In a 2-1 vote, a Commission on Human Relations panel found that two signs at Geno's Steaks telling customers, "This is America: WHEN ORDERING 'PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH,'" do not violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance.
Shop owner Joe Vento has said he posted the signs in October 2005 because of concerns over immigration reform and an increasing number of people in the area who could not order in English.
And the Americans complain that when in Paris, they are discriminated against because they ... gasp... don't speak French?
There are times I'm truly ashamed to be an American citizen. At least those that don't speak English can walk across the street and eat at that "other" cheesesteak place (ha ha ha).
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What bothered me most about Geno's is his neighborhood of Philly used to have lots of businesses with no objections to customers who spoke Italian. Guys in Philly like Vento get annoyed if you use English but don't order the cheesesteaks with their special cheesesteak codes, which are not the posted menu. You're announcing, "I'm a schmuck from out of town, treat me with contempt."
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