I'm not one to go against the grain, (to where it leaves slivers, anyway..lol). Nor am I one who resists the acceptance of others. I pretty much go with the flow of things.
But sometimes I do encounter something that just simply bugs me...not sure why as there is absolutely nothing that I can do to change it (and it's those circumstances especially, that I do my best to simply ignore).
I thought I'd share this peeve of mine and see if I'm alone in this, or not, (either way don't matter as it is irrelevant to change, anyhow).
Today as I was watching my usual cartoons on Cartoon Network, on comes a McDonald's commercial. I pay little mind to it..the usual scene..kids playing..blah blah...but then I notice....the language is in Spanish.
Now, at first I think to myself..."Oh. Well..how nice of them to accomodate those who don't speak a word of English". But then I begin to think more into it, which perhaps I shouldn't do because little things like this can sometimes build into something which can bug me....(lol, obviously).
This is America..the U.S. of freakin A...Our language is, after all English..so why are we advertising in Spanish? And it don't stop with television advertisements...Go to any The Home Depot and find ALL sorts of Spanish advertisements (English is the "sub" language)...same for most Food Maxx grocery stores..English as the SUB language?
Our schools, too..(another peeve entirely).
Like I've said, such is progress in this "free" nation of ours..there's absolutely nothing I can do to change it...(not sure if i would, anyway)..it's a free country...(lol). But...if we were to visit a foreign country, you can bet that we would not be accommodated the same.
(Gawd..I sound petty...LMAO).
Have to wonder...What IS enough, anyway?
Okidey...I've voiced my peeved rant...lol.
Shangrala