Californians seem to be a little more testy about this. Some complain that the Mexicans are not immigrants, just migrant workers. They come to the US, then run home to Mexico when things get tough. This was an opportunity not available to the European immigrants 100 years ago. When I look at our armed forces, I'm proud to have them here. Regards, Bob S.
On 3/9/07, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As well as on ATM machines and, I suppose, other such devices. I think the > Spanish-speaking population of California is, on the whole, approaching > 50%, and in some areas even greater. What we used to consider minorities > are now in the majority in many places > > Shel > Why in Hell should I have to Press 1 for English?!!! > > > > [Original Message] > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ============= > > I've been confused by it too. But in the US we are becoming a bilingual > > nation, the other language is Spanish as the most rapidly growing > segment of our > > population is Latino. Many phone menus, practically all I've used > recently, > > especially bank menus, have the option for either English or Spanish. > Press 1 > > for English, in other words, on phone menus is pretty common. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
