Thursday, April 28, 2011

Geno's

This sign posted at Geno’s, a world famous cheese steak joint located in Philadelphia, reads “This is America. When ordering please speak English”. This sign has sparked up much debate as to whether or not the sign implies discrimination against immigrants and non-English speaking citizens. I disagree, this sign is not what-so-ever an act of discrimination. Whether a non-English speaking person had just moved to the United States or came on a vacation/trip, they should learn to assimilate to a certain degree in order to freely explore the country. If coming to America you should have a pretty good background on the language and such. Coming to this country not knowing anything or not being able to speak the slightest bit of English is a problem. I agree, we are in America therefor you should be speaking English.