What do you think???

[toppick08]

Canada has two official languages and requires everthing to be in both English and French.
The U.S. should adopt English as the official langue and put a stop to enabling illegal aliens.
(FYI - not a lot of tourists go to Lowes)

 

[Lenny]

Canada has two official languages and requires everthing to be in both English and French.
The U.S. should adopt English as the official langue and put a stop to enabling illegal aliens.
(FYI - not a lot of tourists go to Lowes)

A couple Canadians making fun of Canadia.

 

[Vince]

Do you think that printing a second laugauge on items for sale and sale receipts increases the price of the items for sale??? :shrug:

Probably, but I don't think we should have a second language. I did a lot of traveling in Europe and can't remember seeing a whole lotta English printed on anything for my benefit. I realize it was a long time ago, but I don't see the Europeans bending over backwards for us. Why should be do it for them? Does Mexico have stuff printed in English for us as their second language?

 

[Justme2]

I think many companies print things in multiple languages so they can sell their product in multiple countries, right?

GOOD POINT never really look at it that way!!!!!!!

 

[PJumper]

Tagalog is descended from Spanish. Thus, if a Filipino cannot understand English, they should be able to understand Spanish at least well enough to get by.

First I would like to apologize for my somewhat angry response. I understand your frustration because I myself had a rather annoying experience with regards to being "Bilingual". I was having a job interview in San Diego and was asked if I was bilingual and I said yes. The interviewer started talking to me in Spanish to which I told her that no I don't speak Spanish but I do speak Filipino as my first language. She got irritated at that needless to say, I didn't get the job. Now, there is also a large population of Filipinos in San Diego area, not just Hispanics.

Now for correction, Tagalog is a regional dialect in the Philippines, not the national language which is Filipino. Filipino is a derived language which consists of Spanish, Chinese, Malay and Indian languages as well as Tagalog and other regional dialects.

 

[desertrat]

Tagalog is descended from Spanish. Thus, if a Filipino cannot understand English, they should be able to understand Spanish at least well enough to get by.

First I would like to apologize for my somewhat angry response. I understand your frustration because I myself had a rather annoying experience with regards to being "Bilingual". I was having a job interview in San Diego and was asked if I was bilingual and I said yes. The interviewer started talking to me in Spanish to which I told her that no I don't speak Spanish but I do speak Filipino as my first language. She got irritated at that needless to say, I didn't get the job. Now, there is also a large population of Filipinos in San Diego area, not just Hispanics.

Now for correction, Tagalog is a regional dialect in the Philippines, not the national language which is Filipino. Filipino is a derived language which consists of Spanish, Chinese, Malay and Indian languages as well as Tagalog and other regional dialects.

Whatever. All I know is when I order something it come with an instruction/assembly book that I need to tear 4/5 out of and get with the English.

 

[ItalianScallion]

I was having a job interview in San Diego and was asked if I was bilingual and I said yes. The interviewer started talking to me in Spanish to which I told her that no I don't speak Spanish but I do speak Filipino as my first language. She got irritated at that needless to say, I didn't get the job.

California would never be mistaken as a standard for "right" in this country, so I wouldn't fret.

1) Seeing multiple languages in tourist locations is one thing; seeing them in places like the grocery store and so on is indicative that a large number of non-English speakers are settling.

2) How long before the simplest instruction manual becomes a veritable novel? How long before you feel like a foreigner in your own country? Guess what: head to a place like Miami or L.A. and you will.

3) We've already seen cases where cops are put on the spot for not speaking a perpetrator's language (e.g., Spanish). How much dumber does it have to get?

1) And don't think they won't remember where the Spanish friendly stores are.
What will they do when other ethnic groups complain about signs not being written in their language? (Actually this might be a good thing. Since they can't have that many languages on signs, they might say: Enough! Make them all in English)!

2) It's already here. I (like Desertrat) immediately tear out all of the foreign languages from the product manual before I start reading it, except when the different languages are all interlaced on the same page.

3) That alone should make it clear that THEY need to learn English; not make the cops be multi-lingual.

Here's a positive event: I called Smeco yesterday and I was very surprised (and elated) that their voice prompt system said: Hello; welcome to Smeco. To continue in Spanish, press 2. And it said it in English! Then it immediately continued into the main menu in English.

 

[BOP]

Vrai allows me to read the forums in braille and doesn't charge me extra...:shrug:

I hope you wash your hands after fondling these forums.

 

[Justme2]

Here's a positive event: I called Smeco yesterday and I was very surprised (and elated) that their voice prompt system said: Hello; welcome to Smeco. To continue in Spanish, press 2. And it said it in English! Then it immediately continued into the main menu in English.

I JUST MIGHT CALL TO LISTEN TO THE MENU,NEVER HEARD ONE THAT WAY BEFORE AND I GUESS THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERTHING