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Old 05-31-2010, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RichieLion View Post
OK; you make a point with the speaking of more than one language and I don't think most Americans would have much of a problem with that.

But in these other countries that you have traveled to do they print all government forms in multiple languages?

Do the telephone operators give you instructions in multiple languages?

They may include English in many venues, but you know, as well as I, that English is the de-facto language of business in the world.
I suppose that when enterprises program their phones so that you press a number to hear instructions in different languages, they consider it a good business practice. Do you feel that the government should forbid private enterprises from doing this?