Supercuts sued for ban on Spanish

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 12, 2005 | NATASHA KORECKI

[Houmatt]

The statement "In this country, we speak and conduct business in one language: English" is quite correct?

Tell you what: Why don't you start going to every one of the businesses on your street, and ask them what language they conduct business in. I think you would be surprised to find it is English.

Not willing to do that? Then shut your PC piehole.

[Lost_In_Reality]

The thing is, it doesn’t really matter what a person speaks anymore. It all depends on the $. That is about the only real language spoken that everyone listens too. If a company can make more money buy speaking Spanish, they are going to do it. If a person can sue because they can’t speak their own language, they are going to. Heck, a person can sue for being clumsy and spilling their McDonald's coffee on themselves and win! So speak what ever you want, because it all comes down to who has the money and power to know what language to speak. Granted I wish it was English because of where I work, there are some people who speak Spanish and there was a time when they made a mistake. I was asked why didn’t I say that they were making a mistake? I told them that I didn’t know they were going to do that because I don’t speak Spanish and had no idea what they were saying. I don’t care what language a person speaks, but if you are working and talking about work, everyone should speak the same language. Many business fall apart because of no communication between themselves, yet they are to afraid to say anything because of things like the aw suit against supercuts. One common language WHILE working is best for communication between co-workers, on break, they can use any language they want, but with customers, it should be what they want. The customer is always right.

[longtermmemmory]

language is not national origin! Many people speak languages not of their national origin.

(otherwise all those NYC french speakers could claim discrimination based on NYC origin)

seems this is just a nusance suit the lawyers are making up to get fees and a few well place comps to reporters creates an appropriate press story.

[Altura Ct.]

You can't stop Globalization... so GET OVER IT!!

Really? You obviously now nothing about the American spirit. Or anything about what America is. The "People" determine that not some, how did you say it, dimwhitted follower like you. It is embarrassing that you are a countrymen or even consider yourself American. Your masters are glad you have decided to become Borg.

[Altura Ct.]

The thing is, it doesn’t really matter what a person speaks anymore. It all depends on the $.

I hope what you say is not true. It is this exact mindset that only a dollar bill determines what a country is or what is good about life that will ultimately destroy us. It is what can and will ruin America just as it has all other great countries before us. Greed, selfishness and hedonistic pleasure. When they become the pinnacle of desire and what "we" are a country has no foundation. If the dollar bill is in fact our new god and all that we "Americans" value, honor and praise then we might as well spit on all that was ever good about us and the United States.