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Jeez who cares? It sounds like you think it's wrong or something. Like eew, why is "spanish writing" infecting my tube of Crest?
Ever hear of the principle of the matter?
If you moved to Italy, would you refuse to learn Italian and expect everyone to speak English to you? Wouldn't that seem rather arrogant and ingorant? So why is not arrogant and ignorant of immigrants to the USA to refuse to speak English?
The principle of the matter is that when you move to another country, you are expected to integrate into their culture and society, not the other way around. There was a time when immigrants to the USA wanted not just live in America but to be American - now they expect America to change for them. Why?
I moved to another country and fortunately, it was another English speaking country. But I quickly had to learn how to integrate into their culture and society in many other different ways. Why should the same not be expected of immigrants to the US?
As long as they have the English side.. why complain.
Because not only on products, but on our educational communications, ballots, etc. are printed in several languages = tax dollars paying for this...
This is the US. We don't go to other countries and cry for them to print English on eveything. We learn the language. If you come to the US, learn our language. American tax payers should not have to pay for foreign languages on everything.
If you moved to Italy, would you refuse to learn Italian and expect everyone to speak English to you? Wouldn't that seem rather arrogant and ingorant? So why is not arrogant and ignorant of immigrants to the USA to refuse to speak English?
The principle of the matter is that when you move to another country, you are expected to integrate into their culture and society, not the other way around. There was a time when immigrants to the USA wanted not just live in America but to be American - now they expect America to change for them. Why?
I moved to another country and fortunately, it was another English speaking country. But I quickly had to learn how to integrate into their culture and society in many other different ways. Why should the same not be expected of immigrants to the US?
I seem to recall when I was in Italy last summer, that many restaurants and other establishments had English translations. They were willing to translate for us ignorant Americans in order to make some money off of us. Is it not the same with American products? You want a large Hispanic population to buy your product, you make it easy for them. Comprende?
Yes, it all boils down to the LARGENESS of the Hispanic population in America these days.
There's a lot of them. They make money. They have spending power. They don't HAVE to learn English as long as companies think they can make money off them.
There are WAY more Spanish speaking immigrants (legal and non) in the U.S. today than there ever were Polish speaking, Norwegian speaking, or even Italian speaking immigrants back in the old days.
I see French on a lot of stuff as well. Lots of things are sold in multiple countries, and there are tens of millions of Spanish speaking people in this country.
There is alot more to the entire issue than spanish on labels or on recordings. When one reads the comments, its obvious who sees that and basically those that don't give a crap. One does not live in a country other than their own, year after year and not learn the language. I know that because I have lived in three countries in my life. I am from the USA I did not immigrate here. I am fluent in two languages and limited in a third. It is called respect to learn the language, and I do not see that from several groups of immigrants in todays america. I also do not see any interest into blending into american society, so as far as I am concerned is this. Really how foolish are so many americans not to see the language of america and its culture, going down the drain along with the messed up economy.
If you moved to Italy, would you refuse to learn Italian and expect everyone to speak English to you? Wouldn't that seem rather arrogant and ingorant? So why is not arrogant and ignorant of immigrants to the USA to refuse to speak English?
The principle of the matter is that when you move to another country, you are expected to integrate into their culture and society, not the other way around. There was a time when immigrants to the USA wanted not just live in America but to be American - now they expect America to change for them. Why?
I moved to another country and fortunately, it was another English speaking country. But I quickly had to learn how to integrate into their culture and society in many other different ways. Why should the same not be expected of immigrants to the US?
OK, next time try moving to another country where English is *not* the first language and then come back and tell me how easy it is to pick up another language as an adult. What other languages do you speak, oh linguistic moralist? Oh, you mean you haven't picked up another language, like from watching television or something? You just lazy!
I seem to recall when I was in Italy last summer, that many restaurants and other establishments had English translations. They were willing to translate for us ignorant Americans in order to make some money off of us. Is it not the same with American products? You want a large Hispanic population to buy your product, you make it easy for them. Comprende?
No, that is not the same. They were catering to the tourist demographic.
We are catering to the "domestic" foreigner demographic...illegal or not.
Huge difference and corporate America is the driving force behind the assimilation of immigrants into our society at the expense of our laws and way of life.
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