LPGA to crack down on non english speakers!

[imported_DocHolliday]

http://www.golf.com/golf/tours...,28136,1836145,00.html

I had to read the headline twice!

 

[JS80]

good thing all koreans rearn engrish in school

 

[waggy]

uh thats silly.

 

[CPA]

Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

 

[BW86]

gimme a fvcking break.

 

[mesthead21]

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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[KB]

Women complained about gender bias but are OK with language bias.

Pot meet kettle. I think they are just tired of losing to South Koreans (I am not Korean).

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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[Aharami]

What's the point of this rule? I wonder how this will go over when South Korea, or China, or some other non english speaking country requires all contestants to learn their language in order to participate in their events

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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[Regs]

Originally posted by: Aharami
What's the point of this rule? I wonder how this will go over when South Korea, or China, or some other non english speaking country requires all contestants to learn their language in order to participate in their events

Are they citizens?

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: waggy
uh thats sirry.

FIXED

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Aharami
What's the point of this rule? I wonder how this will go over when South Korea, or China, or some other non english speaking country requires all contestants to learn their language in order to participate in their events

What events are there?

"The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers."

If there is a Korean golf tour then they can require korean if they want.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: KB
Women complained about gender bias but are OK with language bias.

Pot meet kettle. I think they are just tired of losing to South Koreans (I am not Korean).

L2Golf

Goes back to the oldest rules in sports, "If you can't win cheat, if you still can't win get rid of the competition"

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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muwahahahaha!

 

[BassBomb]

Irony oh the

 

[summit]

Originally posted by: DocHolliday

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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muwahahahaha!

it is down right rude when an able speaking person speaks around you in their native language. that just pisses me off. all those gals know how to speak english they just choose to keep it korean.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Aharami
What's the point of this rule? I wonder how this will go over when South Korea, or China, or some other non english speaking country requires all contestants to learn their language in order to participate in their events

Are they citizens?

what does being a citizen have to do with anything? and citizens of what?

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye

Originally posted by: middlehead

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: CPA
Good. Now can we get this same rule in place in our public schools?

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QFT

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: Summit

it is down right rude when an able speaking person speaks around you in their native language. that just pisses me off. all those gals know how to speak english they just choose to keep it korean.

this is quite true!

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Aharami
What's the point of this rule? I wonder how this will go over when South Korea, or China, or some other non english speaking country requires all contestants to learn their language in order to participate in their events

What events are there?

"The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers."

If there is a Korean golf tour then they can require korean if they want.

I dunno what events there are as I dont follow golf. I was posing a hypothetical situation. I bet if the South Koreans had a prestigious golf tour and they required all contestants to speak Korean, all American contestants would throw a fit.

IMO, it shouldnt matter what language they speak. They are here to show their mastery of golf, not english.

 

[DukeN]

Wonder if this is the tour's thought process - "Uhm well the American players suck and are generally chubby and unattractive compared to the "foreigners". Well if we got rid of some of these "foreigners", maybe we could get some Kournikova types to get us more than the two sponsors we have!"

This is the stupidest thing ever - the PGA tour flourishes because the best players in the world play there. They are there by virtue of skill, and not another means. Oh well, atleast the WNBA can piggyback off the NBA to keep alive but the LPGA can just go die a fast and painful death.

 

[Slick5150]

Its hard to build fans when your prominent stars don't speak english so don't give interviews after wins. I have no problem with this ruling.

You think the PGA would be making so much money if Tiger Woods didn't speak English, thus didn't have all the endorsement deals that make him such a huge icon and have bazillions of people tuning into Golf just to watch him?

 

[RightIsWrong]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Its hard to build fans when your prominent stars don't speak english so don't give interviews after wins. I have no problem with this ruling.

You think the PGA would be making so much money if Tiger Woods didn't speak English, thus didn't have all the endorsement deals that make him such a huge icon and have bazillions of people tuning into Golf just to watch him?

The NBA has done it for years.

Most of their stars don't speak English and the foreign ones all have accents.

And yes, if there was a foreigner that ran the field like Tiger does, the PGA would make a killing anytime that anyone even came close to challenging him. Unfortunately, the LPGA hasn't been able to find any English speaking challengers to Pak, Ochoa, etc.

The best chance the Americans have doesn't even want to play on the LPGA (Michelle Wei).