I was thinking about this yesterday while at the bank where a woman was speaking only in spanish while the teller, who receives more money because she is fluent in spanish, helped her. They get to take the driving test in spanish but all the road signs are in english. does anyone else see a problem with this?
2006-07-06 07:22:01 · 20 answers · asked by princess_mel17 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
To become a citizen you have to read English. Maybe that should be a prerequisite for getting a driver's license also!
2006-07-06 07:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
After reading some of the questions here on Yahoo or even watching less than an hour of U.S. television, one has to wonder if many of the English speaking citizens can read the signs :o).
Perhaps that's why many of the more important signs are pictures instead of words.
2006-07-06 07:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by MDMMD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter. Haven't you noticed that the majority of road signs contain symbols? And most of the writing is two worded information, or signs containing place names.
These signs often contain arbitrary symbols, that are more often than not understood universally. [diagonal arrow down into road] "Keep to left", [arrows in a circle] "roundabout ahead". These are pretty understandable in the UK. Young people below 17 understand these too, regardless of whether they're able to drive.
...And I thought I was going into my theory test next week knowing nothing!
2006-07-06 07:28:40 · answer #3 · answered by RSJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get to take the driving test in Spanish?? Are you serious? That makes no sense. Let's just consider the USA the new Mexico already d*mn.
2006-07-06 07:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by James P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um actually road signs are kind of an international thing. Like when you see a stop sign it doesn't matter if it has the word "stop" or not, they know what it means because of the shape and color.
2006-07-06 07:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by Peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 07:54:46 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think road signs are designed to be read even by analphabets (i.e. red for stop sign, drawings...)
They might not understand the ''stop'' written on the sign but understand the meaning. Tougher for the travel indications but Boston: 45Km is understandable in every language.
2006-07-06 07:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by TonySti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the signs are almost the same for all the world; also I think because they usually are no American citizens then They tried to do right things
2006-07-06 07:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Emilio R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most signs have a different shape and design (i.e. we all know what a stop sign looks like without seeing the word "stop")
Also, many signs also have pictures, or are solely made of pictures
Most would also be able to know numbers without knowing english (1234567890)
2006-07-06 07:26:30 · answer #9 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way as when you get an International License to drive in Europe having never been there. Some amenities are indispensable!
2006-07-06 07:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋