map showing the states with english laws and constitutional amendments.
well ya know, possibly hurting people's feelings is now a human rights violation. :)
Can't he post an "unwelcoming message" if he wants to???
I didn't realize "Wizz wid" was English, I thought it was Esperanto.
SO!!!! The customers won't have to order in English, but the city wants to make the owners learn how to understand their menu in ALL other languages???? Stupido!!!
WHY DO I have to press 1 to hear English when this is the United States and English is the language. I am really tired of all this Spanish crap everywhere I go and if possible I will not buy from anyone who places signs in Spanish in their stores.
For those concerned about the illegal immigrant problem, consider this. Local law bends over backward in a lot of places to screw up the concept of the melting pot.
if they don't understand English how do they know the sign is offensive?
He should post it in Spanish too. That would REALLY tick them off.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANYONE! I'd make a bigger sign.
The city officials are being jerks, as are all whose deity is multiculturalism.
However, maybe things would go better for the owner if he just took the sign down and, if someone tried to place an order in a foreign language, just stared blankly and moved on to the next customer.
Boy the city doesn't have a clue about which way the political winds are blowing, do they?
Are we at a point like the Voting Rights Act that will require all businesses to have a workfoce that can do business in a dozen or so languages? This is getting bizzarre.
I'm not sure why he has to put up a sign. Why can't he just shrug and say, "I don't understand" (and not serve)? No one should be compelled to learn Spanish. But someone who speaks Spanish can be compelled to learn English if we give them incentives (such as, if I can't understand you, I can't give you what you want) instead of creating a firestorm. If Philly comes down on this guy, then it backfired terribly.
I used to work in a delicatessan when I was in high school, and we always had Spanish-speaking workers coming in and ordering sandwiches, but they always did their best to order in English (or at least have it written down). We didn't start talking Spanish but we helped them enough that they could be functional and come back the next time and order in English - which they did.
HOW MANY STATES HAVE ENGLISH LAWS?
Florida has a constitutional amendment making english the official language of the state.
How many other states have similar laws?
Next to go: We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
Rachel Lawton is one of Philly's city officials saying he might be cited for his sign. Rachel Lawson should be FIRED for being really stupid and really bossy. What a waste of city dollars to have a dork like her telling business owners what they can and can't do in the discourse of their business. Maybe they could hire a trained monkey to replace her as the monkey is probably a hell of a lot smarter than she appears to be.
My favorite restaurants are Italian. I love the fact that the waiters usually speak little or no English, and I have to order by either pointing or butchering the beautiful Italian language.
This Joe obviously thinks that ordering in English has something to do with being a good American. BS. There is nothing wrong with ordering food in Italian, Spanish, French, English or whatever language the server understands.
At my first date with my wife, we ended up eating at a French restaurant. I ordered my food in French. It was part of the show to impress her, and I guess it worked. She still remembers every single detail of that first date.