peter236

原帖由 ACC-HE 於 2009-3-11 18:49 發表
Maybe if the librarian enforce the rules, they'll be called racist...

"WHAT? WE CHINESE USE LIBRARY THIS WAY! WHAT'S WRONG!?"

We should not draw this conclusion, since the Chinese in Hong Kong/China/US behave better than those in Richmond.

peter236

原帖由 somewhereintime 於 2009-3-12 12:47 發表
I like Iromwood Library better, everything is new; and better mix of users too.
I seldom hearing  loud speakers there.
In other Richmond library, the library would advise the public: it is alright to
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You are a racist and violating other people's human rights, if you would not allow people to speak any languages they want in a public place. If its your private office, then you can force people to speak English/French. We are talking about a public library.

When British people tour a Chinese library, are they going to speak Chinese?

[ 本帖最後由 peter236 於 2009-3-12 13:08 編輯 ]

peter236

原帖由 somewhereintime 於 2009-3-12 13:24 發表

You can call me racist if you like, I'm not going to sue you.
Please read the post carefully:  Talking in High Pitch on cellphone is not appropriate in the public, especially in a language the majori ...

Hey, Ma sir, please read carefully again. I was saying that people have the right to speak whatever languages in a public place. If they talk loudly, then its another issue altogether.

People have the right to speak whatever foreign languages in public library, parks, swimming pools etc. provided that the volumn is not too much. But you were saying they should not speak in a foreign language at all.

If you think about it, why can't we speak Chinese in Stanley park, which is a public park. There are so many tourists there anyway.

peter236

原帖由 siumaibb 於 2009-3-12 13:47 發表


you want to be Toppy #2? I think that is all about MANNER....

What he meant was that they should not speak in a foreign language at all, even at low volumn.