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Should road signs be bi- or trilingual in the United States?
English is the most common spoken language in the U.S. and is currently the only language posted on road signs.
Spanish is the second most common spoken and taught language.
French is the third most common and second most taught language.
All three are the main languages of North America. French is an official language in Canada along with English, but sole official language in the huge province of Quebec. Spanish is the official language of Mexico, Central America and almost 50% of the continent of South America.
My initial inclination was to say no, but from a tourism and business stand point it makes sense. Most people are going to look at it from an Illegal Alien stand point. Mexico is one of our largest trading partners and unlike China, Japan and Germany our trade imbalance with them is not as one sided.
For everyone who is saying no, if the new signs don't cost any more, what logical reason do you have to not want a bilingual sign?
I am not trying to start a fight, I just honestly don't see a good reason not to throw a few more languages on a sign.
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