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Philly cheesesteak stand owner removes 'speak English' sign [Geno's]
Associated Press ^ | Oct 13, 2016 6:23 PM EDT

Posted on 10/13/2016 7:50:44 PM PDT by 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.’” …

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TOPICS: Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: cheesesteak; englishonly; genos; language; pennsylvania; philadelphia; speakenglish
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41 posted on 10/14/2016 3:10:49 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

“pong”


42 posted on 10/14/2016 3:22:38 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

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


43 posted on 10/14/2016 3:24:21 PM PDT by Mr. K (Trump is running against EVERYONE. The Democrats, The Media, and the establishment GOP)
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To: Mr. K

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.


44 posted on 10/14/2016 3:28:14 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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