Why should WE learn Spanish and the illegals don't have to learn English?

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by that1guy

More concerning filling out forms, and all the more technical stuff. It says "Merge Left" on the test, not "Changer a Gauche", at least that's what she told me. The instructions are in French, but the signs are in English.

So for example

C'est placard represent: (stop sign)
1) Arret
2) Continuer
3) Tuer

(This sign represents, with picture of a stop sign: 1) stop, 2) continue 3) kill). So, the "stop" sign is in English, but the instructions were (again according to her) in French.

Yet in France as well as most of the rest of Europe today: the word 'STOP', not 'ARRET' is used on their stop signs.

Translation: their stop signs are identical to ours in color and shape.

[that1guy]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Yet in France as well as most of the rest of Europe today: the word 'STOP', not 'ARRET' is used on their stop signs.

Translation: their stop signs are identical to ours in color and shape.

It was an example as well.

[camping!]

Originally Posted by that1guy

More concerning filling out forms, and all the more technical stuff. It says "Merge Left" on the test, not "Changer a Gauche", at least that's what she told me. The instructions are in French, but the signs are in English.

So for example

C'est placard represent: (stop sign)
1) Arret
2) Continuer
3) Tuer

(This sign represents, with picture of a stop sign: 1) stop, 2) continue 3) kill). So, the "stop" sign is in English, but the instructions were (again according to her) in French.

OK, first of all --- you mom had to choose between stop, continue and kill? What the hell kind of traffic problems are occuring in your part of the country?

However, seeing a red octagonal sign whether it says 'stop' or 'arret' is not my point. I am talking about electronic signs that are on interstates. These signs will have emergency messages on them such as 'merge left' 'right lane closed ahead' and even much longer messages detailing road conditions/hazards and the like. As well as amber alerts. Could you mom or any other person whose primary language is not English be able to understand and obey those electronic signs? Or would it confuse them? Remember, these signs are on the interstate and as a driver you only have a few seconds to read and implement what you read. If a person is unable to do so, then yes he or she is a hazard on the road and should not be driving.

[that1guy]

Originally Posted by camping!

OK, first of all --- you mom had to choose between stop, continue and kill? What the hell kind of traffic problems are occuring in your part of the country?

However, seeing a red octagonal sign whether it says 'stop' or 'arret' is not my point. I am talking about electronic signs that are on interstates. These signs will have emergency messages on them such as 'merge left' 'right lane closed ahead' and even much longer messages detailing road conditions/hazards and the like. As well as amber alerts. Could you mom or any other person whose primary language is not English be able to understand and obey those electronic signs? Or would it confuse them? Remember, these signs are on the interstate and as a driver you only have a few seconds to read and implement what you read. If a person is unable to do so, then yes he or she is a hazard on the road and should not be driving.

I see your concern. The thing is with driving that many people, at least in LA, also do follow the flow of traffic. So for example if the left lane were closed, and people shifted lanes, people would go and shift before seeing the sign. For example, on the way to the office (don't tell my boss I'm goofing around right now lol) I simply shifted lanes like everyone else in front of me only to see the left lane was closed...I shifted before the sign.

Also, if you are at the level of driving, you can understand "merge" and "left" or other simple directions. Since the test again has English words in it.

[macmeal]

Originally Posted by TXTwizter

Why should WE learn Spanish and the illegals don't have to learn English?

WHY?

Silly question....If WE learn Spanish, why would the illegals have to learn English? They could communicate with us in Spanish, (which we'd all learned). Why should BOTH groups be penalized?

Besides, if people are illegal, they don't HAVE to do ANYTHING....when a motorist runs from the police, we don't ask "Why didn't he use his turn signals ?", do we? Of COURSE he doesn't follow the rules of the road...He's RUNNING from the COPS!!...

Silly question.....

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Amber alerts are in English. Sig alerts are in English.

[macmeal]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Amber alerts are in English. Sig alerts are in English.

True..but "NO PARKING" is half in Spanish, and half in English...and so are "TACO BELL", and "BAJA FRESH", and "MISSION VIEJO" and "LAGUNA BEACH"......which seems to me to be a pretty good compromise....

[michael85225]

If they know English, then what's the problem? Everyone has a right to conversate to each other in whatever language they want as long as they use English when doing business in this country. My Aunts speak Spanish to each other all the time, but when we go to Burger King, they order in English. By the way Spanish is actually thier SECOND language! You just need to mind your own business because obviously they didn't want you to know what they were saying. I don't tell my Korean co-workers to speak English to each other.

[KEVIN777]

Originally Posted by michael85225

If they know English, then what's the problem? Everyone has a right to conversate to each other in whatever language they want as long as they use English when doing business in this country. My Aunts speak Spanish to each other all the time, but when we go to Burger King, they order in English. By the way Spanish is actually thier SECOND language! You just need to mind your own business because obviously they didn't want you to know what they were saying. I don't tell my Korean co-workers to speak English to each other.

Well said !

[roncorey1]

Because the corporate controlled politicians and media are doing everything they can to help create a permanent underclass of cheap labor pools that can be exploited for years to come.