Posted on 12/08/2010 4:21:37 AM PST by greatdefender
The key word in Alex’s question is “sent” — AFAIK, the workers in question were not “sent” (by someone/entiry) but hired by the hospital in question...
Perhaps the fault lies in the hospital’s hiring practices or the State’s hiring policy...
And yes, it is very rude, and, as you point out, possibily life threatening in some situations.
As far as “private converstions” in the work place goes - there should be none. {Private converstions should be what happens on break/lunch/or after work).
I think that's the sticking point. I'm all for English-only, but it has to be blanket, no discrimination against a specific grouop.
Correct. There has to be a universal language or we will fall on the wayside as a result of this ‘multicultural’ nonsense.
I’m in L.A. and rode for the first time a DASH bus which costs 25 cents. In it...ALL the signs were in Spanish but the passengers were mostly European seniors.
Now, where is the MULTI-cultural aspect of it when ONE language which is NOT English was clearly shown?
If I speak Arabic, YES.
If I went to India and worked with another American, I sure as hell would insist that we speak Hindi or whatever was the dominant language if I could speak it.
Not just yeah. Hell yeah. I would never risk insulting my hosts by whispering behind a concealing hand in their midst.
Also, I never said “prohibited.”
I’m talking about what used to be common courtesy. It also used to be the norm that immigrants learned our language when they came here.
As far as “they weren’t talking about...” well who the hell knows the truth about that? That’s the point.
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