Thread: No more Press 1 for English?

Has anyone noticed lately that when you call a company, they removed their "press 1 for English" message? I noticed on 2 calls this week, instead a voice comes on telling people to press 2 for Spanish (in spanish, of course).

I'm still waiting for them to offer other language options besides spanish....

Originally Posted by miguelina

Has anyone noticed lately that when you call a company, they removed their "press 1 for English" message? I noticed on 2 calls this week, instead a voice comes on telling people to press 2 for Spanish (in spanish, of course).

I'm still waiting for them to offer other language options besides spanish....

I noticed that also...but I will not be happy until there is nothing to "press" and I do not have to hear anything in "Spanish"...!!!!!

My Brazilian friend and I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and in addition she knows French and German. But, she says she is NOT interested in having ANY OTHER language options for GENERAL use in OUR country EXCEPT for ENGLISH! And I AGREE!

Originally Posted by joazinha

My Brazilian friend and I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and in addition she knows French and German. But, she says she is NOT interested in having ANY OTHER language options for GENERAL use in OUR country EXCEPT for ENGLISH! And I AGREE!

I myself speak English, Spanish and Italian, and I agree with you. However, if the US allows one foreign language, it should allow all foreign languages or English only. Anything less is racial.

In parts of Dallas, you get to press 2 for English.

I have not noticed this...

Last week I called to order a pick up at Pizza Hut, when I was placed on hold the commercial was in another language...

In Miami if you call any company you get either press 1 for english or some weird jibber jabber in spanish. Pero espanol digga something rather.....

They are private enterprises and can do as the wish. That said, one can choose not to buy their product or use their services.

Government forms and services in other languages is entirely different. My Taxes are paying that bill!! And that is upsetting.

Originally Posted by Pistov

They are private enterprises and can do as the wish. That said, one can choose not to buy their product or use their services.

Government forms and services in other languages is entirely different. My Taxes are paying that bill!! And that is upsetting.

Actually your correct

I'm not so upset with private companies that do it as I am
with the govt

There was a big big stink here in Vegas in 2004 . It seems most
of the Vegas post offices ran out of ENGLISH voter registration
forms , All they had were spanish

We raised the roof over that one and I really tweaked the Vegas voter registrar over that one , Along with other people , it was ugly

Originally Posted by usanevada

Originally Posted by Pistov

They are private enterprises and can do as the wish. That said, one can choose not to buy their product or use their services.

Government forms and services in other languages is entirely different. My Taxes are paying that bill!! And that is upsetting.

Actually your correct

I'm not so upset with private companies that do it as I am
with the govt

There was a big big stink here in Vegas in 2004 . It seems most
of the Vegas post offices ran out of ENGLISH voter registration
forms , All they had were spanish

We raised the roof over that one and I really tweaked the Vegas voter registrar over that one , Along with other people , it was ugly

What does that tell you? Illegals ARE Voting and they are supressing the others..