Originally Posted by: stacknyAnd it all comes back to when in Rome people. I say functioning with the majority of society by speaking the dominant language. English. The language of the US and the language of money. Im not gonna go to Japan and bitch and moan that nobody speaks English because Im where? Japan! They speak freekin Japanese. I realize that, and so should immigrants who come here and wanna bitch that we're trying to suck them into the stereotypical American culture. Maybe 200 years ago you came here and did things the way it was in the old land, but we have established some things since then.

Raise your hand if you recall ever hearing any people pissed because Americans didn't change the dominant language to Spanish because they've moved here. I know there are plenty of people here that speak Spanish who can translate. Magicninja? Have you ever come across anyone that was bitching because English is the most common language? Seems like the only people that are bitching are the ones that have assumed that they're trying to alter things. The people that have catered to their Spanish-biased ways are the people that don't want to lose them as customers. ATMS and phones are Spanish friendly because, even if they can speak English, Spanish is still their native language thus they have a firmer grasp on it and all the more you can use to persuade someone to use your services all the better. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Your house doesn't have an English/Spanish option at the front door, but then again, you're not selling anything. If you had a business, would you want to limit your customers? And for the record, things are never "established." To have something established is to be finished. The human race is a constantly growing entity. As time passes, we discover newer technologies, newer ideas, newer directions, everything. To establish something is to say we're done growing and to finish growing is to finish living.