Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad ignites online debate

Hobbes

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

Cosmo

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

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What's the English only word for touché?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

Classic!

chadwick

i hate that sticker.

it should say the following:
i'm an asshole with no brain
or
you're in america, speak any language you like, we're good to go, sooner or later we'll figure it out

EarlWelsh

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

What's extra funny about this is the Yankees sticker...that team has how many non-Americans playing for them? Not to mention the amount of players who wouldn't be there if their non-American parents didn't come to this country.

Godfather.

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

EarlWelsh

Godfather. said:

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not because you're holding up the importance of speaking English so high, yet you're firing off misspellings left and right. If you're on a little mobile phone then, my bad, I understand. It's just that I'd like to take you seriously, regardless of your stance.

EarlWelsh

EarlWelsh said:

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

What's extra funny about this is the Yankees sticker...that team has how many non-Americans playing for them? Not to mention the amount of players who wouldn't be there if their non-American parents didn't come to this country.

I should clarify that I meant "not natural born Americans." I can't speak to whether or not they're now citizens.

backseatLover12

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

What an embarrassing, yet very fitting, sticker to represent the ignorant.

Cosmo

EarlWelsh said:

Godfather. said:

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not because you're holding up the importance of speaking English so high, yet you're firing off misspellings left and right. If you're on a little mobile phone then, my bad, I understand. It's just that I'd like to take you seriously, regardless of your stance.

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I am fluent in this language... I'll translate it for you:
"Well then, let's just deport those non-American families because I believe that speaking English should be prerequisite to gaining U.S. citizenship. Meaning, unless you are a legal U.S. citizen and not just some dirtbag that has crossed over the border without the proper, legal paperwork, with the sole intent of coming in to this country and demanding the same rights as afforded to legal and naturalized U.S. citizens..."
Then... well, the rest just sort of deteriorates into some sort of unintelligible garbled nonsense... something about 'America' and Borders Bookstores (I'm purely guessing) and who knows what.

"Godfather."

Idris

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EarlWelsh

Cosmo said:

EarlWelsh said:

Godfather. said:

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not because you're holding up the importance of speaking English so high, yet you're firing off misspellings left and right. If you're on a little mobile phone then, my bad, I understand. It's just that I'd like to take you seriously, regardless of your stance.

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I am fluent in this language... I'll translate it for you:
"Well then, let's just deport those non-American families because I believe that speaking English should be prerequisite to gaining U.S. citizenship. Meaning, unless you are a legal U.S. citizen and not just some dirtbag that has crossed over the border without the proper, legal paperwork, with the sole intent of coming in to this country and demanding the same rights as afforded to legal and naturalized U.S. citizens..."
Then... well, the rest just sort of deteriorates into some sort of unintelligible garbled nonsense... something about 'America' and Borders Bookstores (I'm purely guessing) and who knows what.

"Godfather."

Haha, I understood the point the first time but thanks.

I wonder why you think this way though. I mean I kind of get what you're saying but, at the same time, not at all. How is someone's inability to speak English a detriment to you or anyone else? Why should it effect whether or not they may be granted citizenship when it's really only a disadvantage to them? American is not a language and English has never been the sole language of this country. It doesn't make sense to me.

Idris

EarlWelsh said:

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

What's extra funny about this is the Yankees sticker...that team has how many non-Americans playing for them? Not to mention the amount of players who wouldn't be there if their non-American parents didn't come to this country.

Or that (for example) Mexico, is in America too. They are Americans.

Like if you ever get stopped at those 'checkpoints', a person (often) is asked 'are you a 'citizen' of the united states?', not 'Are you an American citizen?' etc.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Ku17CqdZg

and about English, I mean the root for many words (of many popular english words) come from other languages. Admiral ,alcohol ,orange,serendipity, sofa ,sugar, candy, coffee, cotton , guitar etc etc etc.

EarlWelsh

Idris said:

EarlWelsh said:

Hobbes said:

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

What's extra funny about this is the Yankees sticker...that team has how many non-Americans playing for them? Not to mention the amount of players who wouldn't be there if their non-American parents didn't come to this country.

Or that (for example) Mexico, is in America too. They are Americans.

Like if you ever get stopped at those 'checkpoints', a person (often) is asked 'are you a 'citizen' of the united states?', not 'Are you an American citizen?' etc.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Ku17CqdZg

and about English, I mean the root for many words (of many popular english words) come from other languages. Admiral ,alcohol ,orange,serendipity, sofa ,sugar, candy, coffee, cotton , guitar etc etc etc.

Haha, I like the last one especially.

Cosmo

EarlWelsh said:

Cosmo said:

EarlWelsh said:

Godfather. said:

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not because you're holding up the importance of speaking English so high, yet you're firing off misspellings left and right. If you're on a little mobile phone then, my bad, I understand. It's just that I'd like to take you seriously, regardless of your stance.

...
I am fluent in this language... I'll translate it for you:
"Well then, let's just deport those non-American families because I believe that speaking English should be prerequisite to gaining U.S. citizenship. Meaning, unless you are a legal U.S. citizen and not just some dirtbag that has crossed over the border without the proper, legal paperwork, with the sole intent of coming in to this country and demanding the same rights as afforded to legal and naturalized U.S. citizens..."
Then... well, the rest just sort of deteriorates into some sort of unintelligible garbled nonsense... something about 'America' and Borders Bookstores (I'm purely guessing) and who knows what.

"Godfather."

Haha, I understood the point the first time but thanks.

I wonder why you think this way though. I mean I kind of get what you're saying but, at the same time, not at all. How is someone's inability to speak English a detriment to you or anyone else? Why should it effect whether or not they may be granted citizenship when it's really only a disadvantage to them? American is not a language and English has never been the sole language of this country. It doesn't make sense to me.

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I just translate it to English. I have no idea behind what the message is supposed to mean.

EarlWelsh

Cosmo said:

EarlWelsh said:

Cosmo said:

EarlWelsh said:

Godfather. said:

well then lets deport them and their non American familys, I believe speaking english is required before getting citizenship...I mean unless you are not legally a citizen and just some dirt bag that snuk over here and then demanded your rights...I mean because here in America we love paying the housing and medical bills for people that sneek across our borders.

Godfather.

I honestly can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not because you're holding up the importance of speaking English so high, yet you're firing off misspellings left and right. If you're on a little mobile phone then, my bad, I understand. It's just that I'd like to take you seriously, regardless of your stance.

...
I am fluent in this language... I'll translate it for you:
"Well then, let's just deport those non-American families because I believe that speaking English should be prerequisite to gaining U.S. citizenship. Meaning, unless you are a legal U.S. citizen and not just some dirtbag that has crossed over the border without the proper, legal paperwork, with the sole intent of coming in to this country and demanding the same rights as afforded to legal and naturalized U.S. citizens..."
Then... well, the rest just sort of deteriorates into some sort of unintelligible garbled nonsense... something about 'America' and Borders Bookstores (I'm purely guessing) and who knows what.

"Godfather."

Haha, I understood the point the first time but thanks.

I wonder why you think this way though. I mean I kind of get what you're saying but, at the same time, not at all. How is someone's inability to speak English a detriment to you or anyone else? Why should it effect whether or not they may be granted citizenship when it's really only a disadvantage to them? American is not a language and English has never been the sole language of this country. It doesn't make sense to me.

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I just translate it to English. I have no idea behind what the message is supposed to mean.

Sorry, Cosmo. I thought that was godfather's post. Your translation helped...a valiant effort overall to understand.

brianlux

I say we set up check points where people are asked if they "eat local" or "shop local" and they answer "yes" they be deported. Immediately!

grooveme

My reaction to the ad "I guess they are all singing the song in different languages. Ok" Had no idea that there would be controversy. Didn't mind the ad. But I do mind the unhealthy soft drinks that they peddle!

grooveme

Cosmo said:

The irony... it sounds like the people who are screaming for 'English Only'.... are the ones most likely to have gotten a 'D' in English.

So true! The ones who make the most virulent comments online about "English only" and "foreigners go home" have the worst spelling, grammar, syntax, etc.

chadwick

if a guy or gal drinks soft drinks daily they might should be slapped around, yes/no?