No English - No Service Sign Triples Restaurant's Sales

From the Article:

Some chefs spend their lifetimes unsuccessfully slogging away to improve business.

But all it took for Reedy Creek Diner chef Greg Simons in Lexington, North Carolina, was to put up a controversial language sign and he's seen his sales triple.

Mr Simons put up the 'No speak English. No service' sign in March and says he's received great support - with some people asking for souvenir copies to take home.

'All these calls I've gotten from outside the country and the U.S. have all been positive, saying things like "Good for you, don't take it down",' he told My Fox 8.

Mr Simons took down the sign in March after receiving a deluge of complaints at the time from people concerned it may have been racist.

It was put up after a group were offended because staff could not speak Spanish.

But Mr Simons said: 'Everybody's money is green as far as I'm concerned. It's a communication thing. Nobody here speaks another language other than English.'

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:lol: That's awesome. I'd eat there.

Pretty cool. It just might encourage certain immigrants who choose to dwell on the language and other attributes of the country from whence they came to learn the language.

Haha I think it's just a way to tell people indirectly it's better not to eat there if they don't know english

If the menu is in multiple languages, then that's an invitation to order in one of the given languages, but if it isn't, then take the hint.

I went to Greece. I don't speak greek. Found out that I got screwed on the nutmeg and saffron that I bought there due to language barrier. Buyer beware.FragStains

i wish that is allowed in my country... many of the employees food and beverage here are foreigners and dont speak english except for the philipinos, at least they can speak.

Fair game to him. Only issue I see is that the signs wording is a tad rude.

EDIT: Yet, at the same time, Americans go to other countries expecting service when they don't know the language. What a double standard.

Haha I think it's just a way to tell people indirectly it's better not to eat there if they don't know english

xxKai

i wish that is allowed in my country... many of the employees food and beverage here are foreigners and dont speak english except for the philipinos, at least they can speak.

punkpunker

If the menu is in multiple languages, then that's an invitation to order in one of the given languages, but if it isn't, then take the hint.

Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="xxKai"]

Haha I think it's just a way to tell people indirectly it's better not to eat there if they don't know english

BuryMe

Cuz he's not telling the people himself, he's telling everyone in general when he probably has a handful of people in mind

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[QUOTE="xxKai"]

Haha I think it's just a way to tell people indirectly it's better not to eat there if they don't know english

xxKai

Cuz he's not telling the people himself, he's telling everyone in general when he probably has a handful of people in mind

[QUOTE="xxKai"]

[QUOTE="BuryMe"]Uhh... How is it indirect?

Hexagon_777

Cuz he's not telling the people himself, he's telling everyone in general when he probably has a handful of people in mind

Bah v_v yeah, my bad

[QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"]How is that racist? I get sick of people coming here (USA) thinking we should know their language.darkfox101

:lol: That's awesome. I'd eat there.

Pirate700

Good for this restaurant, i only hope that when US citizens go to another part of the world and get the same treatment don't feel offended.

Good for this restaurant, i only hope that when US citizens go to another part of the world and get the same treatment don't feel offended.

madsnakehhh

[QUOTE="punkpunker"]

i wish that is allowed in my country... many of the employees food and beverage here are foreigners and dont speak english except for the philipinos, at least they can speak.

Hexagon_777

singapore, i would like to extend it to my neigbouring countries but they have 1 offical laguage, mine has 4(english,malay,chinese and tamil) so much for multiculture country...

If one comes to a country and can't speak the official language, then they shouldn't complain. foxhound_fox

But there's the rub, the US doesn't have an official language (as those states with French heritage can demonstrate in spades), even if everyone does speak English.

While I agree that people should try to learn at least the basics of the main language of their adopted country, it's a little unfair to refuse them service solely on that basis (Let them learn the value of "Pot luck"!).

good for him! i support the sign.

But there's the rub, the US doesn't have an official language (as those states with French heritage can demonstrate in spades), even if everyone does speak English. While I agree that people should try to learn at least the basics of the main language of their adopted country, it's a little unfair to refuse them service solely on that basis (Let them learn the value of "Pot luck"!).LordRork

[QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"]How is that racist? I get sick of people coming here (USA) thinking we should know their language.darkfox101

:lol: That's awesome. I'd eat there.

Pirate700

Same here. I wish more places would do this.

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:lol: That's awesome. I'd eat there.

chathuranga

I was going to make this exact point.

[QUOTE="madsnakehhh"]

Good for this restaurant, i only hope that when US citizens go to another part of the world and get the same treatment don't feel offended.

ThePlothole

I can understand why some people might think that is racist. But also, I can understand it from his point of view, this is his business and he is free to run it how he wants.

But knowing North Carolina and that area (I am an inhabitant) this is mostly just a ploy by the owner to make some extra money off the local rednecks and racists. I had to go to the local high school once to watch a friend perform in his high school band and seeing some of the people there...

Good for him. If you come to a country that speaks English then you better learn the damn language. It reminds me of Muslims coming to the UK and getting the word Christmas banned because it's offensive. :|

Well that's just awesome. I would eat there if I lived there.

don't all the dishwashers not speak english though? also, is "American" technically a language? :P comp_atkins

If one comes to a country and can't speak the official language, then they shouldn't complain. They have to adapt to the country, not the other way around. It is why multiculturalism fails so miserably. Sure, people shouldn't lose what culture they bring, but they should have to integrate into the one they enter as well, and not become a closed community.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"]How is that racist? I get sick of people coming here (USA) thinking we should know their language.darkfox101

Good, about time people started doing this.

[QUOTE="darkfox101"][QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"]How is that racist? I get sick of people coming here (USA) thinking we should know their language.AmazonTreeBoa

[QUOTE="darkfox101"][QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"]How is that racist? I get sick of people coming here (USA) thinking we should know their language.AmazonTreeBoa

that is pretty damn awesome.

I am tired of this oversensitivity; it is time time establish English as the official language of the US, and to do our best to make sure those moving here speak it.

Other countries do it (for example, my friend is becoming a citizen of Finland, and is forced to take Finnish classes for lanugage and culture), why cant we do it too?

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[QUOTE="punkpunker"]

i wish that is allowed in my country... many of the employees food and beverage here are foreigners and dont speak english except for the philipinos, at least they can speak.

punkpunker

singapore, i would like to extend it to my neigbouring countries but they have 1 offical laguage, mine has 4(english,malay,chinese and tamil) so much for multiculture country...