Posted by
The New THOMA$ REPORT on Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:45:42 PM
Why should I have to "press one for
English" every time I get a computer when I call anywhere for customer
service? I'd bet they don't have "press one for Spanish" in Mexico.This is AMERICA! We speak ENGLISH here! Why not change that to
"press one for SPANISH, or French, or even Swahili? I look at the forms
sent me by the feds and see a BOOK where it used to be a post card, all because
of the many different languages they must put it into, BY LAW! This is a
"can of worms" we've opened by "bending over and grabbing our
ankles" whenever someone "gets "offended" by having to
speak ENGLISH in an "English-speaking" country! They'll call me a
"racist" for this, because they can't answer the questions I raised.
So they'll just "label me" and go on, figuring I'll be busy
protesting that I'm NOT a racist. One time I was a security officer in a post
office and got hell from an old Mexican man because I didn't speak Spanish. He
seemed to think it was a "lawful requirement" if I worked in a
federal establishment. I told him to "get lost." In English. I
shouldn't have to go out of my way for people who REFUSE to learn our language
and learn THEIRS, in MY country. If I move to a foreign country to live, I'm
going to learn their language, not demand they accommodate me and learn mine.
It's only right. (Just common sense)