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Old Posted Oct 22, 2014, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by GlassCity View Post
Yes it would. Areas like Brighton Beach shouldn't exist either, although their signage is all Russian. Signage is an obvious way to navigate a city and as such everybody should understand what it says. Common sense would dictate that to do to that you would utilize the local language, which immigrants would learn in order to understand too.
"Shouldn't exist" because it doesn't meet the "assimilation" requirements that you have for requiring people to enter and live in Canada?

We are getting into dangerous territory here. For the record I also think the issue is way over blown and exaggerated. We are talking about a few commercial signs in Richmond. I see articles going back to 2003 (referencing projects from 1991):

http://mbc.metropolis.net/assets/uploads/files/wp/2003/WP03-12.pdf

Richmond has been a place with a large Chinese population and people have been talking about this sign issue for at least a quarter century. This whole narrative that our culture is under imminent threat due to a few signs is not new, and most of all, not interesting, realistic, or even sane.
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