!!!!
💯
Gene is 💯 correct! Our ancestors did it and they didn't have freebies, help with this and that, etc. Mine were poor and they worked hard to earn a living, learned the language, etc. They became American! ❤😊❤
Ask the million plus Yanks that have relocated to Mexico to learn Spanish because I promise you only a fraction of them can go beyond ‘una cerveza por favor.’
@@cynthiashores57 Thats a beautiful thing,sadly the ones coming here are not comin to embrace our country.They are comin to exploit it and take what dont belong to them lile theyre owed.Its dusgustimg.
I agree with Gene Simmons. He is spot on.
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
Say what you want about Gene. He loves this country. My great grandfather came to Ellis Island in late 1800's. He was from Spain. They changed his last name and sent to work in the coal minds. Years later he died of black lung disease. He could only tap his grandkids on their head to show affection as a result if his disease. He did it right. And my family is better for all of it. And if you hate America, get the hell out.
Amen..
*_Some "Americans" actually do!_*
Thank goodness for people like Gene Simmons who have the courage to speak the truth!
Now tell the yanks that have come in droves to Mexico to learn Spanish
English is one of the hardest languages to write with proficiency. Spanish is the same. Imagine trying to learn Russian?!... letters sound like noises when we cough or gargle...
Yes he says what we all are thinking
Give him props
@@marycooper8385 people can’t speak English that is marked by their native language? That is beyond ridiculous
About time someone said what 99% of born Americans are thinking.
99 percent of the people YOU know dont speak for everyone
Well, what language do the red necks speak? Cause it ain't English and these in breds are born in America.
@@dinkystick
Only 97.6% 😂
@@CurlyFromTheSwirlylame
@@CurlyFromTheSwirly prove that statistic and I'll eat glass
Good for this guy it needed to be said!
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
Gene definitely speaks his mind and has lived through the hard times. Came to America when he was 7 from a war torn Israel. His mother spoke no English and neither did he. She was a holocaust survivor, saw her whole family murdered in front of her. They came to America, she worked multiple jobs as Gene went to school. Was made fun of bc of his broken English . Finish HS went to college while trying to form a great band, became a teacher! His story shows hard work and dedication can pay off. Not everyone will be like this but it’s showing that you’re trying to make a better life for yourself and your family.
lol
He hit the lottery by making crap pop music and painting his face as a crutch for his lack of talent. Wheres the hardship?
@@fvr12345 just sit down and play with your coloring book that’s more your speed.
Too bad he won't move back to Israel. As for him buckling down and making the effort. He was an 8yr old kid...the school system Americanized him. I've known kids who couldn't speak a word of english and within six months of being in the school system were fluent. He tries to make it sound like he put it in so much effort when he did squat. I give more credit to his parents than him.
@fvr12345 maybe you need to do your research before you talk about things you have no clue about. Gene didn’t even know what a tooth brush or toilet paper was before he was 7. Why don’t you take an hour and look up his biography, yes he’s a very rich man with a beautiful family, but he worked his ass off for it. Kiss didn’t hit the big time as soon as they put the make up on. It took years and being made fun of. Other countries are not like ours, while your looking up Genes bio, look up Israel’s history and the living conditions after WW2. I’m not saying he’s a saint, but him as well as the rest of Kiss do a hella lot for our Veterans, Make a wish, and many more charities. They care about their fans if you or anyone else don’t agree just move on and ignore my comments. 🤘🤘
He's not blasting immigrants, he's saying come here legally and learn to speak English. What's wrong with that? He's absolutely right.
Do you have an idea of how our immigration process works? Then tell why do your MAGA gods block funding for homeland security? How in the world can the process work without funding for judges, immigration officials and other staff? Are you going to send homeland security your money to achieve the supposed system you have no clue about?
Ok, with your logic how many diffrent native American languages do you speak?
@gorillaump5869 Okay, with your dumbass entitlement, what's the difference between immigrants coming to the U.S. "which has always been the case with them assimilating over time" to let's say an American migrating to Russia, Colombia, Ghana, Romania, or France?
Do those countries NOT get annoyed nor hold foreigners accountable to learn their language? Last time I checked locals do get upset. Nobody is hand-holding them to aid them with their grocery shopping, to take examinations, etc. So, what really is the difference? The answer is there is none.
When I went to Israel for my birthright? I had to learn to Hebrew. When I went to France? I had to learn French. That being said, your comment is entitled AF. 💯
Because latinos refuse to learn english
We're the only country with no official language. We also shouldn't be the only country in the world besides England that speaks one language.
I was born few thousands of miles, far from the USA, I did not speak a word of English until I turned 27 years old. And I am a very proud American, with my heart, mind and soul. Nothing more, nothing less. 🇺🇸
Welcome home.
So glad to have you as a fellow American, Carlos! 🇺🇸
Good for you
Thats Great BUT Don't Lose the Accent, gene is Wrong on that part
@@MetalHeart8787Gene isn’t really down on the accent. All he is saying is to aim for perfection, which not only means to lose the accent but to master the dialect well enough to speak like you were born where you live! If you only aim to pass but miss by one point, you FLUNKED! But if you aim for maximum, 100% at the least, but miss by one point, that’s a 99% score!
This guy is great! About time Somebody says what Everybody else is thinking! 👏👏👏👍
Are you familiar with the US constitution and free speech? The US is about freedom. If you don’t like it then go back to North Korea
My family was brought to the U.S. by American soldiers because my grandpa fought alongside them in the Vietnam War. They were automatically given asylum and the first thing they did was learn English so they can communicate with others, go to school, and find work. My family now consists of teachers, doctors, law enforcement, and military.
Great story! Thanks for your comment.
Absolutely lovely ❤
What I think is a shame is to be so committed to assimilation as to cut of the next generation from the past. I have a friend who is 2nd generation Italian American and when his grandparents came over they were so committed to assimilation they refused to teach his parents any Italian.
You have a family history of which to be so proud. 🙏🏼
My high school had a lot of Asians back in the 1980s. Now it's majority Asian. They excel at everything. I remember many of them being in ESL yet taking physics, calculus, chemistry, microbiology, AP US History, Spanish... Then they would get scholarships to UCI, UCLA, USC, UCSD, etc.
My parents did it, been here for over 50 years, thrived, and was successful! Contributing members of society!
Right on brother! What irks me is seeing immigrants bashing the U. S. But still choosing to live here & not go home. To hell with political correctness. Tell it like it is!
Same here in the UK - they come here, get the NHS,the social security and social housing. Then they complain and want more than the UK residents get. 😮
Wasn't harsh at all..spoke the truth
We get the same shit here in Australia. Happy to live off the benefits but slang the fck out of the country.
Fuck in A...U R correct
That's the American way tho.....bashing the country we live in
Or I guess you think everything going on in America is 100% all right n perfect n we don't need to change a thing
No...keep things EXACTLY as they are right now...n never change em
Who knew learning English in an English speaking country gets you places.
Absolutely. Thank you Gene for saying what I can't.
WHY CAN’T YOU SAY IT? You know why? That is the first threat of dictatorship. All CONTRARY thoughts MUST BE SILENCED. Did you not see the EVIDENCE WITH COVID and the CONSTANT HARANGUING OF GLOBAL WARMING? Great lengths were taken to SHUT DOWN ALL OPPOSING VOICES AND THE HYPOCRITES (for thee not for me)WERE SUCCESSFUL. Watch out; THE BEAST IS STILL HUNGRY AND WILL COME FOR MORE!!!!!
You can say that. You can say more!!! A lot more!!
Please people DIED for your right of free speech. Those who are offended and silencing you I BET THEY SCREAM about THEIR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH……
@@JohnL-c3z Yes you are right!!!
Amen brother. I met Gene Simmons years ago while walking in our neighborhood in LA. He is one proud American.
It's shocking how this needs to be said. How do you go to a foreign country, as someone who plans to be an immigrant in said country, and not learn the language?
Sign of the times. Lazy & Complacent are the reigning characteristics today. Oh, and entitled.
I think that I would feel like I was on a planet different than Earth if I went to a country to live and never learn to speak their language. I would probably stay home all the time.
I might as well be back in my own country. LIVING!!😮
Ask the million plus Yanks that have relocated to Mexico to learn Spanish because I promise you only a fraction of them can go beyond ‘una cerveza por favor.’
@@LordBranniganThe So about the same amount of Spanish that a brit can speak?
@@bud389 exactly
Harsh message? HE'S 100% RIGHT! About time it was said by a celebrity.
No, he’s wrong. Very wrong
He says get rid of your accent… that’s harsh because the harsh reality is that people will sound how they will sound no matter what famous person or politicians say about it lol that’s the harsh reality for Americans
He's 100% correct!
Wrong
@@km1366 You mean he's 1000% correct!
@@km1366How so ?
Where is wrong .
I wouldn't say 100 percent...but close. If you can speak English,but have a bit of an accent while you do it? Most of us can live with that.
@@pastorofmuppets22You can lose an accent if you want to. I've known people who continue to use a british accent even though they haven't even been over there for fifty years. They like sounding snooty. I know, guys wider than me that.Don't speak any spanish but they still carry that inflection when they talk.
He's not blasting them, he is speaking the truth and saying what needs to be said.
I thought you lot were about freedom. Only when it suits it seems
@@LordBranniganThe Did you watch the video and pay attention? I think not or you don't want to hear the truth.
He's trying to suggest how to be a good neighbor and not a drag on them.
Maybe try not be nasty at the dop of a hat.
He’s telling them what to do for his sake. How about he worry about himself.
@@fvr12345 Gene Simmons, of all people has nothing to worry about ... c'mon, get with it.
My parents did it! They came to this country, learned english. They assimilated, learned the American culture. Only spoke their native language in their home. Most of all they were so grateful to have made it to this country and so proud to now be American.
Hey he said they have to not have an accent so they're not valid 😂
@@chrisa.5084yeah honestly that's the one thing I don't really care about as long as u speak pretty understandable English I don't care about ur accent showing more then likely I'd find it interesting
He's asking you to be more like white folks, because he is weak and did it with out question- he just conformed.
Only spoke their native language in their home…
😂 Gene Simmons is a SA’er, you have my permission as a real natural born American to speak whatever language you want outside. There is no loyalty to English here, language or otherwise.
My family did it too. They wanted to be Americans. My grandmother spoke seven languages and English was not one of them. But that didn't change that fact that we only spoke English when outside the home. We didn't have endless handouts of public assistance. There was no SNAP, EBT, WIC, heating assistance, electricity assistance, NOTHING! If you wanted to feed your family, you worked whatever job you could.
He is absolutely correct!
This is truthful,not harsh.It needs to be said.Hats off to Gene Simmons for having the balls to say it 🤘
Well said, Mr. Simmons!
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Do it the RIGHT way!
Screw Simmons, he was on the side of the unvaccinated should be banned from society. F him
As an immigrant who’s now a u.s citizen for the past 25 yrs ,I agree with Mr Simmons
I'm the grandson of an immigrant and husband to another and I agree with you 100 percent
I’m a legal alien and now citizen. I learned the language, went to school, worked full time, obeyed the law and paid my taxes. It’s easy to make it in the US as long as you put in a little effort.
@@LM-jj5ltyou pay taxes cause your dumb jajajaja
AMEN 🙏
Thank you glad you’re here
Thank you gene simmonss. You are willing to say what is needed to be said and speaking it from the experience
I’m Dominican, I came legally to this beautiful country and I approve this message 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
And you are accepted as such. Thank you for doing it the way it was supposed to be done. America appreciates you.
And we want people like you to stand beside us as Americans...but we also want to protect each other. This is the only way this works....
So glad to have you as a fellow American, Yolanda! 🇺🇸
All legal immigrants have the same outlook as Gene
THAN YOU Y GRACIAS! 🤟 🇺🇸
Excellent, we need more people who aren't afraid to say the obvious truth.
AGREE 👍
Excellent! My Mom used to talk about immigrants and she would say how thrilled they were to be Americans. Being American became their FIRST identity and being Italian, Irish or whatever was now their second identity. They were PROUD to be an American.
But you call blacks “Africans” and then you call them “Americans”
Exactly be proud to be an American no matter where you're from or what religion or what the ethnicity just be proud to be American
And I am proud to be British. What do you say to that? Do you think that's wrong?
So by being proud I can’t and shouldn’t have an accent? 😂🫨 that’s what makes a true American?
I think those are some of the most intelligent words of wisdom that I've ever heard Gene
Simmons say, and I whole heartedly agree
with him in this instance!
My mother is a legal immigrant, studied hard for her citizenship and learned and speaks English better than most!!! I agree 100% with Gene! I have no issues with anyone who is here legally!!!!
Matthew 25:40
Then why did I have this experience last year on a visit to the US? I am Scottish. I speak English because it's the only language I and 99 percent of Scots know. (Only 1 percent of Scots speak Gaelic as their 1st language and 100 percent of them also speak fluent English). Since I have a Scots accent I was asked where I was from. When I said Scotland I was told - "Well, f..k off back to your shitty little country. We don't want any foreigners here." How welcoming did that feel, do you imagine? I have no plans to visit the US again...
@@lorddaver5729 When I was stationed in Germany many years ago, we were all treated unkindly by some but welcomed by others. Did everyone treat you like this?? Where did you visit?
As an immigrant, who became a citizen of this beautiful country do Totally Agree w/ Mr. Simmons❤
Welcome hope you are having a good life. -Americans
BEUTIFUL IN WHAT MOTHER FUCKER
Leave my country
Yesssss! Thank you Gene Simmons! Needed to be said.
Whatever you may think of Gene as a person, whatever his flaws, he hit the nail on the head here! He's totally 💯!
A well-known and talented musician, as well as highly intelligent.
Not to mention, down to earth.
Mr. Simmons is the total package. 💯
AGREED 👍
Not many flaws I can think of..been with the same woman for 30 plus years..which produced 2 stable now adult children..never did drugs or alcohol..pays his taxes. Musically ? Ehh..but theatrical
Excellent businessman and good family man!
@@ryanmccarthy8625 really? and i told you that its documented that as a jew mind you, he openly advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments, ala Nazi concentration camp style..... hmmm? hows that total package looking now?
Amen! I’m a legal immigrant from a family of legal immigrants. I was born here but my parents weren’t. They didn’t even teach us Italian. And no one speaks broken English in my family my grandparents still have some twang from the old country. But they speak perfect English. Glad someone finally said it
Get out of my country!
That’s sad that you know nothing about your culture. Just one generation removed and you’ve lost everything.
As a son of Dutch immigrants. Same as many, didn’t speak much English. But they learned and they were proud to become Canadians. Fully agree with Gene! Many immigrants could learn some valuable lessons from Gene’s Mom too.
From one Eugene (actually my middle name but what I go by- not birth name Guy) to another. What an awesome statement every newbie here needs to hear! Your an icon Gene- bassist, sobriety, etc.
I wouldn't move to Mexico and expect them to cater to my language.. It really pisses me off that our country is catering to this bs
IT'S THE DEMOCRATS DOIBG THIS SH*T. VOTE TRUMP 2024. 🇺🇸
But you really did come to Mexico and did all that, this was Mexico before the white man step foot here. You're funny !!!
@@TheRealDeadFace That's because I'm a badass like that 😎 😂 I didn't do shit. Do you think that Mexicans didn't take that land? lol circle of Life and all
@@TheRealDeadFacedo you mean the Spanish? If so that was hundreds of years ago and most people in us aren't even descendants of them.
Yeah right 😄
Gene was going 100% real on this one. My family who are all legal immigrants believe the same as do I.
HE IS 100% RIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not about the accent part.
He's wrong, English is not the official language in America so stfu.
@@ThatPokemonFan-uq7oz
He said:
Assimilate to the point YOU CAN. The same goes for the accent:
Get rid of it as much as YOU CAN.
@@ThatPokemonFan-uq7oz definitely helps though - shows respect
@@EpicAelflaed It's not necessary and doesn't really matter. Ultimately if someone does live in America for a long time their accent will change a little bit naturally.
Well spoken gentlemen that has worked his butt off to have what he has and didn’t ask for a hand out of any sort and made his own way in this country, but did it all with respect to his new country. He’s definitely a huge American success story that should be a model for all those coming to our country LEGALLY! Great job with his honesty and bluntness 🎸🇺🇸
He's 1000% correct, wish more immigrants thought like this.........
Most LEGAL immigrants do feel similar to Gene here. They put in the work and expect the same for everyone
VERY WELL SAID.
DEPORT the ones here that Biden let in.
He's from a different time when people followed the law which was the example to follow. Today the example is lawlessness just take a look around and watch the news you'll see it. Politically and the general public
Certainly my grandparents on both sides did… On third generation and my parents didn’t even bother to speak their language because they were so proud to be American. They did not want their children to speak any other language.
Its not harsh...Gene is right🤷♂️
Did you say the same when trump said it first?
Learning the culture. I agree with that one especially because people in some other countries are closed minded and are stuck in the 50's or 60's or they are way more racist than the people in the United States.
Get rid of your accent? WTF?
@@mickzed6746 These arent new ideas. Theyve been around long before Donald and Gene
@@caveman3021 yeah... That's why gene was a woke pinko that supported illegal scumbags coming into the country not too long ago with his tds....that's the point.
Well said Mr Simmons!!
I am a “boricua” and a US veteran. I’m not an immigrant. We are US Citizens by birth. Puerto Rico is a US territory. Educate yourselves.
Lol😂 Dicelo Bori
@fjm1061:
Who said that you were an immigrant anyway?
No one cares, his point stands. Being catholic and Jewish aren't nationalities either, but he mentioned those as well. Don't be an idiot, he never said Peurto Rico is a foreign country, he's talking about it in the context of being proud of your identity, but in the end being part of a melting pot. Educate yourself since you struggle with comprehension
@@salemdesigns65 simmons did, listen to what he says, he specifically says the word "boricua"
@ fjm1061 No, educate yourself. Try to listen when someone speaks. He said "I'm Boricua, I'm Albanian...", and so on. He's talking about the backgrounds and cultures of immigrants. He's not talking about himself. When he says he's an immigrant he is telling the truth. He immigrated LEGALLY from another country when he was a kid.
Please keep speaking out to illegal immigrants. This is a huge problem in the United States and it needs to be addressed in a very big way and you have a very big voice and I hope people are listening.
He said what needed to be said. Well done.
Blasphemy of our creator ? He's a evil spirit person...sad
As an american who is ethnically hispanic. If you are an immigrant hispanic living in USA, don't you tell me to talk to you 'spanish only' especially if I said 'good morning' to you firstly. Keep your ego where you came from and learn how to be humble living in my country USA.
@@Itsme-ni9jk no hes faaaar worse than that, he said as a jew, that he advocated locking the non vaccinated up in encampments. you know, like the nazis did to the jews in ww2.....
My grandmother's father (and his brother) immigrated from Korenica, then in Yugoslavia, in 1905 and never returned to Europe.
My grandfather's parents came from Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to escape Pancho Villa's reign of terror in 1915. The Villistas kept stealing all of their animals and food. Great Grandfather told my father "I am never going back. It's so much better here."
We are still the greatest thing going. Let's keep it that way. Assimilate, you are coming here for a reason.🇺🇲
true man and rockstar :) .agreed. as an immigrant legal one ;) Be Grateful to America and love the country that gave you opportunity to become your best version.
Last time I checked Karen ain’t a rockstar.
Gene nailed it
Not at all
Gene Simmons, that is the best ever Sir, thankyou, much respect there .Good job .
Arnold Schwarzenegger style
@@garfsexual6999the whole internet says you're wrong 🤠🖕
@@garfsexual6999dork.
Nothing wrong was said by Mr. Simmons. 100% Correct
Except his Boricu comment , Mr Fact Checker !
@@lorenzoalbertomedina6753 agreed, boricua are puerto ricans, theyre born american citizens
Spot on. Plain honesty and truth. That is the way it should be.
You rock the truth! Thanks for being so forthright and honest! I feel exactly the same way.
Wow !!
He is absolutely right !
I am an immigrant and totally agree with him
Never thought I would agree with Mr. Gene Simmons on anything but this is golden. God bless America and Gene Simmons for speaking up.
Well done Gene! Have been a member of the Kiss Army since the early 70s! Rock On!!!!
EXACTLY! As an immigrant I am thankful to AMERICA, I respect the culture, learned English and do not impose my culture. Love America, its people, culture. Bothers me to see disrespectful individuals trying to change the real essence of this beautiful country... GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
Did you lose your accent? Because this idiot would like you to know that you are required to lose it.
I’m still waiting for him to get harsh. He’s being SUPER kind here.
Excellent & well worded. Yes be proud of where you came from but respect the place you are in 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!💯👏👍🙌
I am also an immigrant myself and talk on the phone all day I do tech support bilingual … and when I have to translate, they are surprise on how fast I can switch back and forward between languages
They ask me how do I do it?
I tell them “when you are at home what do you speak?”
Spanish
“On the way to work, what you listen to on the radio?”
Spanish station
“At work what do you speak with your coworkers?”
Spanish
“And what do you watch on tv?”
Spanish
“Then how do you expect to learn English if you don’t even attempt to practice it?”
You must be Mexican
I think you missed the point, everybody in the United States needs to be speaking English so we don't have to use translators.
@@markkulyas2418 you must be pagan poverty
America is international different race colors different languages different cultures not the same English 🤠 💂🧑🌾
@@markkulyas2418I think you missed his/her point.
A 100%, they wont even try to speak to their English speaking coworkers. The alphabet is same, words are similar, but wont try to learn English. So now everyone else has to speak Spanish?
He didn’t blast anybody. He gave them sound advice.
Thank you for saying that Mr. Simmons. If I was to go to a foreign country I would hopefully have learned that language.
Holidays must be hell on you buddy, learn a new language every time you travel😂😂😂 🤣
@@user-qp7qx9gg8myou can learn a few everyday phrases.
I have lived in foreign countries and tried to learn their language. It’s not just the language, it’s learning how to be and show respect in that country. I fully expect them to do the same here. Because there is NO expectation here for “ those poor” people they know that they have to assimilate to our country and culture. You don’t have to give up your identity in order to live our lifestyle. YOU chose to come here, we did not ask you to come here. At least try to make some kind of effort to want to be here.
@@user-qp7qx9gg8m so you want people to learn other countries languages but they shouldn't be expected to do the same?
@@Griz-HAMChe trolls both sides all over comment sections. He pretended to speak Russian on another comment section.
Gene is 100% on the money 💰 Love what he's saying! People who don't like the TRUTH go back where you came from 🤬
Where you from? Originally I mean. ⚪️⬜️◻️🇪🇺🇫🇷🏴🇮🇪🇳🇱🇷🇺🇺🇦🇵🇱🇩🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇧🇾🇬🇷🇹🇷🇦🇹🇭🇺🇸🇮🇸🇰🇭🇷🇽🇰🇱🇺🇪🇸🇵🇹🏴🏴 or anything other than native american? If so, YOU go back to where YOU came from
AMEN, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE MESSAGE⁉️😳🇺🇲❤️✝️🙏👅
Sorry to Spoil the Party but just think Russia China here, FACT = The very first people to ever settle on American land weren't from Europe. It's widely accepted that the first settlers were hunter-gatherers that came to North America from the North Asia Mammoth steppe via the Bering land bridge. 🇷🇺☠️🇨🇳
@StephSancia and they left or died. I don't call that settling. Also. To the Victor goes the spoils😂😂😂
@@zenvewellofacts!!!👌
This is the first time I have ever respected Gene Simmons
But he publicly admonished people who refused the covid vaccine. 😂
I'm with u brother 💯 I've been saying this for 15 years there a difference between a citizen and a American citizen 💪🤠👌
There is nothing “harsh” about what he saiid! Its great advice that is a win/win for all involved from a smart man. Thank you Gene!
He is absolutely correct. You have to become an American patriot. Not just an American citizen.
No, that’s not what he’s saying at all. He’s saying “here’s the game, these are the rules to get ahead, learn and apply them”. Not “beat your chest over a flag”. You are clueless
You don’t have to become a Trump supporter. Just be normal.
You have some problems, dude
@blahzay_ Where is the difference? if we are on the same page culturally, that is collectivism. That is inherently rightwing. You are clueless. So fuck all the flags, then what im very curious. World utopia? love you idiotic people
@@blahzay_ He has said more on the subject than what was in this clip. I speaking on all of it. So yeah, I have a clue. I know what he said and has said. And he would agree with me
Bravo! Gene, thank you for being a PROUD AMERICAN! You hit the nail on the head!
AMEN 🙏
Amen!!! My father came here illegally but he was a man and made it right. He learned English and was proud to become a US Citizen. He became American.
Mr Simmons I would like to apologize to you. I always thought you were just a hard rock and roll man that didn't pay attention to politics.
But I watched a video of you being interview one night and you talked about you and your mother came over here and the things you had to overcome. I gained a lot of respect for you then and now.
And watch you just say it was the greatest thing I've heard you say ever. I'm sorry that I judged you being somebody else.
I grew up in the 70s I love your music as well as Queen.
I am 62 years old now and I still listen to that music till this day.
Thank you for your message.
kiss is the worse rock band ever
THEYRE NOT IMMIGRANTS!!!! THEYRE IILEGALS!!!!
Would you say the same if a European entered illegally?
@@dangercat9188they wouldn’t because Europe actually does something about their problems
I would… these illegals are coming from countries all over the world!!!! They are not Mexican or Latino.
@@dangercat9188 duh.. ya racist, -yep
@@dangercat9188why does this always come down racism? WE are saying this about EVERYONE crossing the border illegally. 36% of all people in prison are not US citizens. Let that sink in. They all need to go home and you need to quit being daft.
Correct. I am an immigrant (now an American citizen 🇺🇸, married to an American and who have American kids) and totally agree with Gene. I love him. ❤️
Welcome! You did it the right way by honoring our culture.
@@jeffreyg607 what culture is that?
@@njandrews4105 That should be obvious. The one that generations of my family built and fought for. You're overmatched.
@@jeffreyg607 you didn’t answer the question..I’ll say it again (what culture) ?.. be specific use a name
@@jeffreyg607 it couldn’t be traditional indigenous American culture lol 😆
Well said, Gene. While I was never a huge fan of KISS, I respect Gene as a person and an immigrant who came to America and wanted to be an American and loves and respects his country.
I love it. He hit it on the nail.
@DARKKNIGHT-Zdork.
when he travels abroad does he speak or try to learn the native language?
AMEN 🙏
You mean as a tourist❓@@zigzoog123
@hiromirpuri9329 traveling is not the same thing as citizenship.
Gene is 100% right. If you are not willing to accept the culture of your host country, dont go there! go somewhere else where you fit in.
America is a multi pot of countries and cultures, that’s what makes it different then other places.
You don’t want to get rid of all the cultures, you want a melting pot, that’s why it’s so interesting. Go to China, Japan, Spain, Italy, etc... they’re all just one big culture .
America doesn't have just one culture
Go home
@Eidelmania
How long have they been sucking on the teat of welfare? Hmmmm?
@EidelmaniaIt's because they willingly separate themselves, they don't try to force themselves or their language on the majority, and there aren't tens of millions of them.
Call any state or federal service number and see if you have the option to "Press 3 for Pennsylvania Dutch"
I’ve never paid attention to Gene Simmons before but I am now. Well said, Mr. Simmons. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
He also advised to take the mrna shot and we saw what it did. He has two faces.
@@box2519advised? I thought he ripped people for not getting the shot.Either way yes he does have 2 faces.
Different opinions for different situations. I wonder what he would say about the clot shot today?
In any case, even a broken clock is right occasionally.