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View Poll Results: How much does an immigrants inability to speak English irritate you?
It doesnt bother me. 112 32.94%
It bothers me somewhat. 54 15.88%
It really bothers me. 174 51.18%
No opinion, never heard anyone speak anything but English. 0 0%
Voters: 340. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-10-2008, 05:02 PM
 
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And do you really think those corporations only came to exist once we had a community of illegal workers to choose from? Get real. Those jobs were done by someone before the illegal invasion dontcha think? Or were we just all suspended in a space/time vacuum, waiting for the illegals to show up to start our existence?

I was raised in the Northeast and we did NOT have illegal aliens from SOB or anywhere else. Americans worked at all the jobs people are now trying to claim we are too lazy to do. Prior to becoming a model, Cindy Crawford used to spend her summers picking corn in DeKalb County, IL! The idea that our nation somehow cannot function without illegal labor is ridiculous. If employers did not have the easy out of hiring illegals, they would have to pay a decent wage to Americans.

 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Denver
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i work at a bank in an area filled with immigrants who dont speak english. Lets just say i have to keep my hair cut short or i would pull it out all day. It frustrates me, in my home state of VA, i have to put up with people who seek to get everyone to speak spanish (or sometimes arabic) to suit them.
Most immigrants I know use the ATM or go online. Shoot who visits a bank anymore?
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:04 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Dont you reserve the right to refuse service to anyone? My local bakery refuses service to anyone who doesnt speak english and has a sign on his door that says "No hablo espanol". Its kind of odd at first to see him turn people away, but I definately dont feel bad for them. Learn english or leave.
In O.C.? Where is that?
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:05 PM
 
Location: OC, CA
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Most immigrants I know use the ATM or go online. Shoot who visits a bank anymore?
Those who have to trade their pesos for quarters must go into a bank.
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:06 PM
 
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It does not bother me at all. I speak some Spanish, so it has not been a problem for me. Many of my friends speak fluent Spanish and they can handle what I can't.
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:20 PM
 
Location: San DiFrangeles, Ca
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Originally Posted by ocexpo View Post
Dont you reserve the right to refuse service to anyone? My local bakery refuses service to anyone who doesnt speak english and has a sign on his door that says "No hablo espanol". Its kind of odd at first to see him turn people away, but I definately dont feel bad for them. Learn english or leave.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/english.jpg (broken link)
absolutely wreaks of
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/irish.jpg (broken link)
and
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/black.jpg (broken link)
guess we haven't progressed as much as we thought we have
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:21 PM
 
Location: California
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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/english.jpg (broken link)
absolutely wreaks of
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/irish.jpg (broken link)
and
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/black.jpg (broken link)
guess we haven't progressed as much as we thought we have
Don't forget this:
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:23 PM
 
Location: OC, CA
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Originally Posted by BreaOC View Post
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/english.jpg (broken link)
absolutely wreaks of
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/irish.jpg (broken link)
and
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/black.jpg (broken link)
guess we haven't progressed as much as we thought we have

I dont see the "Speak english" one saying WE DONT SERVE MEXICANS. Its not a racial thing like the later images you showed were. You cant control your race, and you shouldnt be ashamed of it. You can control your language.
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:28 PM
 
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I dont see the "Speak english" one saying WE DONT SERVE MEXICANS. Its not a racial thing like the later images you showed were. You cant control your race, and you shouldnt be ashamed of it. You can control your language.

Since when do mexican's go to a restaurant and order in spanish? The sign is meant to be inflammatory. That is why it relates.
 
Old 04-10-2008, 05:29 PM
 
Location: San DiFrangeles, Ca
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Originally Posted by ocexpo View Post
I dont see the "Speak english" one saying WE DONT SERVE MEXICANS. Its not a racial thing like the later images you showed were. You cant control your race, and you shouldnt be ashamed of it. You can control your language.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/KJLJPICS/spanmex.gif (broken link)
Better? Prejudice is prejudice no matter how it is presented.
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