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Thread: Delaware playground sign in Spanish differs from English sign

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheResearcher View Post
    Take down the Spanish signs. If you are a citizen, naturalized or born, if you are working your way toward being a citizen, you should have enough of a command of the English language to not need signs in any other languages.
    Being a citizen is not a requirement of playing on the playground.

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    “Signs with the same message in English and Spanish are posted at the sports fields at the high school complex and the middle school, because you do have to have permission to use those fields,” she said. “The playgrounds at Mispillion and Ross are both relatively new and I think someone put the Spanish signs meant for the athletic fields at those locations by mistake.”
    That seemed easy enough. I wonder if the turds that felt the mistake was the result of some heinous racial motive feel stupid yet. They earned the privilege. Then again, they're probably too stupid to feel stupid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calamari View Post
    You'd expect this sort of thing in an armpit state like Arizona, I was surprised to see it in Delaware.
    Why......Joe Biden was handling the translation from English to Spanish....it was supposed to say "beware......they want to put y'all back in chains"

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    Quote Originally Posted by ivanbalt View Post
    Delaware is just a different type of armpit.
    Don't knock it if you haven't tried it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calamari View Post
    You'd expect this sort of thing in an armpit state like Arizona, I was surprised to see it in Delaware.

    You don't know Delaware do you? Outside of Sussex it's a turd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlandFood View Post
    You don't know Delaware do you? Outside of Sussex it's a turd.

    And the only part of Sussex worth a crap is a few of he beaches.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheResearcher View Post
    Take down the Spanish signs. If you are a citizen, naturalized or born, if you are working your way toward being a citizen, you should have enough of a command of the English language to not need signs in any other languages.
    Bingo! We have a winner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlandFood View Post
    You don't know Delaware do you? Outside of Sussex it's a turd.
    This happened in Sussex County.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marshan Man View Post
    What congregation is Freek the minister of?

    Sorry Matt... couldn't resist.
    Oops!
    Dieser Weg wird kein leichter sein; dieser Weg wird steinig und schwer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ivanbalt View Post
    Delaware is just a different type of armpit.
    Number two state in GDP per Capita. Well #1 State. Second behind Wash DC

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    Milford, DE is smack in the middle of a community (beach resorts and farming) that depends on cheap illegal labor (mostly Spanish speakers) for its continued success. Apparently, they want the children of those workers to play in the basement where they won't be seen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baltimatt View Post
    The county may run afoul of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act if it gets federal funding and doesn't consider the needs of people with "Limited English Proficiency."
    Then we can expect to see insulting translations of the sign in Mandarin, Italian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Tagalog, several hundred native African , Indian, and South American dialects, as well as my favorite speakee-speakee of all, Bongo-Bongo, that lovely island paradise where the gals wear nothing but the local fauna and the drinks are served in pineapples with little umbrellas on top.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calamari View Post
    You'd expect this sort of thing in an armpit state like Arizona, I was surprised to see it in Delaware.
    Are you serious. Biden's from Delaware.

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