Ya for America someone finally stands up

PHILADELPHIA - The owner of a famous cheesesteak shop did not discriminate when he posted signs asking customers to speak English, a city panel ruled Wednesday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23715954/?GT1=43001

nice!!being proud to use the english lang,

I don't care if a store owner does this (in fact, its a good thing) but people should be allowed to talk in whatever lanuage they want in public.linkthewindow

I agree but you need to learn English to deal with business and other people.

Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. rimnet00

english is the official language - if you're running a business I think it should be a prerequisite

Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. rimnet00

Well when the president starts speaking Spanish I will say ok but till then. And why do you think schools in japan teach English and not spanish because English is the language of business

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. nightshade85

english is the official language - if you're running a business I think it should be a prerequisite

Wrong.

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. blasto65_basic

Well when the president starts speaking Spanish I will say ok but till then. And why do you think schools in japan teach English and not spanish because English is the language of business

Actually Chinese is starting to take over. That will be the language of business of the 21st century.

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. nightshade85

english is the official language - if you're running a business I think it should be a prerequisite

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[QUOTE="rimnet00"]Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. hamstergeddon

english is the official language - if you're running a business I think it should be a prerequisite

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

blasto65_basic

What time was that?

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Why? There are districts of Denver (where I live) where English is never spoken there. And businesses do just fine speaking Spansih, or Vietnamese, or whatever other lnaguage they want to speak. Get over yourself and realize that there are actually more people in America besides just the white majority. Engrish_Major

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

What time was that?

Lets see 30's 40's 50's when people were proud. I am not saying you cant speak what ever language you want but also learn English. If I was to move some place that did not speak English I would try to learn what they spoke

Haha... ya, because Spanish is a prominent language in the usa :| People need to be stop being so darn insecure about themselves, and just let the natural course of social evolution to occur. If spanish starts replacing enlish, so be it. Forcing conformity on a society based purely on one's concept of normality is just assinine. rimnet00

are you just putting together big misspelled words?

[QUOTE="blasto65_basic"]

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

Engrish_Major

What time was that?

1700s,1800s, early 1900s

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="blasto65_basic"]

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

moptopskate

What time was that?

1700s,1800s, early 1900s

You mean when the cities' Chinatowns and Little Italys were forming? Proof more people learned English then than now when immigrating?

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="blasto65_basic"]

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

moptopskate

What time was that?

1700s,1800s, early 1900s

In any event, drop the precedent argument, because it doesn't work here, otherwise you'd be fluent in French if you were worth your weight in salt.

Lastly, who cares? Americans need to get over it and quit whining. The rest of the "advanced world" is multi-lingual, and it doesn't hurt them any.

[QUOTE="moptopskate"][QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="blasto65_basic"]

That is fine if all the local places speak one language but there are allot that dont. There was a time when people would come to this country and take pride that they are now an American and try hard to learn English and still speak there nativa language to.

Blandassname

What time was that?

1700s,1800s, early 1900s

In any event, drop the precedent argument, because it doesn't work here, otherwise you'd be fluent in French if you were worth your weight in salt.

Lastly, who cares? Americans need to get over it and quit whining. The rest of the "advanced world" is multi-lingual, and it doesn't hurt them any.

Oh my god no one said you cant speak muilt language but coming here and not trying to learn English is what we are saying .

So if a foreign tourist visited Philadelphia they wouldnt be allowed some steak? Sounds kind of stupid to me.Big_Bad_Sad

And if you bothered to watch the story and listen he says that no one is refused service he is trying to make a point.

[QUOTE="Big_Bad_Sad"]So if a foreign tourist visited Philadelphia they wouldnt be allowed some steak? Sounds kind of stupid to me.blasto65_basic

And if you bothered to watch the story and listen he says that no one is refused service he is trying to make a point.

Man, this is what capitalism does to us. People are starving to death and getting killed in crappy countries. And we think foreigners speaking a language is a problem. People need to be a LITTLE more Nihilistic...
wemhim

Dont think for a min that I dont care this is something in the USA. For one I feel so bad for the Tibetan people and all they are going through and me and my wife are not buying anything that is chines made so dont act like you know what else I think and feel for.

[QUOTE="wemhim"]Man, this is what capitalism does to us. People are starving to death and getting killed in crappy countries. And we think foreigners speaking a language is a problem. People need to be a LITTLE more Nihilistic...
blasto65_basic

Dont think for a min that I dont care this is something in the USA. For one I feel so bad for the Tibetan people and all they are going through and me and my wife are not buying anything that is chines made so dont act like you know what else I think and feel for.

so what if you don't know english and yet you live here? that english only thing is crap...because the first americans didn't even speak american...mlbslugger86

And what first Americans do you speak of Native Americans then no they did not.

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[QUOTE="wemhim"]Man, this is what capitalism does to us. People are starving to death and getting killed in crappy countries. And we think foreigners speaking a language is a problem. People need to be a LITTLE more Nihilistic...
wemhim

Dont think for a min that I dont care this is something in the USA. For one I feel so bad for the Tibetan people and all they are going through and me and my wife are not buying anything that is chines made so dont act like you know what else I think and feel for.

Ok sorry sometimes people on this site are so stubborn and wont try to see the point. Again sorry

Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.FragStains

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.Blandassname

[QUOTE="Blandassname"][QUOTE="FragStains"]Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.FragStains

Thank you I was trying to find that

[QUOTE="Blandassname"][QUOTE="FragStains"]Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.FragStains

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]so what if you don't know english and yet you live here? that english only thing is crap...because the first americans didn't even speak american...blasto65_basic

And what first Americans do you speak of Native Americans then no they did not.

yeah...damn why didn't the edit pop up?

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[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]so what if you don't know english and yet you live here? that english only thing is crap...because the first americans didn't even speak american...mlbslugger86

And what first Americans do you speak of Native Americans then no they did not.

yeah...damn why didn't the edit pop up?

Well it is a horrible thing we did to them but dont worry they keep building casinos and soon they will buy it all back and tell us to get out LOL

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="Blandassname"][QUOTE="FragStains"]Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.blasto65_basic

Thank you I was trying to find that

TITLE II--INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
SEC. 201. (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.

(b) Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this title if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action:

(1) any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence;

(2) any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the

premises of any retail establishment; or any gasoline station;

(3) any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment; and

(4) any establishment (A)(i) which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this subsection, or (ii) within the premises of which is physically located any such covered establishment, and (B) which holds itself out as serving patrons of such covered establishment.

yep I've been there and it's got some amazing cheesestakes. But that sign is old news, it's been up forever.mohfrontline

Yes it has it is that they finally made a ruling on it and found it is ok for him to have that sign

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="Blandassname"][QUOTE="FragStains"]Any private business can discriminate if they want. It may not be good business practice, but it's completely legal. I could walk into a store and the owner can tell me to leave because he doesn't like the size of my nose. Sure, I'd be irked but I wouldn't go crying to the government about it.Blandassname

US has no set language.. not even english.. darkfox101

Right on! I think Spanish is the second most widely spoken language here in the States.

Lets see 30's 40's 50's when people were proud. I am not saying you cant speak what ever language you want but also learn English. If I was to move some place that did not speak English I would try to learn what they spoke

blasto65_basic

Wow this thread is full of idiots!

Is it asking too much to learn the langua franca of the US when you come to live here???

Wow this thread is full of idiots!

Is it asking too much to learn the langua franca of the US when you come to live here???

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