I should not have to press 1 to hear English when calling my bank. I am not saying to get rid of other languages, but why cant English be the default?
2007-03-01 06:30:51 · 35 answers · asked by this_takes_awhile 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I'm sorry but with everything that is going on in the world, the war on terror, the war in Iraq, domestic issues, having to press 1 sounds pretty trivial.
2007-03-01 06:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes I am offended. There is no reason that the Spanish language should be recognized in an English speaking country. I shouldn't see EVERY sign written in two languages. I understand if some people cannot speak English if they are visiting for a while, and by visiting I mean returning to where they came from within a month. I myself had the same language barrier when I visited Europe. Also, why are there not other languages being added to these signs, there are people in this country that speak French, German, Chinese, and many other languages. There is no reason to see any other language on any sign, other than English.
2007-03-02 17:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the problem is not "press one for English" what you would need in order to feel comfortable like many people in this country is getting the default language change to moron.
2007-03-02 02:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by DOUG V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Karkondrite , Pamela and PaO...
There is nothing wrong with this and whoever thinks that Pamela is just defending Mexicans because she feels the need to do so ... is maybe lacking some real love and affection (maybe something else)... seriously people what is so wrong with learning a new language do you want to stay as dumb as you are now???? Or do you actually want to learn something????... Seems to me that this is an issue that has already been dealt with... and pressing a different # to speak Spanish or another language is how they dealt with it...
2007-03-02 08:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by Gil 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree. If we offer more than one language, such as spanish, it should be press one for spanish. While pressing a button for English isn't that big a deal, it is a symptom of a much bigger problem. That's why people object. Not because they are too lazy to push a freaking button. I don't know why some people can't understand that, yet they take offense at the smallest things as well.
2007-03-01 06:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by DJ 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You bet. I was born in America. It was founded by English Colonists as well as others, but the war was fought against England, not Spain or France and the language adopted at that time was ENGLISH. I also think it is stupid that we can't have our religious beliefs left alone. Why must I be politically correct, when political correctness is offensive to me!
2007-03-01 09:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by Maggie P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The U.S. does not have an official language
The U.S. does not have an official language
The U.S. does not have an official language
The U.S. does not have an official language
English is the de-facto language, but it is not official.
Canada and many European nations are mulitilingual -- are they dying? Are their societies on the brink of turmoil? Do English-speaking Canadians, for example, have an officer pointing a gun to their head saying: "Speak French or die?"
Is it painful to press one? Are your buttons covered with acid?
2007-03-01 16:48:16 · answer #7 · answered by karkondrite 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a little annoyed, but not as annoyed as annoyed as having a machine answer the phone. I tried calling on blue tooth and find it hard to dial 1 when I'm on my phone. I am more irritated that if I do get an Operator its usually an Indian. I can't understand them half the time with their accent and I get insulted when the name they give me is Cody are something like that.
2007-03-01 06:56:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have been used to this for decades now, it really doesn't bother me that much. As long as the company's greeting is in English there is no problem. Please ignore Pamela above who likes to rant on about Native Americans. This language issue is not a Native American one. That is an example of abuse of the "native" card.
The only thing I would object to, is feeling forced to learn another European language - Spanish, in order to live and conduct business in America. So far, in my lifetime this has not occurred yet, and I doubt it if it ever will.
2007-03-01 07:57:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
English should take precedence, but like many places in Europe everything is done in multiple languages. Just another crack in the American bubble.
2007-03-01 06:36:45 · answer #10 · answered by Duque de Alba 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋