Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Did I just hear somebody say that Americans are "lazy"?

Maybe working Americans are too busy working 48 hours a week on the average, while Europeans work less, get five weeks vacation, more holidays, much earlier retirement packages, cradle to grave health benefits, and other perks. In addition, there's all the foreign aid that our taxes and charitable donations go to. This money comes from labor, which leaves many people with little free time to take language courses or dabble with online computer methods.

The New York newspaper El Diario, in Spanish, is written for people with a sixth grade reading level. So if they also have a fourth grade reading level of English, does that make them better than most of us because they are bilingual?

We saved Europe from Fascism, Communism, and now WE are the ones that are reviled. We're STILL protecting their asses. It's about time we started taking care of our own.

We used to have the best manufacturing and capital-rasing system in the world. That's what we should strive to bring back to the United States. Unfortunatley, greed and other factors are ruining it - but it's not "everybodys" fault.

Yes, we're quite lazy when it comes to learning other languages, I never commented on their work ethic. You seem to have said a whole lot of nothing in your reply to be honest, and put many words into my mouth. If the rest of the world see's us in a bad light, maybe thats a hint we should re-evaluate our habits?
katyowns Reviewed by katyowns on . 'Speak English' Signs OK at Philly Shop PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The owner of a famous cheesesteak shop did not discriminate when he posted signs asking customers to speak English, a city panel ruled Wednesday. In a 2-1 vote, a Commission on Human Relations panel found that two signs at Geno's Steaks telling customers, "This is America: WHEN ORDERING 'PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH,'" do not violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance. Associated Press | 'Speak English' Signs OK at Philly Shop I know I'll probably have someone flame me, Rating: 5