Philly cheesesteak stand owner removes 'speak English' sign [Geno's]

Associated Press ^ | Oct 13, 2016 6:23 PM EDT

[Olog-hai]

A landmark Philly cheesesteak stand has removed a sign posted a decade ago that told customers to order only in English.

Geno’s Steaks in south Philadelphia made headlines in 2006 over a small sign posted at the shop stating, “This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING ‘SPEAK ENGLISH.’” …

[JoeProBono]

[GOPsterinMA]

“pong”

[Mr. K]

How are you going to serve someone if you only understand English and they try speaking something else?

[GOPsterinMA]

You don’t.

When I’m in foreign country I damn well make every effort I can to be at least passable in the local language. And that includes when I order food/beverages.

And for the lazy/brain dead, Google Translate does a pretty good job.