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Yes. This really isn't something to get upset about.
He's voicing his opinion for God's sake! I just love it when people don't agree with someone else's opinion that they feel the need to use the words "upset, hate, anger".
It's wrong to expect ads to be in this nation's language? Really?
Ah, so we have yet another way in which you are a victim? Tell us about the most recent instance in which a language was forced upon you? What, did the waiter at the Mexican restaurant make you repeat your order of enchiladas correctly?
You people will whine about anything. Is this how you are in "real life?"
What fascinates me about your mindset is how you react to being presented with something foreign to your understanding. It really is a perfect glimpse into the stark difference between how one group of people reacts to the world versus another group. When I'm presented with something I don't know, my first reaction is to learn more about it. There are still many others who react this way. On the flip side are reactions like yours - "Why doesn't the rest of the world conform to how 'we' think, believe, react or communicate???" I was just saying the other day how I really need to get back into Spanish, after having three years of it in high school. Learning languages opens your mind and keeps it agile. Thank you for giving me that final push. The last thing in this world I want is to be some dumb, ignorant American who must rely on one single language to understand this world.
Um, you do realize we are talking about a spanish commercial that aired on an english channel, right? I'm not asking the rest of the world to conform to my way of thinking. I just expect commercials on English channels to be in english and to be able to understand them.
When presented with something I don't know, that I want to know about, I will learn about it but we are talking about a commercial here. Not some intriguing new thing to learn about. Just a company targeting spanish speaking people on an english speaking channel. I see no reason to spend my time figuring out what they meant by their commercial. It was their job to get that message across and if I was their target audience (I don't believe I was), they failed.
I have never felt as if Spanish is being shoved down my throat.
That's because it's not. People with this mentality are the same folks who claim homosexuality is being shoved down their throats, just because gay people have the audacity to walk around living and breathing and wanting to be treated like human beings, instead of hiding in a corner somewhere being ashamed and invisible. Spanish is not being shoved down anybody's throat, but because it is becoming more mainstream and being used by more businesses, then certain people feel as if it is a personal affront to them. They think we should all look the same, think the same, believe the same, behave the same, and speak the same language. They take offense to anything outside of that very limited view.
He's voicing his opinion for God's sake! I just love it when people don't agree with someone else's opinion that they feel the need to use the words "upset, hate, anger".
It's wrong to expect ads to be in this nation's language? Really?
Yes, yes it is. It speaks not only to the fact that your perspective on life is horribly skewed if these are the things that offend you and rise to a level where you need to complain about it, but also to a resolute resistance to anything that might force you to appreciate and learn something foreign to your understanding. At the same time, it explains so much about your political and social philosophies. The science seems to be confirming that this is how your brains operate, so I guess that implies that some of it is beyond your control, so I suppose I should be a little more forgiving of you.
maybe if the song had been la cucaracha we wouldn't be so offended.. it is a song that has been around for years and many people know it. Even though it is about cockroaches.. we can identify the song.
I get ticked when I call a company and the Spanish version of their recording greets me in Spanish instead of English first. This is not right at all.
The only thing I don't mind lately is all the stupid telemarketers calling in Spanish. I have absolutely no trouble slamming down the phone on them. I normally don't like to be rude to telemarketers because they're trying to earn a living, but when they expect I should speak Spanish to listen to them, forget it.
You're assuming immigrants want citizenship. If you have your landed immigrant status and don't want to give up your old citizenship, you have everything you need to work. It took me awhile before I decided if I wanted dual citizenship and I didn't have to give up citizenship to go for it.
Where did I say that? I said that Mexican-Americans which means they are U.S. citizens do know English. That isn't the group these pandering stores are trying to reach. As for "immigrants" we have millions of Asian immigrants in this country that may not know English either so why just pander to the Spanish speaking ones. Hint...it's the illegal alien Spanish speakers they are trying to sell to.
You tell me why Sears only has ads on their intercom in their stores in Spanish. Not even an English translation. I haven't shopped in their stores for years because of that.
He's voicing his opinion for God's sake! I just love it when people don't agree with someone else's opinion that they feel the need to use the words "upset, hate, anger".
It's wrong to expect ads to be in this nation's language? Really?
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I'm not asking the rest of the world to conform to my way of thinking. I just expect commercials on English channels to be in english and to be able to understand them. 
