2006-07-02 04:07:36 · 17 answers · asked by chapdaddy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I am going to assume you are talking about businesses here in the States. Spanish is so widely spoken that is in a business' best interest to attract the attention of Spanish speakers. Other languages are not as common here as Spanish, unless you are in CA and NY, where there are SEVERAL languages commonly in print in both commerce and government. If you had a business, would you not want to make money off someone regardless of what language they spoke? Money is money, I don't care what country or language one speaks.
2006-07-02 04:15:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact is, businesses don't print everything in Spanish as well as English, but not any other languages. If you are speaking about the US, it's likely because Hispanics are a large cultural group within that country. In Canada, because we have a large French presence, our second language is French and all official documents are printed in French as well as English. On the West Coast, because of the large concentration of Chinese residents, things are often printed in Chinese and English.
In Hawaii, more and more businesses are printing things in Hawaiian as well as English.
2006-07-02 05:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that in Canada everything is printed in French and English.....these are our two official languages...although I believe that Spanish is spoken in more countries around the world than French.
2006-07-08 14:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by baciandrio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically because English and Spanish are the main languages spoken in the United States.
2006-07-02 04:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by NATHAN M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is the international language of business which is why everything is printed in english, and as for the spanish, it is your immediate area... you must have alot of hispanic people in your area, so the marketers are tring to tap into that group of people... if you lived in an area with alot of asians, or arbics everything would be printed in that language as well
2006-07-02 04:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by jim20032003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. It depends on the market to which they are trying to appeal. I'm sure that in Russia, businesses hardly print anything in English or Spanish.
In Some parts of the US, documents are often printed in Vietnamese, or Tagalog or Arabic. In Canada, documents are often printed in French and English.
I've purchased numerous products that had instruction manuals in more than 2 languages.
As the US does more and more trade with China, I'm sure you'll see more and more of the various Chinese languages, too.
2006-07-02 04:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is because ENGLISH is the universal language. Almost all people around the world understand english although not all can speak as fluent.
When manufacturer put it in Spanish, the product is generally intented for the hispanic market.
2006-07-02 04:51:33 · answer #7 · answered by Kate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will usually print in the languages most commonly spoken where they do business. 85% of the manuals that I get are printed in 2 other languages as well
2006-07-02 04:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live. I'm sure if you live near Canada things might be printed in English and French.
2006-07-02 04:13:50 · answer #9 · answered by TiFFeRz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking in America then it because of the exensive use of these languages. Lots of manuals are printed in different languages.
2006-07-02 04:15:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋