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[hoarsewhisperer]

It doesn't take much effort to try and be civil, helpful, or even courteous to others...

It's pretty childish to [assume] so much about [some] people and react in such an ugly manner. Heck, a nice "I'm sorry I cannot help you" goes a long ways.


JMO~

[BroncoFan]

I think it works both ways! You cannot expect everyone to speak spanish, just because there are beef packing plants here that employ many non-english speaking employees. When it is EXPECTED that you or your business have interpretors, and don't, you will get chastized for not having one. This is where it is wrong.

Sorry, but I still feel if you are in America, you need to attempt to learn some of the english language. If I were in deep Mexico, I would guarantee you that I would have to learn SOME spanish. I also would not ASSUME that the native Mexicans would have learned some english to help me survive!!!

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by gadwall

hugz had they been puerto rican they would have had no need for an interperter as english is taught from the first grade. english is the main language in puerto rico as it is part of america.

Good point. I found this with little trouble...

Language

The official languages are Spanish and English with Spanish being the primary language. In 2008, it is estimated that 50 percent of Puerto Ricans speak English fluently.[citation needed] English is taught as a second language in public and private schools from elementary levels to high school and also in universities.[63] Particularly, the Spanish of Puerto Rico, has evolved into having many idiosyncrasies that differentiates it from the language as spoken in other Spanish-speaking countries. This is mainly due to the influences from ancestral languages, such as those from the Taínos and Africans, and more recently from the English language influence resulting from its relation with the United States.

Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[unicorn]

Just a Note - English was made the official language of Kansas effective July 1, 2007. No Kansas business has to make special accommodations for anyone not speaking English.

[gadwall]

bubba i pulled my info from the official web site of puerto rico. any thing from wikipedia is suspect. i can write or edit articles on wiki about nano physics if i want to and i know nothing about that subject.

[JayhawkMom]

Originally Posted by unicorn

Just a Note - English was made the official language of Kansas effective July 1, 2007. No Kansas business has to make special accommodations for anyone not speaking English.

I beg to differ..........in healthcare we are required to have interpreters readily available for people who don't speak English.........Our forms, consents, educational information, etc all must be printed in English AND Spanish. We make special accommodations every day.........

[Made in the USA]

Originally Posted by JayhawkMom

I beg to differ..........in healthcare we are required to have interpreters readily available for people who don't speak English.........Our forms, consents, educational information, etc all must be printed in English AND Spanish. We make special accommodations every day.........

Don't they still print voting ballots in Kansas in Spanish also?? I know it costs us taxpayers a helluva lot of money to do all that!

[KONQ RADIO]

Ballots are computer screens now.

[old timer]

if given the story is true, why the heck wouldn't Cargill have HR people that speak Spanish ? That's the question to me. (typo -- "Cargill wouldn't speak Spanish." I speek it gud. )

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by KONQ RADIO

Ballots are computer screens now.

Do you have to push "1" for English?