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This is America. When Ordering, "Speak English" by Illiad 2008-03-20 10:28:36
At a Philidelphia Cheesesteak diner.

I think he has every legal right to put that sign up. Darn tootin'. On the other hand, he shouldn't be protected from the neighbourhood fallout on his business, if any.

[ Reply ]
  That's just it ... from what I've seen there has by subbywan2008-03-20 10:30:22
    On behalf of others who do not even feel offended by veran2008-03-20 10:37:56
      I am offended because someone else might find your by kc5sdy2008-03-20 10:39:38
      I am offended by the fact that you're not offended by taitano2008-03-20 10:46:57
    Then there are those who get their by kc5sdy2008-03-20 10:38:00
      getting one's panties twisted can be fun. . . by taitano2008-03-20 10:49:09
        that sounds painful by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:07:39
          sometimes pain is good :D (n/t) by subbywan2008-03-20 13:17:57
            somtimes by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:22:08
              sp/somtimes/sometimes (n/t) by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:23:01
  Good for Him (n/t) by Snate2008-03-20 10:34:15
  He has no obligation to cater to any other by Peace_man2008-03-20 10:37:58
    wow. I agree with Peace Man by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:37:25
  It's not discriminatory, it's rude. by Didactylos2008-03-20 10:40:25
    It's not rude by y2kdragon2008-03-20 10:49:06
      You can't expect everybody to know every language. by Didactylos2008-03-20 12:06:29
        problem is "Which language" by subbywan2008-03-20 12:10:17
          Europe has dozens of languages.... by Didactylos2008-03-20 12:21:27
            Visitors are not his target. by lheggland2008-03-20 12:28:35
              That's not what the sign says. by Didactylos2008-03-20 12:38:35
                "Learn the language" != "I hate immigrants" by lheggland2008-03-20 12:55:52
                  The language thing is just the excuse by Didactylos2008-03-20 13:21:54
                    it isn't bigotry to expect people to by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:28:53
                      And so it goes. (n/t) by Didactylos2008-03-20 13:41:19
                    You’re displaying the same attitude. by lheggland2008-03-20 14:14:04
                    okay siddown and listen to me by robertltux2008-03-20 22:12:10
    Rudeness exists on both sides. by esbita2008-03-20 10:50:44
    It can go either way on discriminatory by subbywan2008-03-20 11:13:20
  This quote astounds... by esbita2008-03-20 10:41:58
  Geno's Steaks are also really good by voxwoman2008-03-20 10:47:40
    Long lines at both by y2kdragon2008-03-20 10:51:53
  Thanks, now I'm hungry for a cheesesteak. by RetiQlum22008-03-20 10:48:41
  Easier than having to say, "I only speak English" by toysbfun2008-03-20 10:52:10
    "I demand that you take my order in Tshiluba!" by y2kdragon2008-03-20 10:53:48
  The ruling stated that the sign did not convey by raptillicus2008-03-20 10:55:12
  What I don't get about these signs. by svengelska2008-03-20 10:55:54
    The article says that no customer has ever been by taitano2008-03-20 11:09:58
      Yes. But if he should deny service by raptillicus2008-03-20 11:13:39
        Might get nasty by aprylmae2008-03-20 11:57:55
    Those signs are aimed at the pin heads by lheggland2008-03-20 11:13:49
      seconded (n/t) by aprylmae2008-03-20 12:56:53
    If your first paragraph is right... by esbita2008-03-20 11:20:58
      I think the difference lies in... by svengelska2008-03-20 11:53:05
    That proves why it's not discriminating. by Jeff_UK2008-03-20 11:52:50
    Eh? by Illiad2008-03-20 12:12:23
      Only because of what I know about who said it. by svengelska2008-03-20 12:42:46
  Irony: The "Speak English" sign is only in English by imwacc02008-03-20 11:01:45
    if they can't, then maybe they should learn by aprylmae2008-03-20 11:56:05
      Are you serious? (n/t) by Didactylos2008-03-20 12:23:45
        not entirely, by aprylmae2008-03-20 12:42:01
        it worked for my great grand parents by Joecrouse2008-03-20 13:26:11
          neat by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:30:44
            yea not so much before that usually happened by Joecrouse2008-03-20 13:32:16
              FUNNY sometimes yes. Fun never. by Joecrouse2008-03-20 13:35:11
              ouch by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:35:23
  I don't get why someone would travel to a land by taitano2008-03-20 11:02:33
    Have you ever been to France? by y2kdragon2008-03-20 11:05:29
      That was my experience by DesertRat662008-03-20 11:10:06
        Mine too. by jdelphiki2008-03-20 11:36:32
      I have heard that it is particularly bad in Paris. by Peace_man2008-03-20 11:10:17
        And the city smells like pee. by toysbfun2008-03-20 11:14:18
        I have a cousine who spent a year in France as by taitano2008-03-20 11:23:19
          Just like in the movie, "French Kiss"... by jdelphiki2008-03-20 12:02:08
      I had good experiences in France by Stibbons2008-03-20 11:26:50
    As a former gas station clerk by aprylmae2008-03-20 11:54:28
    Reminds me of a story by mridenour2008-03-20 12:17:59
      Friend of mine worked at an observatory in Chile by Sterling_Ag2008-03-20 12:25:33
  And what about mute Americans? ;-) by aix tom2008-03-20 11:17:18
    They can sign in English (n/t) by DesertRat662008-03-20 11:20:34
      No, they sign in ASL by altordwm2008-03-20 11:42:12
        linguists/linguistics...you'd think by altordwm2008-03-20 11:42:59
        Alternatively, they could sign in SEE by talon07202008-03-20 12:13:12
        Nor is BSL for that matter by confused.brit2008-03-20 12:16:29
    in my retail experience, I have had mute customers by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:41:42
  At least in Texas, a business owner can by merlin2008-03-20 12:32:40
    it's that way most places in the US by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:05:33
  There should be a trade in such signs. by kelli2172008-03-20 13:33:32
    If I read that in a country where I was visiting, by taitano2008-03-20 14:27:37
  something else I have always wondered by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:40:19
    We don't all get to decide by Didactylos2008-03-20 13:48:56
      unless you are on a military base by aprylmae2008-03-20 13:51:51
        I'm finding it hard not to be rude to you. by Didactylos2008-03-20 13:54:08
          I call FPBs. You *were* just rude to her. by DrDeisel2008-03-20 14:05:56
            We were discussing visiting, not relocating. (n/t) by Didactylos2008-03-20 14:08:22
              So how in hades do you visit a place and *not* by talon07202008-03-20 14:33:23
                Is this really a difficult question? by Didactylos2008-03-20 14:41:46
                  If you are going on business to another country, by DrDeisel2008-03-20 14:54:16
                    If you don't, you could even cost your company by subbywan2008-03-20 15:05:07
            I have to agree... by ashyraine2008-03-20 14:42:50
          Didactylos, YOU are the one has NOT been thinking by Snate2008-03-20 15:20:33
        On the base yes by DesertRat662008-03-20 14:03:46

 

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