tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post3061958035159886622..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: A jokeBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-308304122850340702010-12-11T12:52:34.141-08:002010-12-11T12:52:34.141-08:00Badtux,
Well, part of what you said in your secon...Badtux,<br /><br />Well, part of what you said in your second comment was my suspicion also, but I stand my my seemingly racist statement. I've got nothing but my own experiences to base that particular statement on.nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-76466856515723326712010-12-11T03:20:17.731-08:002010-12-11T03:20:17.731-08:00Bad Tux:
You snarky Penguin, you. That was a perfe...Bad Tux:<br />You snarky Penguin, you. That was a perfect response to BBC. You wear so many hats,I can't keep up.nanutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526158764171117978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-75901792386898555122010-12-10T20:08:09.160-08:002010-12-10T20:08:09.160-08:00Excellent idea, BBC! I propose that we adopt the l...Excellent idea, BBC! I propose that we adopt the language that has the most people speaking it. That's only fair, don't you think?<br /><br />Your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers" rel="nofollow">Mandarin Chinese</a> study materials shall arrive in the mail shortly :). <br /><br />- Badtux the Snarky PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-42664599393395704522010-12-10T19:28:12.888-08:002010-12-10T19:28:12.888-08:00Fuck all the different languages, pick one for the...Fuck all the different languages, pick one for the whole world and run with it.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-18134149916354945042010-12-10T18:46:04.833-08:002010-12-10T18:46:04.833-08:00Silly rule. Then again, all the languages of the ...Silly rule. Then again, all the languages of the Philippines sound cool to me, although Tagalog is my favorite.<br /><br />Regarding American insularity and lack of interest in international travel, I wonder what the stats are for other countries the size of the US? From England, it isn't far to France or the Netherlands; from (say) Kansas, it's a bit further even to Canada or Mexico unless my sense of distance has been permanently warped by long-term use of Mercator projections.<br /><br />Or maybe most Americans just can't afford international travel any more. The US isn't exactly #1 in disposable income--or any other category that I'm aware of besides military spending, percentage of population incarcerated, and Holy Rollers per square mile.jbrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300144776575465111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-21073011094270666612010-12-10T13:48:39.421-08:002010-12-10T13:48:39.421-08:00I think we're in agreement here. I don't l...I think we're in agreement here. I don't like the rule, no way, no how. Now if the nurses were in a discussion with a supervisor, or in a group setting with English only co-workers, that might be a time when English should prevail. I think it is common courtesy in that setting. What say you, Exceptional Penguin?nanutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526158764171117978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-59008824122777292102010-12-10T08:34:13.375-08:002010-12-10T08:34:13.375-08:00Just an aside -- like I pointed out at my bedtime ...Just an aside -- like I pointed out at my bedtime above, a) my mother managed Filipino nurses for 20 years. Not a problem. She wasn't one of those hoity toity managers with a stick stuck up her ****, she was down in the trenches with them. And b) I'm quite aware of Filipino culture and the fact that they speak English just fine, these people were friends of the family, in fact my brother dated one of their daughters for a couple of years. BTW, The Philippines has an official language. It's called Filipino. The fact that it's mostly Tagalong is irrelevant, unless the nurses involved are from the Tagalong cultural group as a matter of respect it should formally be identified as Filipino under Philippines law and culture.<br /><br />My guess on why the Filipino nurses were singled out is that a nursing supervisor had issues with his or her nurses and became convinced the nurses were talking about him behind his back. That's the way it usually works in these situations. The Spanish-speakers are generally not going to be nurses, they'll be orderlies or custodial staff, and who cares what language <i>they</i> use anyhow, right? American exceptionalism cuts both ways, in other words :).<br /><br />- Badtux the Exceptional PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-68426385429141144842010-12-10T01:52:01.223-08:002010-12-10T01:52:01.223-08:00What about Spanish, or any other language? Or, did...What about Spanish, or any other language? Or, did they only pass a "rule" prohibiting Filipino? Seem like another poor example of American Exceptionalisim. WASFnanutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526158764171117978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-70396616940214476992010-12-10T00:11:01.065-08:002010-12-10T00:11:01.065-08:00I'm not understanding you, Nunya. My mother w...I'm not understanding you, Nunya. My mother was a nursing supervisor for over 20 years. A great many of her nurses were Filipino too. Somehow they managed without an "English Only" rule. Funny how that works, hrm...BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-56860834861707708082010-12-09T23:18:55.255-08:002010-12-09T23:18:55.255-08:00Hey, if English was good enough for Jesus, it'...Hey, if English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for Filipino nurses!dah_sabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600893678085625549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-3121794610916878962010-12-09T22:45:33.313-08:002010-12-09T22:45:33.313-08:00Dude. You're off on this one. I worked in a h...Dude. You're off on this one. I worked in a hospital where Tagalog was the most common language spoken. You wouldn't believe the shit that went on there. Did you know that most classes in the Philippines are taught in English?nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833886980442919570noreply@blogger.com