[If your religion prohibits you from picking up certain passengers based on offending characteristics—no matter what that religion is, Islam or anything else—then you shouldn’t be working as a taxi cab driver! And finally, if you’re not willing to assimilate even a little bit to the liberal American culture, which involves being open and welcoming of everyone, then go back to your own country![/quote]

I couldn't agree more.... When I have traveled to other countries I respect their culture, seems that is not the case when others come here. I get pissed off everytime I use the ATM machine and it asks me if I want english or spanish?

I couldn't agree more.... When I have traveled to other countries I respect their culture, seems that is not the case when others come here. I get pissed off everytime I use the ATM machine and it asks me if I want english or spanish?[/quote]

Good points.

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I think ATM machines should offer service in all languages. In case you didn't realize, tourists and visitors also use ATM machines.

Do you also get angry when you install Microsoft Windows on a computer and it asks you which language you want?

Geezzz.

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Compare apples and oranges much? A software package distributed worldwide and used by nearly 70% of all PC users AND bank machines situated in the United States. I guess the opinion of lay down the flags, lets all be one happy utopia with one universal government and no formal "languages"...that's great..for Star Wars.

Dogs in Islam
Traditionally, dogs have been seen as impure, and the Islamic legal tradition has developed several injunctions that warn Muslims against most contact with dogs. Unfortunately, many Muslims have used this view to justify the abuse and neglect of dogs, even though cruelty contradicts the Qur'an's view that all animals form "communities like you." We are pleased to present several articles examining the place of dogs in Islam

Get a clue..... Geez no, I never realized anyone visiting America may want to use an ATM machine, guess they better speak and read english. You totally missed the point as demonstrated by you Mircosoft comparison.

Cuttin and a pastin are we. If you already know then why ask?

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So now speaking English is a requirement to visit America? If that is the case, then you can expect tourism in the US to dry up and die.

Have you ever travelled anywhere else in the world? Did you always speak the language of every place you went?

I have many family members and friends, and I cannot think of a single one of them who has never travelled to a place where they did not speak the language, except for a couple who have never been abroad in their lives.

Anybody here heard of the Global economy? Boy if we think that we are going to be hearing english everywhere we are sadly mistaken. At the very least I learn a few basic phrases when journeying to countries where I don't know the language. If you live in Holland you better know at least 3 by the time you leave high school!

Everyone starts speaking Mandarin or Cantonese we are all fked.

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Islam and dog update. (So much for the "dogs are unclean thinking)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park is a sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabia's Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesn't catch on here. The solution: Ban selling dogs and cats as pets, as well as walking them in public.

Violators found outside with their pets will have their beloved poodles and other furry companions confiscated by agents of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, the official name of the religious police, tasked with enforcing Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic code.

"If a man is caught with a pet, the pet will be immediately confiscated and the man will be forced to sign a document pledging not to repeat the act," al-Othman told the Al-Hayat newspaper. "If he does, he will be referred to authorities.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080731/..._and_cat_ban_1