[Nachum]

Hijole!

[Vigilanteman]

Some years ago, when it became clear that I would be spending more than a few months living in Japan, I went to the local driver's office in Tokyo to get a Japanese driver's license. The line was being held up by a pushy American woman who expected the locals to conduct their business in English.

Exasperated, one of the local officials finally shed his typical Japanese politeness and explained in broken, but understandable English "This iz Japan. If you can't understand Japanese, you should bring your own translator." Me, and half the other foreigners (and some of the Japanese) standing in line applauded. She just glowered and slinked away.

When it was my turn, the guy was extraordinarily helpful, perhaps because he saw me as the ring-leader in getting him out of that situation.

[TADSLOS]

More Arizona AWESOMENESS! Rick Perry, are you paying attention yet?

[Nea Wood]

Why the heck should an optometrist HAVE to provide a translator??

Years ago I knew a girl who worked as a sign language interpreter for the deaf. Deaf people hired her to accompany them to doctor’s appointments and other types of appointments. The doctors and other businesses were under no requirement to provide a sign language interpreter. The deaf person hired and paid for the interpreter. That’s how it should be. I’m not without compassion for anyone who needs an interpeter for some reason, but if businesses are going to be forced to provide them, we’re all going to pay for it and that’s not right.

[TADSLOS]

Jan Brewer- doing the Chief Executive work that Obama refuses to do.

[ArmyTeach]

So if an individual has limited English, what prevents him from bringing an English speaking friend or colleague with him? HMMM? Too much common sense all at once?

[PATRIOT1876]

“requires businesses to provide “trained and competent” interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English.”

Using that logic, a Dairy Queen would have to hire someone who could speak farsi in case an Iranian came in, and someone who can speak every language of all the Native American tribes (maybe Nick Cage could come in to help out), they'd need a Slovak speaker in case some one from Slovakia comes in for a blizzard.

A blizzard would have to cost about $11 just to maintain a large staff or translators.