'NO SPEAK ENGLISH - NO SERVICE' sign leads to restaurant's SALES TRIPLING

www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 20th May 2011 | By Daily Mail Reporter

[Yosemitest]

Good for business: 'No speak English - no service' sign
leads to restaurant's sales TRIPLING
By Daily Mail Reporter on 20th May 2011

Some chefs spend their lifetimes unsuccessfully slogging away to improve business.

But all it took for Reedy Creek Diner chef Greg Simons in Lexington, North Carolina,
was to put up a controversial language sign
and he’s seen his sales triple.





Mr Simons put up the ‘No speak English. No service’ sign in March
and says he’s received great support -
with some people asking for souvenir copies to take home.


‘All these calls I've gotten from outside the country and the U.S. have all been positive,
saying things like “Good for you, don't take it down”,’ he told My Fox 8.

Mr Simons took down the sign in March after receiving a deluge of complaints at the time
from people concerned it may have been racist.

It was put up after a group were offended because staff could not speak Spanish.

But Mr Simons said:
‘Everybody's money is green as far as I'm concerned.
It’s a communication thing.
Nobody here speaks another language other than English.’

In fact, the sign has received so much attention
that he has added a list of additional languages
and makes photocopies for customers wanting to take one away.

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[Yosemitest]

Continued....

The sign was originally in Spanish, French, Russian, Irish and German,
but Mr Simons said he put it up because of an issue with a group of Hispanic customers.

Now he claims to have even had visits from people speaking foreign languages
who come along with an interpreter.

One of the positive messages of support he has received said:
‘A common language is a unifier
- you did nothing wrong, Mr Simons.
Best wishes to you!’

‘I'm saddened by the fact
that someone might want to see a negative than a positive.
It's just how you look at things,’ he said.

Mr Simons began working at the Reedy Creek Diner in November 2009 before buying it eight months later
but had a few ‘problems’ with Spanish-speaking customers.

A brick was thrown through a window shortly after he put the sign up, which also said:
‘God bless America
and all who those who protect and serve our great country.’

Hispanic or Latino people make up 8 per cent of North Carolina's population,
and last year’s 111 per cent increase was the state’s biggest ethnic group rise in a decade.



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Good for Reedy Creek Diner chef Greg Simons.

If you can't speak English, get the hell out!!!

[OddLane]

Bingo.

That's why Joey Vento will always have my admiration.

English Only

[golux]

“American multilingualism, a national tragedy:”

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48673

[Liz]

Geno's famous Philly cheese steak----Geno's is open 24/7.

How to order (in English only): The ingredients are simple and never greasy----thinly sliced rib-eye steak, melted cheese, oven-fresh baked bread and delicately grilled onions. Awaiting your piping hot sandwich on the counter outside are ketchup, mustard, relish and Joe's choice hot sauce. A Word of Warning! Be prepared and know how to order, because the service is fast and the line keeps moving. For example, on a cheese steak with onions specify which kind of cheese you'd like (Provolone, American or Cheese Whiz). By the time you have given your order, your money will be taken and your sandwich will be out the window nice and hot! At the next window you can pick up your soda, fries and coffee.

A sign on Geno's window gained press notoriety in 2006, during the immigration controversy. The sign reads: "This Is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING Please 'SPEAK ENGLISH'" The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations filed a discrimination complaint, arguing that Geno's violated the city's Fair Practices Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in public accommodation, by "denying service to someone because of his or her national origin, and having printed material making certain groups of people feel their patronage is unwelcome." Vento had previously said the signs are directed at the Mexican immigrants in the surrounding neighborhood.On March 19, 2008, Philadelphia's Commission on Human Relations ruled that the restaurant did not violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance.

[Liz]

ping

[knarf]

Now if Conservatives will only BE Conservative and campaign/run as such ... we WILL take back the country.

Run for Congress and refuse to move from a "defund the NEA" plank (explaining how our kids are destroyed and made dumb by a planned, concerted effort) and you'll get voted in.

Pull an "abortion is murder" banner behind you ala Alan Keyes and do not waver, and you'll be voted in.

Too many Americans are afraid to be American, but many are awakening.

There's still hope.

[Minus_The_Bear]

Reagan used to say "abolish the Dept. of Education" all the time. Just watch his first inauguration.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky frequently mentions getting rid of the Dept. of Education.

Guess who took that plank out of the Republican's platform? Newt Gingrich in his "Contract With America" in 1994.

[Yosemitest]

Been there,
ate that,
and ate at the one diagonally across the intersection.

Both taste great, but Geno's is better.

[TommyDale]

I am making a drive down to Reedy Creek just to eat there.

[TommyDale]

I am making a drive down to Reedy Creek just to eat there.

[harpu]

If it were not for the ‘distance’ of the drive, I’m there everyday...it’s a bit out the way from North Texas.

[SoCal SoCon]

What American multilingualism? Most Americans don’t speak any language other than English.

[COBOL2Java]

It was put up after a group were offended because staff could not speak Spanish.

Bears repeating. They were "offended"???

[Recon Dad]

Save room for a stop at Lexington BBQ, everyone speaks English there and it’s the best in the area.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

... it’s a bit out the way from North Texas.

So is the rest of Texas. You could get there in about the same time as Beaumont but sooner than you could get to El Paso or McAllen.

:-)

[No Socialist]

That sandwich looks really disgusting. I’m sure it tastes great, though.

[Liz]

Glad to hear it-—tell the chef he’s got a lot of friends.

[mad_as_he$$]

Thanks, I am to far away to make it.

Tell the chef thanks from Nevada.

[Liz]

Daily and house specials. Call in and carry out orders welcome – Just call ahead.

* French toast

* Steak

* Ice cream hand-dipped

* Breakfast plates with omelets, pancakes, biscuits and sides

* Kids breakfast

* Chicken, wings, sandwiches, salads, vegetables, cold plates and a kids corner

* Milk shakes and desserts

[MrB]

Language defines and molds cultures.
The left hates traditional American culture because it’s based on the Christian worldview and value system.

“Multiculturalism” is simply anti-Americanism.

The “language defines culture” concept was driven home to me when I studied some sign language with my kids. There is a whole deaf [sub]culture built on the American culture, defined by their different language.