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Spanish is only spoken by around 12% of the US population and America is a multicultural country where hundreds of languages are spoken. I don't care if Spanish is the second largest language in the USA because we have hundreds of languages spoken here by hundreds of thousands of people.
How come when I go to some public places such as airports and parks I see Spanish signs included?! Keep it English ONLY or if you are going to include Spanish, then you better include French and other languages as well. You cannot favor one ethnic group over another.
I don't want my tax payers money being spent on including Spanish signs on my local airport, zoo, government buildings, etc. Indeed I refuse going to stores with bilingual signs.
Spanish is only spoken by around 12% of the US population and America is a multicultural country where hundreds of languages are spoken. I don't care if Spanish is the second largest language in the USA because we have hundreds of languages spoken here by hundreds of thousands of people.
How come when I go to some public places such as airports and parks I see Spanish signs included?! Keep it English ONLY or if you are going to include Spanish, then you better include French and other languages as well. You cannot favor one ethnic group over another.
I don't want my tax payers money being spent on including Spanish signs on my local airport, zoo, government buildings, etc. Indeed I refuse going to stores with bilingual signs.
If Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the United States, it's commonality would be enough justification to be included on signs, particularly in areas where it's more common.
If Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the United States, it's commonality would be enough justification to be included on signs, particularly in areas where it's more common.
But this is America where English is the national language !
Spanish is only spoken by around 12% of the US population and America is a multicultural country where hundreds of languages are spoken. I don't care if Spanish is the second largest language in the USA because we have hundreds of languages spoken here by hundreds of thousands of people.
How come when I go to some public places such as airports and parks I see Spanish signs included?! Keep it English ONLY or if you are going to include Spanish, then you better include French and other languages as well. You cannot favor one ethnic group over another.
I don't want my tax payers money being spent on including Spanish signs on my local airport, zoo, government buildings, etc. Indeed I refuse going to stores with bilingual signs.
The people that those signs are intended for are highly uneducated and too irresponsible/ignorant to learn English. That's why the signs are posted like that.
If Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the United States, it's commonality would be enough justification to be included on signs, particularly in areas where it's more common.
If the stat is to be assumed correct, that only 12 percent speak Spanish, then that percentage is too small to justify it be included on anything from the Federal level. If individual states want to do that, fine.
The people that those signs are intended for are highly uneducated and too irresponsible/ignorant to learn English. That's why the signs are posted like that.
I guess it is like the English signs you often see in foreign countries when you go there right ?
I guess it is like the English signs you often see in foreign countries when you go there right ?
Right (these people don't travel). Go to any European country and you'll see signs in 5 or 6 languages, no matter which language most people speak in said country. Why this would bother anyone is beyond me.
Right (these people don't travel). Go to any European country and you'll see signs in 5 or 6 languages, no matter which language most people speak in said country. Why this would bother anyone is beyond me.
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