http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215...heesesteaks;_ylt=AqtG84MHy6K0R1RrxLhfz7tvzwcF Do you think he did the right thing?
He did not discriminate on race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, he discriminated on the basis of whether or not he can understand what you are saying and vis versa, I wouldn't have done the same probably, but I do not see how it is in any way illegal to deny service to someone on the grounds that you cannot communicate with them in a timely way. Oh yeah another funny thing about this... If you can't understand english you can't read the sign, so how could it possibly be intimidating? Is he supposed to hire an interpreter for every language spoken in Philly?
What an idiot that Geno guy! What if you are a tourist that does not speak English? Maybe (for example) if he ever visits let's say Japan, they should not serve him if he does not order his food in Japanese. What a looser!
I think you meant loser not looser, I would agree it's not exactly good business, but the if the Japanese tourist can read the sign in English they could probably order in English too, most Japanese speak more than two languages anyway I would assume if I went to a restaurant in a foreign country and they could not understand my order I would still be served as long as I could point to the right thing on the menu Of course I would be smart enough to do my homework and be able to use at least a few dozen phrases of the native language before I went.
That guys is simply desperate for some press probably his business is doing bad and he is trying to pull a quick stunt, which I believe will backfire and his business will go under.
Well, it depends how the sign reads, if it said.... "English Speaking Customers Only" - That is wrong "English Only Speaking Employees" - That is proper in my eyes... But, would you need it in multiple languages anyways?
Ah it might be wrong as in bad business or generally not politically correct but I am not sure I could consider it illegal and as such I don't think he should be in court over it like he is. The free advertisement he got over this a year ago was probably good for business and I think that might have a lot to do with it.
but how about ethnic store open by Mexican, Chinese or Korean who doesn't speak English at all. There are a lot of these store New York city. There are no sign saying no Korean no service, but you won't be served if you couldn't speak their language. Should that be illegal too? http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpa...ence/Times Topics/Subjects/E/English Language
That I could see being illegal as the language of the US is english If an owner wishes to allow further languages, that should be his right but he should not be forced to.
I really don't have a problem with that, if the majority of your customers are Korean what's the big deal if your signs are in Korean?
A Business should offer service in English with additional languages should be optional. I would offer service in Spanish but require the counter help to know english.
Even then I wouldn't have a legal problem with it since english is not recognized as the legal language of operation. If they can stay in business and only operate under the Korean language that is fine by me. I do think english should be the national language however, and if it was that might change the whole argument for me.
Wouldn't the right of free speech extend, in the very least, to Americians who wish to speak, or advertise and any language including pig-latin?
"This is AMERICA: WHEN ORDERING PLEASE 'SPEAK ENGLISH.'" That's what the sign reads and it sounds pretty hostile to me. You don't actually have to speak any English when going to a restaurant/store, just read from the menu the best you can. I agree, too, but this could be easily resolved by posting a sign which says "Our employees speak English only", not that shit. I bet he has that as a bumper sticker too.
This is a non-issue. You shouldn't even have to provide service in English if you do not want to. It's a matter of private property rights. If you don't want to do business with people who don't speak English, that is your decision. Your competitors will prosper.