Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

dumpthemonarchy

#1May 4th, 2012

In this ad by Yellowpages.ca, they have a line for Languages Spoken, they should omit that line. Customers in Vancouver should not have to wonder whether service staff speak English. This is more corporate sucking up to government sponsored multiculturalism that questions and divides the population. English is the language in BC for business.

Burnaby Hobbies - 5209 Rumble St, Burnaby, BC

bobnoorduyn

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Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Простите! Я не ронемаю.

PoliticalNick

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by bobnoorduyn

Простите! Я не ронемаю.

You said it!!!!

Whatever it was???

Quote: Originally Posted by dumpthemonarchy

In this ad by Yellowpages.ca, they have a line for Languages Spoken, they should omit that line. Customers in Vancouver should not have to wonder whether service staff speak English. This is more corporate sucking up to government sponsored multiculturalism that questions and divides the population. English is the language in BC for business.

Burnaby Hobbies - 5209 Rumble St, Burnaby, BC

Anyone from the west coast know there are many different languages spoken around town. I think it is good marketing and business to be able to offer service to those who are not proficient in english in their native language. It is about catering to the customer!

Obviously if you don't like it you have the option to not shop there.

eh1eh

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Unless BC is becoming a bigger nanny state than it already has become I would think people are 'free' to conduct 'private' business in any language they choose. Except in Quebec of course, but they're special.

dumpthemonarchy

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Reminds me how the media belives in bilingualism, insist that the PM be bilingual. but they cannot speak French. Fighting the good fight they say. Fake. Corporate fakeness. Oh, we are so global and openeminded, we are so grand.

PoliticalNick

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by dumpthemonarchy

Reminds me how the media belives in bilingualism, insist that the PM be bilingual. but they cannot speak French. Fighting the good fight they say. Fake. Corporate fakeness.

I'm all for dropping the whole bilingual thing, wastes billions. A private business though is able to make its own decisions on how best to serve its customers. Nobody said you have to like it or shop there.

Quote:

Oh, we are so global and openeminded, we are so grand.

You are showing you are none of these!

dumpthemonarchy

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by PoliticalNick

I'm all for dropping the whole bilingual thing, wastes billions. A private business though is able to make its own decisions on how best to serve its customers. Nobody said you have to like it or shop there.

You are showing you are none of these!

You see, it's kind of redundant. This small retail store, likely only does business in English, like about 100% of them in Vancouver. I wonder if Yellowpages asks companies if they wish to have this choice, giving web browsers the idea that maybe they don't speak English at all. A line saying "Additional Languages" spoken might be more informative. Canada is officially a two language country, to assume a store may do business in neither of them violates well known facts. It creates a question where there was none before.

bobnoorduyn

Re: Yellow Pages Ad: "Languages Spoken", in Vancouver

May 4th, 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by PoliticalNick

You said it!!!!

Whatever it was???

Basically, "Sorry! or Excuse me! I don't understand". Pronounced, sort of, "Prasteetye! Ya nye panyemayoo."

Last edited by bobnoorduyn; May 4th, 2012 at 03:04 PM..

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