'Speak English' Signs at Philly Shop Not Discriminatory »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 5 months, 3 weeks agoThe owner of a famous cheesesteak shop did not discriminate when he posted signs asking customers to speak English, a city panel ruled Wednesday.
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Shadowolf5 months, 2 weeks ago
This is the United States of America, English is the official language...TO HELL WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!
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aceofspades15 months, 2 weeks ago
Hate to tell you this but the U.S. HAS NO OFFICIAL LANGUAGE- that said if the guy wants people to order in english - thats his choice, but go across the street to the South Philly market & you'll find lots of Italians there speaking only Italian - will he refuse them service too?
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BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
You are talking about "legal" technicalities, the generalization in the national public fabric of it's main populace is that the language spoken here in this country is basically for all intensive purposes is English, after all,for example. We DO have a president in the White House who speaks English......ok granted, that's not a very cogent representation of sorts, or even a corroborated presentation I admit, but he speaks it nevertheless to a certain extent somewhat to the point of...... Oh never mind...forget what I said...
:o/
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PsychoHosebeast5 months, 2 weeks ago
I sure don't see a problem with these signs... what the hell, it's HIS business, he can pretty much do what he wants, he's not under an obligation to serve anyone--not to mention, the signs don't say "Get out of my store if you don't speak English."
And, in the end, it comes down to what is touted as one of the greatest things about America--free enterprise. If you don't like the signs, then don't eat there... if enough people don't eat there, he'll get the point... and if there isn't enough people to make a difference, then that's a lesson that perhaps you should learn to communicate with people outside your own circle of friends and not expect the world to revolve around you.
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PsychoHosebeast5 months, 2 weeks ago
lol... a neg for this comment from shadowolf? What a moron. Guess he has a hare up his ass about accepting reality.
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PsychoHosebeast5 months, 2 weeks ago
Or, fer chrissakes, don't penalize a businessman for running his business in a reasonably acceptable manner..! Like I said before, if you don't like it, don't go there. I doubt he'd take much of a loss.
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Georgia505 months, 2 weeks ago
My questions are...how are the people to whom it's directed going to abide by it, and if they do not abide by it, how are store personnel going to explain it to them?
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PsychoHosebeast5 months, 2 weeks ago
Indeed. Personally I can't imagine myself moving, or spending an extended stay in another country without learning how to at least communicate on a basic level with the locals before I even got there. To expect everyone to make allowances for you because you're too bullheaded to learn English (even though you may have been born here), well, that's not their responsibility.
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Radiofreeeuropa5 months, 2 weeks ago
Actually this is one of 2 Cheesesteak landmarks in Philly.
A must visit, if your a tourist. It's his shop, he can do as he pleases. I am for businesses deciding for themselves their own policies. I really feel for instance bar owners should be able to decide for themselves if they wish to allow patrons to smoke. Here in Philly they can not. Smoking is banned in bars.
This is nice for folks who don't like tobacco, but why not let the owners decide if they want to have a smoke free bar? A bar is not a publicly owned thing. It is a private business. It should be up to the owner.
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Charlson5 months, 2 weeks ago
If you visit a foreign country, you are expected to at least converse on a very basic level and expected to have a language dictionary with you. Most people are kind and try to help but some can't be bothered, much like it is here in the US. If you come here to work or live, you should learn to speak and understand english.
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bluetexasvalley5 months, 2 weeks ago
I traveled extensively around the world from 1970 to 1991 and I rarely heard an American tourist speak other than English. Most of them didn't even bother to learn how to say Good Morning or Excuse Me in the visited country's language. I think we're probably the only country where it's citizens are not at least bilingual. We expect everyone to speak English, OUR language.
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truthiness5 months, 2 weeks ago
RFE is right, Pats makes better steaks. although for my money, the best spot is a little hole in the wall up on 16th and Bainbridge.
anyway, a private business should be able to do as they please. even if it is racist. if a bunch of aryans want a "white christian only" shop why would I want to go there?
unfortunately, the concept of private ownership is just one more philosophy that is slipping away in America.
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trueamerican5 months, 2 weeks ago
BORDERS,LANGUAGE,CULTURE
finally someone with balls,i thought i was the only male left in this country that hasnt been feminized and brainwashed with the evil of political correctness..
definition of political correctness
a planned and systematic supression of the truth in order to further a leftist(left wing) agenda.
the one thing the neo nazi left hates most of all is the TRUTH
semper fi
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Itachirumon5 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello Joesixpack, God I thought we got rid of you finally. You really like to make yourself known don'tcha? Oh Wait maybe your Weston, both of you seemed to like to use the term semper fi as the "signature" of your posts.
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Howtogo5 months, 2 weeks ago
Tell the non-tourists that can't speak English to dial one for their language.
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Grancher5 months, 2 weeks ago
Honestly it is a reasonable request, you can't expect every restaurant to have a multilingual staff just to make someone who might walk in comfortable.
We use similar signs all the time in English training centers to remind the students to use their English rather than their native languages. I don't really see the difference here, if you are in a foreign country you are immersed in that country's language, and you have a great opportunity to learn it. In a sense the shop was offering a friendly reminder to it's patrons. Realistically though a lot of Americans, particularly service people, could be a lot more patient when dealing with people who speak less than perfect English. If you want to encourage people to speak English, be patient and nice when they make a mistake, and make an attempt to understand what they are trying to say. You might actually win yourself some friends or regular customers.
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aceofspades15 months, 2 weeks ago
The solution is - all tourists should wear badges saying-
"I am a foreign tourist"
" I am spending money worth more than your shrinking dollar"
" try to accommodate me I only spend - I don't take your tax dollars"
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BronxBomber5 months, 2 weeks ago
Well for example, the French insist that Americans speak their language in they're native country, despite the fact that a LOT of them understand, and speak English to a certain extent, & besides that, a lot of europeans who are educated overseas for the most part. English is one of the required prerequisites in they're educational school system. If I had to live over in France, it would be incumbent upon me to speak French. The same holds true for the reverse,you come to live here, do business here, then you're best bet is to learn the English language..that's all. I mean fair's, fair.
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