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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.
I wonder how the rest of the world feels that the second language on their signs are in English
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.
LOL. No desire. I love the USA, I just think it's funny that people can be so afraid of another language, especially since signs are in our predominant language and sometimes also offered in another. I get around fine here in Texas without knowing Spanish (which is what we're really talking about). I took French in high school, can't remember a thing. For what it's worth, Russia isn't in Europe, it's Asia.
LOL. No desire. I love the USA, I just think it's funny that people can be so afraid of another language, especially since signs are in our predominant language and sometimes also offered in another. I get around fine here in Texas without knowing Spanish (which is what we're really talking about). I took French in high school, can't remember a thing. For what it's worth, Russia isn't in Europe, it's Asia.
I know where Russia is. I was trying to get you to see another place, beyond Europe.
And, I did not mean physically go there I meant if you ever did, you won't find road signs with English on them.
I speak Russian & French. But I live in the US. I believe in a common language
for the masses, but have no problem with anyone speaking their native tongue or whatever on a day to day basis.
We simply need something to twine us all together, sort o speak.
I know where Russia is. I was trying to get you to see another place, beyond Europe.
And, I did not mean physically go there I meant if you ever did, you won't find road signs with English on them.
I speak Russian & French. But I live in the US. I believe in a common language
for the masses, but have no problem with anyone speaking their native tongue or whatever on a day to day basis.
We simply need something to twine us all together, sort o speak.
Ah. Gotcha. So many of these threads involve Americans who have never been anywhere, I just assumed. The only places I've been on the Asian continent were tourist places and had signs in English. Europe, well you know my experience in those countries...English and a zillion other languages thrown in. I have no problem with common language, but the OP is throwing a fit because another language (and not just THAT language) is listed, and not predominantly but as an afterthought. It's silly. I love that I can visit different cultures in my city, and lots of the restaurants (for example) have signs outside in both English and a foreign language that I can't make out for the life of me.
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I meant if you ever did, you won't find road signs with English on them. 
