Comments on: Please Speak English

By: Sweetums

Sweetums — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:19:59 +0000

Intolerance will not be tolerated!

For Christ’s sake people, lighten up.

By: Mr Fnortner

Mr Fnortner — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:41:21 +0000

Understand that Mr. Vento is afraid. His reaction is not unusual in that people are more wedded to their language than they are patriotic, and with great intensity. (Conquered peoples have changed their political loyalties never having given up their language.) His language concern is a surrogate for his feelings of loss of America. He can’t get his country back, but he can–by God–make a stand for his language. The fact that his effort is pathetic makes him tragic, not comical.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:33:23 +0000

Very interesting article. The language census map is especially interesting in that German looks to be the dominant language. My family is Pennsylvania Dutch, and spoke Dutch (very close to German) up until my Grandparents. I should probably be speaking it, but I speak English, and that is the real point of English. It is the middle ground that a country with many different tongues could come together. It seems that effect is now world wide, and why shouldn’t it be so. English is like a vocabulary sponge, absorbing the best words from every language it meets.

By: Leon

Leon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:58:42 +0000

You kind of missed the point. I agree that he’s an asshat, but that’s no reason to force him to teach his employees another language just for the sake of a few customers that don’t speak English.

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:08:55 +0000

As a immigrant from Mexico and someone who has seen the limiting impact of people who live and work in the U.S. and don’t speak English I think we should encourage and if necessary DEMAND that people speak English. I’ve achieved a high quality of life in this wonderful country because I learned to speak, read, and write English fluently.

By: Taylor Marie

Taylor Marie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:45:55 +0000

I enjoyed reading this, and I agree with you.
Thank you!

By: tbell

tbell — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:34:13 +0000

Bolteesh, thanks for reading. I hope you find some entertainment in the site! Where are you from?

By: Bolteesh Dicktz

Bolteesh Dicktz — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:58:09 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:04:14 +0000

Excellent article.
To Mr. Vento: You are not famous – you are now infamous. I will eat across the street at Pat’s Steaks from now on.