I think in the US it might vary a little bit depending on where you are. I mean, in the larger 'American Broadcast Culture' you're a hundred percent right about bilingual being a sign of foreign-ness. But I wonder if it would still hold true, for example, in regards to say certain parts of California or Texas. And then there are things like Cajun. Hmm.
My guess would be that it's a relatively recent development ('recent' as in, 'the last 150 years').
It all seems to come down to identity*...I'm thinking about the Californios and the Amish and their perspectives- and now I'm just thinking aloud (so to speak) so I'll stop. But it's an interesting thing to think about.
ETA : * by which I mean, of course it involves identity, but that's too deep an issue to think through quickly.
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My guess would be that it's a relatively recent development ('recent' as in, 'the last 150 years').
It all seems to come down to identity*...I'm thinking about the Californios and the Amish and their perspectives- and now I'm just thinking aloud (so to speak) so I'll stop. But it's an interesting thing to think about.
ETA : * by which I mean, of course it involves identity, but that's too deep an issue to think through quickly.