SuperK wrote:I wanna slap people who complain about "Press 1 for english, 2 for spanish." it's a corporation's decision to cater to multi ethnicities and it's none ya business. If you're offended, just don't call, and don't ask for help. My problem is, usually the immigrants are willing to work harder than your local folk. back down when I used to live with my parents I worked residential construction with my father.
Once upon a time, you pressed 2, 3, 4, etc. for languages besides English. Is it reasonable to have to listen to 30 seconds of monotonous, computer generated dialogue in a language you don't speak, all so you can finally opt out of it? Maybe to some people...
SuperK wrote:Even though a mexican didn't understand english properly, and it was hard to communicate, we could get more work out of him than we could a bonafide american. They are eager and willing to work, and they're willing to work hard. They don't complain or ask for handouts. The only handouts they want is a job. They eat, sleep and work... with some tequila on their off-time.
For what it's worth, this doesn't apply to everybody. I know "bonafide Americans" who are just as lazy as you make them out to be, and I agree that they need to get their s--- in line. Throwing every one of us down the toilet over a few a-holes isn't really reasonable. That's like Europeans claiming that ALL Americans are overweight... Yeah, a disgustingly large number of us are(pun intended), but some actually care about fitness and take pride in the work they do.
Back on topic though; In 2010 I was charged with "Reckless Driving", over a low speed collision in rush hour traffic. I was driving a recently reconstructed(totaled a few months prior) Ford Taurus SEL, and my brakes failed at ~30 mph.
Long story short, I had it dropped to Careless driving and had to do a few weeks of road crew, pay a fine, and complete a laundry list of other crap. All for an accident that was no fault of my own.
Now, the reason I went into detail:
Road crew was a royal b----. I had to work with a bunch of drugged out, violent offenders, over a traffic infraction. I had to watch an overweight deputy Sheriff sit on his a--, giving orders to these offenders. Do you want to know what I did while they were wasting time and half-assing the work? I worked, and I worked hard.
Do you think the deputy cared if I worked hard or not? Hell no. Was I being paid to work hard? Hell no. I worked hard because there was work to do, and I'd rather work hard than stand around with my thumb up my a-- as others were doing.
Not everyone in this country is lazy, and I
HATE when people justify this argument with "Americans don't work hard", or "Americans are lazy". Yeah, you'll find pathetic, weak-minded, lazy people in every country. America has a lot of them too, but not all of us are like that. I had a job last year that literally COST ME MONEY. It cost more to drive to work, or walk to work(the time it took), than I made from the job. I kept working because it was work, and it opened the door for a better paying job. That better paying job only paid about $200 a week, but at the time it was the best I could do, so I worked my a-- off to get there.
I'm genuinely disappointed in what you've said in this thread.
SuperK wrote:Compare that to an american who thinks that the country should cater to their every whim, they mope about, expect a high pay, then when the work day is done waste their money on drugs and alcohol and barely make it through the work week financially, just waiting for their next fix. I'll take a mexican kthx. The ONLY problem I have with immigration is that there should be a way to impose taxes on them.
I don't drink, don't smoke, don't use any drugs beyond Tylenol, and I sure as hell don't ask my country for more than my share. I even approve of raising taxes for everyone, not just the wealthy, or corporations. This country is going to hell, and nobody is willing to do what it takes to fix it. The problems are everywhere, neither legal nor illegal immigrants are doing their part to change that. Don't go blaming one without the other please.