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Originally Posted by GlassCity
It doesn't matter that what is selling isn't relevant to me, this is a matter of principle. There is no way I should be able to speak the de facto language of my city and still not understand what an ad or billboard says. I shouldn't feel like an outsider as a Canadian in Canada.
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This is the attitude I meant to quote when I quoted Acajack. Devil's advocate.
What about Canadian born Mandarin-first-language kids? Should they feel like outsiders in the place they were born?
If you are feeling alienated because of your race, that might be an issue far bigger than some harmless signs. Is having English on signs really going to help?
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