Thread: Philly cheese steak king wins battle over please speak english sign

Whenever I travel overseas, I always try to speak the local language.

Who am I to demand they speak English when I am in Germany or Spain?

I think this got blown way out of proportion by the PC nazis.

Oh, and for those who are unfamiliar with the location, South Philly is far from being the cultural mecca in Philadelphia.

It's dirty, overcrowded, and you can't find parking anywhere.
They triple park in S. Philly. Not double, TRIPLE.

Besides, only tourists buy into the idea that you have to go there to get a great cheesesteak.

On just about every corner in Philly is either a bar or a pizza shop.

Originally Posted by F16WarBird

Whenever I travel overseas, I always try to speak the local language.

Who am I to demand they speak English when I am in Germany or Spain?

I think this got blown way out of proportion by the PC nazis.

Oh, and for those who are unfamiliar with the location, South Philly is far from being the cultural mecca in Philadelphia.

It's dirty, overcrowded, and you can't find parking anywhere.
They triple park in S. Philly. Not double, TRIPLE.

Besides, only tourists buy into the idea that you have to go there to get a great cheesesteak.

On just about every corner in Philly is either a bar or a pizza shop.

Everything he said is true.

I think this whole thing comes down to one point: People getting offended when someone asks them to speak the primary language of the land. Look, to properly exist in this nation, you NEED to know English. Is it really inappropriate for a proprietor to ask that his customers speak that language? What if none of his staff spoke other languages? He even said in an interview that if you're having trouble they'll help you out.

It seems to me that he is just asking for an effort from those customers who can't speak English, and stating that if you come up and ask for a steak in Spanish or Dutch or Swahili, the workers will just stare back at you like you have 4 heads.

I love how he said that if he lost the argument, he would have boarded up the place. It would have RUINED a huge tourist trap in the city, as Pat's Steaks and Gino's Steaks are known as the place to go for tourists when they visit.