Quote: "Seriously, I feel that Matt is being the most racist by the way he's speaking about people from the west. "
I don't see how stating a FACT is racist. The entire time I was out there, I saw VERY little cultural diversity, and at least 19 out of every 20 people who looked at Sharyn and I holding hands STARED at us, some with bothered faces, until I threw them the "Keep looking and I'll gouge your eyes out with a car key" look, which always made them stop looking. But that's a hard, cold FACT... so naturally you can expect me to be pretty hostile towards the people in the Spokane/ Coeur D'Alene area. Seattle wasn't like that, but Sharyn's area? Everyone was evil and if that whole area was wiped out tomorrow by a series of tornados I wouldn't be very upset.
Quote: "the facts still remain that people like you look for things to get offended by"
That's not true, not even remotely. This sign is offensive to people who come to this country hoping to be treated fairly, moreso than they had been in the country they're from. They're in search of the "American Dream" that our nation flaunts so loudly. Unless you're 100% full-blooded native american, there's an immigrant somewhere in your heritage as well, and if you honestly try to tell me they spoke fluent english when they came to this country, there's a good chances you'd be lying. These people deserve THE SAME opportunities for success that YOUR ancestors received, and if that means Geno needs to be patient with customers, then too bad for Geno. If he doesn't like it, he can leave.
Quote: "I don't know why, but this reminded me of a restaurant I read about in NYC where they treat you like crap on purpose, and it's really popular. Have you heard of it?"
They have restaurants here where they treat you nice? Where are these mythical NY restaurants?
Seriously though, there's so many gimmicky restaurants in NYC that I can't keep up with them. After Mars opened I just stopped paying attention, lol.
Quote: "For christ sake its a bloody sign! telling people to be clear when they order so that the company doesnt have to go to effort of translation."
It's the way that they say it that makes me angry: "This is AMERICA" is just an evil way to put it... there's NO reason why they couldn't be polite when making the sign, and if they were, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
Oddmind, you posted some of the most rediculous stuff I've EVER read on these forums, hands-down.
Quote: "Come to gerogia or florida for a few days and find out"
I've been there and worked with immigrants day-in, day-out, and every single one that I've met tried their best to speak english.
Quote: "I think its the most selfish thing to go to a country and not learn the language, i dont care who you are. Its ignorant and stupid to say the least."
Basically, you and people like you want/ expect/ demand that people who come to the U.S. know English the second they step off the boat, and to DEMAND that people speak english just because you don't understand their language is FAR more selfish than them not knowing english YET.
Quote: "learn english, get a better job and then immigrate legally. Sh*t happens people have to live with what theyre handed."
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news who needs to break this to you, but it's NOT that easy. Take Mexico for example. Their schools barely teach espanol, let alone english. THERE ARE NO JOBS, the economy is completely devestated, so their only real hope towards raising a family is to come to the US. But the United States rejects people who don't earn a "substantial" income in Mexico from immigrating to the US (By "substantial" I mean $25k/yr or more) legally, so their only hope is to work here in the States to earn that amount of money so they can legally immigrate and naturalize, else they need to find a US national to sponsor their immigration, which rarely if ever happens. And other countries, like Cuba? They don't even have it that good. Europeans have a far easier time getting into this country because they make more money, and that's what it all boils down to. If you couldn't feed your family and you were starving, out of work not because you're lazy but because there's NO PLACE to get a job, then TRUST ME buddy, you'd be hopping the fence too. But Americans are typically too selfish and arrogant to attempt to think about things like that... hence we have a moron in Philly posting this stupid sign.
Quote: "haha land of the free means freedom to do that if you want. Please know what your talking about before you post. This isnt lala land this is an established country and just because its the land of the free doesnt mean you can do whatever the hell you want, there are rules and guidelines. follow them!"
Rules and guidelines? What rules where? By the arguement that he should be allowed to do what he wants because he owns the joint, I should be allowed to open a restaurant and only allow people to speak spanish in it. And before you try saying I don't know what I'm talking about, why don't you open a history book for yourself, and then take a few minutes to try and attempt to know what it is I'm saying here. It's the land of the free: You're FREE to come here as long as you're not a criminal, you're FREE to speak whatever language you want, you're FREE to chase after your hopes and aspirations as you see fit, so long as it fits into the law. Where is the law that states you MUST speak English in this country? What guideline? I've never seen it, and they won't have one either because it's unconstitutional.
Quote: "Why do you think the US is the only country with large foreign communities? "
THANK YOU Dazzag!
Quote: "I mean, nobody that I know understands French.
Quite funny, I can name half a dozen languages that I hear more often than French."
Have you been to Montreal Jake? It's ALL french there... I didn't understand anything that anyone was saying. But, for the record, I brought my little translation book and did my very best.
Quote: "No wonder no one likes america."
I don't think he was trying to bash the USA. It is pretty much a fact that most of the world dislikes the US, mostly for our tendency to put giant soleprints in the cultures of other countries. We tend to impose our will on others... bully people into submission. Does everyone hate us? Not even close, but do a lot of people hate us? That's unarguable. Almost all of my friends who go traveling wear a Canadian flag on their backpack to avoid being harassed in other countries. But I think it's unfair that we're hated so much, because not everyone here agrees with how we treat people. But to say that everyone likes us, that's a bit much imo.
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