Is anyone getting sick of being asked your language

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: chowmein
cry me a river OP. the multi-lingual Americans are the very foundations of this country, i believe they should at least have the option of using their primary language.

then why not have italian and german on it also as they played a much larger role in making this country what it is today then any spanish speaking peoples

 

[fishmonger12]

Originally posted by: Anubis
then why not have italian and german on it also as they played a much larger role in making this country what it is today then any spanish speaking peoples

Non parlo in inglese Parlo unico in italiano!

Ho studiato multo per gli esami, ma non ho buoni voti. Sono stressato!

 

[Darthvoy]

seriously a thread like this appears once a month in this forum

 

[xXped0thugXx]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate

Originally posted by: potato28
I am not sick of being asked for my language. OP: Suck it up. Go to Europe and see how many times they'll ask you for your language.

When you travel abroad everybody speaks English. We are one of the few unilingual countries left on Earth.

QFT

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: chowmein
cry me a river OP. the multi-lingual Americans are the very foundations of this country, i believe they should at least have the option of using their primary language.

please tell me, which of our founding fathers was bi-lingual? i think you are confusing religious freedom and language

 

[Cookie]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

The tolerance nazi's will come in and say that we need to appreciate other's culture by making everything bi-lingual though.

Is this statement as amusing and ironic as I think? Considering that the nazi's were anything but tolerant of other cultures and languages...

 

[2Xtreme21]

You know, OP, you're probably the same person that b!tches when you're over in another country and no one will serve you in English.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
English isn't the national language. I'm bothered, but it would be easy to solve. Instead of having to choose English or Spanish at the start of the process, they should have a little on screen button off to the side that you hit if you want Spanish.

And even if English was the national language, it wouldn't have any effect on ATMs and credit card machines and what have you.

Do people in other bilingual countries bitch about it as much as Americans do?

 

[Cookie]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: chowmein
cry me a river OP. the multi-lingual Americans are the very foundations of this country, i believe they should at least have the option of using their primary language.

then why not have italian and german on it also as they played a much larger role in making this country what it is today then any spanish speaking peoples

except perhaps Spain.....

 

[mpitts]

Whatever you do, don't move to Atlanta. Half of the signs for the store fronts are in Spanish/Korean/Japanese/etc..

I always assume that these people do not want my business.

 

[Cookie]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
English isn't the national language. I'm bothered, but it would be easy to solve. Instead of having to choose English or Spanish at the start of the process, they should have a little on screen button off to the side that you hit if you want Spanish.

And even if English was the national language, it wouldn't have any effect on ATMs and credit card machines and what have you.

Do people in other bilingual countries bitch about it as much as Americans do?

No.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
I don't live in Canada, I live in America, and here in America we speak English. I'm tired of always being asked English or Spanish. In fact I'm tired of any automated phone system doing it also.

Yes I may get flamed for this, yes I might need to be more tolerant but dammit this is America and I'm proud to speak English.

I agree with you entirely. Flames be damned.

 

[marulee]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
I don't live in Canada, I live in America, and here in America we speak English. I'm tired of always being asked English or Spanish. In fact I'm tired of any automated phone system doing it also.

Yes I may get flamed for this, yes I might need to be more tolerant but dammit this is America and I'm proud to speak English.

in Canada.. not English or French? that is weird...

 

[Fenixgoon]

if you go to live in france - you are expected to learn french

if you go to live in germany - you are expected to learn german

the list goes on and on with each country.. so why should the usa be any different? want to live here? learn our language and assimilate our culture. there was a thread about this a while ago and mosh had some awesome quote from teddy roosevelt about immigration

 

[wazzledoozle]

Originally posted by: Cookie

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

The tolerance nazi's will come in and say that we need to appreciate other's culture by making everything bi-lingual though.

Is this statement as amusing and ironic as I think? Considering that the nazi's were anything but tolerant of other cultures and languages...

Contrary to what you apparently think, not everything has to be literal. Its called a figure of speech.

 

[magomago]

whatever - its perfectly fine. The ATM at WAMU here asks me for english, spanish, chinese or korean...its to easier serve customers. If you can ONLY speak english (and pity you for being bound to one language) then pick ENGLISH and IGNORE the other options.

For those who have a problme - get that stick out of you a$$ because it makes you look silly that you care so much.

i swear - we export our language world wide and make it the primary language of business and biatch when people who come here try to use another language that they are more versatile in. Their english SUCKS - and by using their own native language here it makes the transition SIMPLER for them.

 

[Cookie]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

Originally posted by: Cookie

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

The tolerance nazi's will come in and say that we need to appreciate other's culture by making everything bi-lingual though.

Is this statement as amusing and ironic as I think? Considering that the nazi's were anything but tolerant of other cultures and languages...

Contrary to what you apparently think, not everything has to be literal. Its called a figure of speech.

I realize it was a figure of speech, I just thought it was an ironic one.

 

[0roo0roo]

should default to english.

especially voting materials, those should never have been printed in other languages.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Cookie

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: chowmein
cry me a river OP. the multi-lingual Americans are the very foundations of this country, i believe they should at least have the option of using their primary language.

then why not have italian and german on it also as they played a much larger role in making this country what it is today then any spanish speaking peoples

except perhaps Spain.....

Seriously

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
You know, OP, you're probably the same person that b!tches when you're over in another country and no one will serve you in English.

I seriously doubt someone with his attitude has spent significant time in another country.

Anyone who bitches about spending a few seconds out of their day to select their language has obviously never tried to master a foreign language as an adult or tried to make their way in a foreign land without the help of his native language.

This is a ridiculous argument anyway, because businesses will continue to do what makes them the most money. Places like banks have a lot more to lose by turning down the business of people who are more comfortable speaking Spanish than they have to lose by making intolerant people like the OP press "1".

 

[Cookie]

I agree that people moving to a new country should learn that country's language. I also realize that people moving from some countries, especially poorer or war torn countries do not have the option of taking English classes before they immigrate and have to wait until they arrive to do so.

I haven't been to the US in years and maybe the Spanish speaking people have no intention of learning English, but if they (or others) are making an attempt, why not assist them along the way at the minor expense of all the English speaking people having to push one extra button?

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: Legend
Agreed, people that have immigrated from all over the world have learned English and integrated to a degree into American culture. It's not efficient to print everything, teach everything, and spend time asking for different languages. It makes sense for Europe because of all the closely neighboring cultures, but we're not Europe.

What about tourists? What about old men and women that just too old to learn a new language? Does it cause you any problem to have something printed in a different language?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
You know, OP, you're probably the same person that b!tches when you're over in another country and no one will serve you in English.

er, you have a twisted idea of how things work in other countries. perhaps they humor tourists who don't know their language sure. but do you really think the germans or french like people who go there to live and don't learn their language? esp the french..you know how they cherish and protect their language, actually the government is involved last i checked. their citizenship tests are much harder than ours too. like any normal people they take people not learning their language as a sign of disrespect.

 

[chowmein]

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: chowmein
cry me a river OP. the multi-lingual Americans are the very foundations of this country, i believe they should at least have the option of using their primary language.

please tell me, which of our founding fathers was bi-lingual? i think you are confusing religious freedom and language

i believe you're misinterpreting my previous statement. let me put it in blander terms for you. with America as diverse as it is, it would be in the companies' best interest to cater, not only to consumers like yourself, but to everyone else as well.

granted it would be to your convenience if English was defaulted, but don't be absent-minded to the general public.

f.y.i: most banks have options for other languages other than Spanish.

 

[iversonyin]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
You know, OP, you're probably the same person that b!tches when you're over in another country and no one will serve you in English.

er, you have a twisted idea of how things work in other countries. perhaps they humor tourists who don't know their language sure. but do you really think the germans or french like people who go there to live and don't learn their language? esp the french..you know how they cherish and protect their language, actually the government is involved last i checked. their citizenship tests are much harder than ours too. like any normal people they take people not learning their language as a sign of disrespect.

Well, if you love the French so much. Move the f**k away from America. I enjoy my freedom of speaking any language I f**king want.

Go to France, I'm sure you like their system of government.