In English please!!

I am Asian myself and I came to Canada since I married a British Canadian. It's impossible for us to communicate without my effort of learning English plus filling out paperworks and moreover, make a living here. This is a bilingual speaking country, either French or English language as means of communication. I don't think protecting your heritage has anything to do with not learning foreign language especially when you make money in a foreign country. I used to work with French, Germans and Austrians and they speak English since I'm not good at theirs. I'm sure you can report this to a trade organization or certain immigration centres. I don't know where in Canada you find this, but by law, immigrants do have to use either English or French or both as means of communication.

Why won't the lawmakers in your country require English signages in all establishments? It is your right to pass laws which shall be beneficial to all the Canadian residents. The people who come in must be the ones to adjust to your country and not otherwise. Was it Caesar who said that 'When in Rome be a Roman'? Adopting it it becomes, 'When in Canada, be a Canadian'. Also, everyone who comes in to settle in Canada must be required to be able to communicate in English both in written and spoken forms. Go talk to a lawmaker in your area so he can have a go at this before things go beyond govenment control.

This happens a lot in the UK and I fully understand where you are coming from but this country wants to embrace the multi-cultural society enabling immigrants and people of different races to feel at home, it is considered deeply racial and you can be prosecuted for making your feelings known that it not acceptable. We have to accept it in our country. However having said that a lot of signs in some areas are written twice one in the language of the people who live there and in English, so it's not as bad as what you state. There should be a compromise in anything, otherwise it will stir up racial hatred and puts a lot of peoples backs up.

On one hand I agree, if you are going to live in a country you should communicate in the main language of the country. But, I can also see the point of the shop owner wanting to hold on to their heritage also. This is a tough one. I'm anxious to see what others have to say.

Well bonbon, you might give them what you think they want. Go away and never buy a single thing from them. Maybe that will get your message across. I agree with you. I would never think of moving to their country and then only dealing in English. I would expect them not to come into my place of business.

Engrish.. or pardon me.. English is a hard language to grasp. Pronouncing the words is one thing.. but one word can have several meanings in different context. Some moving to a completely different country speaking a completely different language would first want to feel comfortable with familiarity.. their own language and friendly faces. Beyond that,, it is up to them to assimilate into culture and the customs of their adopted country. Most don't.. but their kids do.