[TheBattman]

I have no idea why I would find myself in Philly, but if I do ever go there - I too will make a point to go there for a sammich...

This "case" is just another part of the amazing conspiracy against the US. As a private business owner, he should be able to serve whatever food he wants to - using WHATEVER LANGUAGE HE WANTS TO! If a Mexican Restaraunt were to open and put a sign up that reads:

YOU ARE IN A MEXICAN RESTERAUNT, PLEASE ORDER IN SPANISH

I would not be offended - and those who didn't like it would eat elsewhere- that is how our market system is suppose to work (not to mention the free speech issues).

If I were to open an Italian resteraunt and have a menu completely in Italian, and expect my customers and employees to use Italian, then that should be my right.

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Compare this story to the pizza chain in the Dallas Metro area that decided a couple of months ago to accept Pesos as currency.... (of course, they did accept dollars too!).

Then again - would someone explain when property rights (along with free speech) became an endangered species here in the US? What was the defining moment? I am sure that many things have contributed to the situation we are in.... but there is bound to be some specific at or decision that really marked the beginning of the end of our rights...

[Squawk 8888]

I agree. Everyone in Toronto knows that in Chinatown, the Chinese menus are more extensive than the English version. This is because too many non-Chinese patrons would order stuff that they ended up not liking. So if you're an adventurous eater, learn to read Chinese :-p

[Squawk 8888]

there is bound to be some specific at or decision that really marked the beginning of the end of our rights... The New Deal comes to mind. FDR's declaration of economic "rights" was the death warrant for the American way.

[SAJ]

Per favore, un piatto del linguini con vongole, aglio e olio, e una bottiglia del Soave bianco.

Nothing so difficult about that, eh?

;^)