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It costs governments lots of money to produce everything in two languages.
Companies now produce their goods in both English and Spanish as you can see by looking at their packaging; one side English and the other side Spanish.
There are pockets of Austin that are 100% Spanish and if you don't speak the language then you can't do business.
It costs governments lots of money to produce everything in two languages.
Companies now produce their goods in both English and Spanish as you can see by looking at their packaging; one side English and the other side Spanish.
There are pockets of Austin that are 100% Spanish and if you don't speak the language then you can't do business.
Then don't! Stop whining about it, just take your business where it makes sense.
It costs governments lots of money to produce everything in two languages.
Compared to what?
Given that equal protection laws (Constitutionally required BTW) require us to provide the same government services to people regardless of the language they speak, what do you imagine would be a more efficient way of doing so? Employing an army of translators?
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Companies now produce their goods in both English and Spanish as you can see by looking at their packaging; one side English and the other side Spanish.
Most decent sized companies package in a lot more languages than just two. It opens up their products and services to a larger, often global market.
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
There are pockets of Austin that are 100% Spanish and if you don't speak the language then you can't do business.
Perhaps. But because it isn't backed up by law, you have the debate raging in this thread.
Actually, I attribute the "raging" to motives less respectable than a lack of law.
But that's just me.
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