Comments on: “Press One For English” http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/ Where the world comes to complain. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: meh http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5837 meh Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:36:28 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5837 NAVAJO!!! NAVAJO!!! NAVAJO!!! NAVAJO!!! NAVAJO!!! NAVAJO!!!
NAVAJO!!!
NAVAJO!!!
NAVAJO!!!
NAVAJO!!!

]]> By: Matt http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5756 Matt Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:49 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5756 There should be another complaint for "English as the official language of business in the US" rather than getting too far off topic here. As to the original poster's comment, I had an experience with one of the airline phone numbers. The first announcement was spoken in Spanish ("press one to continue in Spanish"), and the second was "Press two to continue in English," spoken by the same person as the first announcement, but her English was not well annunciated. Amazing! There are perfectly legitimate reasons for an airline to offer foreign language options, but I doubt they would even consider having me speak the Spanish line, so why would they have a clearly non-native English speaker say the English line? Anyway, for all the bozos waiting to post something about cultural diversity or some other nonsense, ask yourself, "If I immigrate to France should I expect to integrate into French society without learning their language?" How about, "Should I even expect to be able to get a decent job without learning French?" I'm going with a "no" on both counts. In fact, I bet you couldn't even get a job washing dishes or being a prep cook - two popular non-English speaking positions in this country - with English only. Too many people come to America just to take advantage of Social Security* or better pay, and funnel that money back to their families abroad. I'm glad they can make a better life for themselves "back home," but I bet they would hate it if the tables were turned. I don't care about the whole "they took our jobs" garbage, but I do care about their money not fully contributing to our economy. *from what I have heard (from a foreigner working in the US), once the green card is issued the worker is eligible for the social security into which they have already paid and will continue to pay. Upon reaching retirement age they get the SS benefit regardless of their country of residence. There should be another complaint for “English as the official language of business in the US” rather than getting too far off topic here.
As to the original poster’s comment, I had an experience with one of the airline phone numbers. The first announcement was spoken in Spanish (”press one to continue in Spanish”), and the second was “Press two to continue in English,” spoken by the same person as the first announcement, but her English was not well annunciated. Amazing!
There are perfectly legitimate reasons for an airline to offer foreign language options, but I doubt they would even consider having me speak the Spanish line, so why would they have a clearly non-native English speaker say the English line?
Anyway, for all the bozos waiting to post something about cultural diversity or some other nonsense, ask yourself, “If I immigrate to France should I expect to integrate into French society without learning their language?” How about, “Should I even expect to be able to get a decent job without learning French?”
I’m going with a “no” on both counts. In fact, I bet you couldn’t even get a job washing dishes or being a prep cook - two popular non-English speaking positions in this country - with English only.
Too many people come to America just to take advantage of Social Security* or better pay, and funnel that money back to their families abroad. I’m glad they can make a better life for themselves “back home,” but I bet they would hate it if the tables were turned. I don’t care about the whole “they took our jobs” garbage, but I do care about their money not fully contributing to our economy.

*from what I have heard (from a foreigner working in the US), once the green card is issued the worker is eligible for the social security into which they have already paid and will continue to pay. Upon reaching retirement age they get the SS benefit regardless of their country of residence.

]]> By: L Reed http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5622 L Reed Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:51:40 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5622 Well... we have just began to see what the Banshee Invasion has done for us Legal Americans ..Jack NOTHING!! We have no jobs left now even for the damn dusty butts river dried up...or aka wet backs.. We have no damn health care ..They have drained the whole damn system!!!!!!!!!!! With there COCKROACH like birth rates The whole place is looking like El-Slobovia because they don't give a damn where they throw their damn crap!!! NEVER IN A GARBAGE CAN AND THERE CAN BE ONE JUST A FEW FEET AWAY...LAZY JERK OFFS Most of the stores look like... They did the running of the bulls through them due to their banshee ways of degradation... Like they just don't give a rats A** TALK ENGLISH IN THE USA... OR LOSE GRAVITY AND FALL OFF THE EARTH......DINGOS Look if you want to live like TIA----Juana Stay There In TIA----------Juana PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well… we have just began to see what the Banshee Invasion has done for us Legal Americans ..Jack NOTHING!!

We have no jobs left now even for the damn dusty butts river dried up…or aka wet backs..

We have no damn health care ..They have drained the whole damn system!!!!!!!!!!! With there COCKROACH like birth rates

The whole place is looking like El-Slobovia because they don’t give a damn where they throw their damn crap!!! NEVER IN A GARBAGE CAN AND THERE CAN BE ONE JUST A FEW FEET AWAY…LAZY JERK OFFS

Most of the stores look like… They did the running of the bulls through them due to their banshee ways of degradation… Like they just don’t give a rats A**
TALK ENGLISH IN THE USA… OR LOSE GRAVITY AND FALL OFF THE EARTH……DINGOS

Look if you want to live like TIA—-Juana Stay There In TIA———-Juana PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Timinator http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5616 Timinator Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:52:14 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5616 After reading this, I think the #1 language of the US might be "dumb@ss" After reading this, I think the #1 language of the US might be “dumb@ss”

]]> By: Jim http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5582 Jim Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:56:46 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5582 Do not press 1 for English. After a couple of requests, it will default to an operator. Also when at a self checkout, just start scannin. You do not have to press English. Do not press 1 for English. After a couple of requests, it will default to an operator. Also when at a self checkout, just start scannin. You do not have to press English.

]]> By: claire http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5283 claire Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:57:54 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5283 ' I believe that any foreigner who comes to the US should learn to speak our tongue, no questions asked.' Soooo, shouldn't we all be speaking Navajo if that was the case... ‘ I believe that any foreigner who comes to the US should learn to speak our tongue, no questions asked.’

Soooo, shouldn’t we all be speaking Navajo if that was the case…

]]> By: Laura Reed http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5178 Laura Reed Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:32:05 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5178 OK.. The way it is... Since the time of Ellis Island To come to Ameica was.. To Prove who you were..Your intent of being here??.. To get a job or start a business, Everyone was documented and informed that the above would be watched... They would talk English Here..To Become an American Citizen... And if found that they wiere sick or nothing could be documented you GOT SENT BACK TO THAT COUNTRY ..You Came From!!!..DUH Get That Illegals No Green Cards... No Amnesty ...You Had To Be Dcoumented And Become An American Citizen!!! And Learn English !!! No More Crap From You Damn Illegals GOT THAT YET!!! This Land Is NOT YOURS!! DON"T LIKE IT!!! GO BACK TO MEKKICO TIA-JUANA Your all a bunch of freeloading banchees (bringing you damn illnesses into our America!!).. That think you can come here and live like a bunch of SLOBS!!! And Get It All For Free!! "NOT ON MY SHIFT"!!! NO More Push 1 For English (Talk English)!!!! Or GO AWAAAAAAAAY !!! OK..
The way it is… Since the time of Ellis Island To come to Ameica was.. To Prove who you were..Your intent of being here??.. To get a job or start a business, Everyone was documented and informed that the above would be watched… They would talk English Here..To Become an American Citizen… And if found that they wiere sick or nothing could be documented you GOT SENT BACK TO THAT COUNTRY ..You Came From!!!..DUH

Get That Illegals No Green Cards… No Amnesty …You Had To Be Dcoumented And Become An American Citizen!!! And Learn English !!!

No More Crap From You Damn Illegals GOT THAT YET!!! This Land Is NOT YOURS!! DON”T LIKE IT!!! GO BACK TO MEKKICO TIA-JUANA Your all a bunch of freeloading banchees (bringing you damn illnesses into our America!!).. That think you can come here and live like a bunch of SLOBS!!! And Get It All For Free!! “NOT ON MY SHIFT”!!! NO More Push 1 For English (Talk English)!!!! Or GO AWAAAAAAAAY !!!

]]> By: Emily http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5165 Emily Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:39:12 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5165 this is to the user [ Totally ] are you fucking stupid?!?!? "American" is not a language, its a country, your language is English, seriously now, America doesnt own the world or anything so settle down. this is to the user [ Totally ]
are you ****ing stupid?!?!? “American” is not a language,
its a country, your language is English, seriously now, America
doesnt own the world or anything so settle down.

]]> By: myself http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5134 myself Fri, 30 May 2008 19:56:13 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-5134 Wow, you guys are a bunch of babies. All of you. And to the A-hole that put his groceries down and walked out, they don't want customers like you anyway. Wow, you guys are a bunch of babies. All of you. And to the A-hole that put his groceries down and walked out, they don’t want customers like you anyway.

]]> By: Warren http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-4860 Warren Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:46 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/press-one-for-english/174/#comment-4860 I AGRE!!!ONE!!OMG Baby jebus would want us to speak Americanner. Guys, come on, who cares? Your children better be picking up both Spanish and, sometime soon, Madrian Chinese or they're going to be way behind in their own economy, let alone in the world's where we in the US are, more or less, the dumbest country in the free market. I AGRE!!!ONE!!OMG

Baby jebus would want us to speak Americanner.

Guys, come on, who cares? Your children better be picking up both Spanish and, sometime soon, Madrian Chinese or they’re going to be way behind in their own economy, let alone in the world’s where we in the US are, more or less, the dumbest country in the free market.

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