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« on: August 15, 2007, 01:18:51 PM »
I bet DWTL and CARLHAYDEN think so.

Basically laws like this:

-Any business with a sign in Spanish must also have it in English, and above it and much larger than the Spanish.
-No one in a restaurant may give a person a Spanish language menu unless they specifically request it.
-Any business with a website in Spanish must also have an English language version.

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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2007, 03:52:07 PM »
Yes but give English and Spanish equal protection. Also fine people for speaking other languages beisdes english/spanish in public or in broadcast media.
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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2007, 03:53:24 PM »
You guys can have Quebec.  We have no use for it. Tongue
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« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2007, 03:55:57 PM »
« Edited: August 15, 2007, 06:09:52 PM by Kevin »
In this nation everything should be in English only except for some emergency services.
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« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2007, 04:05:11 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 03:55:57 PM
In this nation everything should bee in English only except for some emergency services.

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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2007, 06:10:17 PM »
Quote from: Jas on August 15, 2007, 04:05:11 PM
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 03:55:57 PM
In this nation everything should bee in English only except for some emergency services.

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Typo but you get the point!
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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2007, 06:33:06 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 06:10:17 PM
Quote from: Jas on August 15, 2007, 04:05:11 PM
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 03:55:57 PM
In this nation everything should bee in English only except for some emergency services.

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Typo but you get the point!

Agreed
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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2007, 06:39:35 PM »
Absolutely not.
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2007, 06:43:54 PM »

^^^

Of course it should be mentioned that the current, racist, language legislation in Quebec is much more liberal than was once the case.
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« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2007, 07:30:37 PM »
No, but everyone should have to learn English.
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« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2007, 07:33:45 PM »
100% agree
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« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2007, 07:38:49 PM »
However English should be realized by everyone to be a part of the cultural sovereignty of the United States.
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« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2007, 08:57:48 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 03:55:57 PM
In this nation everything should be in English only except for some emergency services.

So businesses can't put up signs or advertise in Spanish?

There's a little thing called the First Amendment that's stopping that from happening.
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« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2007, 08:58:08 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 15, 2007, 07:38:49 PM
However English should be realized by everyone to be a part of the cultural sovereignty of the United States.
Tell that to the English, gringo cabron.
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« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2007, 09:19:26 PM »
HA!  I can see it now:

One of our Mexican restaurants is called T. Juan's.  Do we have to have a sign bigger than that that says "T. John's"? 

And should "La Pasta" become "The Pasta"?

There's a wonderful restaurant in Minneapolis called "Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit"... must that also read "Guesthouse of Coziness?"

"oooh, honey!  Let's go to Guesthouse of Coziness for supper tonight!  They have really good Semmelknödel!  Oh, oops.. I mean roll dumplings...  I mean.. I'm a God fearing red-blooded American.. I speak ENGLISH... American.. hehe... A-mare-I-Can!

What a retarded idea.
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« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2007, 09:36:00 PM »
All that just seems unnecessary.
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« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2007, 09:45:52 PM »
Quebec's laws are crazy. KFC for example is called "PFK" (poulet frit kentucky) there, eventhough in France it's still called KFC. Same with the stop signs. In Quebec, they all say "arret" while in France they say stop.

When you approach a customer, you must always do so in French. Even the federal street signs in Hull just have French on them, despite being billingual on the Ottawa side of the river.
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« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2007, 12:07:41 PM »
Quote from: Snowguy716 on August 15, 2007, 09:19:26 PM
HA!  I can see it now:

One of our Mexican restaurants is called T. Juan's.  Do we have to have a sign bigger than that that says "T. John's"? 

And should "La Pasta" become "The Pasta"?

There's a wonderful restaurant in Minneapolis called "Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit"... must that also read "Guesthouse of Coziness?"

"oooh, honey!  Let's go to Guesthouse of Coziness for supper tonight!  They have really good Semmelknödel!  Oh, oops.. I mean roll dumplings...  I mean.. I'm a God fearing red-blooded American.. I speak ENGLISH... American.. hehe... A-mare-I-Can!

What a retarded idea.

No because that is the chosen name of the establishment,However the menu and such must be in English.
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« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2007, 12:16:48 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 16, 2007, 12:07:41 PM
No because that is the chosen name of the establishment,However the menu and such must be in English.

As someone who makes "foreign sounding dishes" all the time, that's just as retarded.
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« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2007, 12:25:36 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 16, 2007, 12:07:41 PM
Quote from: Snowguy716 on August 15, 2007, 09:19:26 PM
HA!  I can see it now:

One of our Mexican restaurants is called T. Juan's.  Do we have to have a sign bigger than that that says "T. John's"? 

And should "La Pasta" become "The Pasta"?

There's a wonderful restaurant in Minneapolis called "Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit"... must that also read "Guesthouse of Coziness?"

"oooh, honey!  Let's go to Guesthouse of Coziness for supper tonight!  They have really good Semmelknödel!  Oh, oops.. I mean roll dumplings...  I mean.. I'm a God fearing red-blooded American.. I speak ENGLISH... American.. hehe... A-mare-I-Can!

What a retarded idea.

No because that is the chosen name of the establishment,However the menu and such must be in English.

And if it isn't?
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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2007, 12:40:45 PM »
Quote from: Osaka on August 15, 2007, 03:52:07 PM
Yes but give English and Spanish equal protection. Also fine people for speaking other languages beisdes english/spanish in public or in broadcast media.
What about Louisiana where French is one of the States Official languages?
What about Hawai'i where Hawai'in in one of the States Official languages?
What about the territories? In American Samoa they speak Samoan.

As you can probably tell, I think this is ludicrous.
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« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2007, 12:47:25 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 16, 2007, 12:07:41 PM
No because that is the chosen name of the establishment,However the menu and such must be in English.

So are we not allowed to have pie à la mode anymore?

What is different between the name of the establishment and the menu?
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« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2007, 01:05:29 PM »
Quote from: SoFA Gabu on August 16, 2007, 12:47:25 PM
Quote from: Kevin on August 16, 2007, 12:07:41 PM
No because that is the chosen name of the establishment,However the menu and such must be in English.

So are we not allowed to have pie à la mode anymore?

What is different between the name of the establishment and the menu?

Never mind It's diffcult to explain.
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« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2007, 01:08:46 PM »
Quote from: Kevin on August 16, 2007, 01:05:29 PM
Never mind It's diffcult to explain.

If you find a stance difficult to explain, that usually means it's time to reconsider whether or not it actually makes sense.
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« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2007, 02:06:47 PM »
Hell no.

Loi 101 is a retarded nationalist Anglophobic law. Loi 101 is why I don't support the PQ anymore.

I can't go to an English school in Québec because none of my parents studied in English. That's how retarded it is.
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