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No english no play
« on: August 26, 2008, 09:27:44 AM »

LPGA will suspend memberships unless you speak English.

http://sports.espn.go.com...olf/news/story?id=3553888

Wow...wow...wow!

Is this an attempt to get the US women on top?  Shocked
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« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2008, 09:34:25 AM »

Wow!!

Can you imagine if that were reversed and applied to male tour players in Europe.


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« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2008, 09:35:32 AM »

We are an arrogant bunch.  No wonder the rest of the world hates us.
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« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2008, 10:14:56 AM »

Wow!!

Can you imagine if that were reversed and applied to male tour players in Europe.


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What language would be mandatoy in Europe?

I understand what the LPGA is trying to do.  From a marketing perspective they need to develop their brand.  If top tier players cannot speak English it ultimately hurts the overall quality of the product.  It's just Business 101.
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« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2008, 10:18:57 AM »

Wow!!

Can you imagine if that were reversed and applied to male tour players in Europe.


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What language would be mandatoy in Europe?

I understand what the LPGA is trying to do.  From a marketing perspective they need to develop their brand.  If top tier players cannot speak English it ultimately hurts the overall quality of the product.  It's just Business 101.

Whatever country they're in.  Why is delivering a speech after a win in Spain and different that Wisconsin?
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2008, 10:24:23 AM »

The LPGA seems to have a rich history of this sort of clunkiness.  I wonder why?

At Blader Industries, Inc., we find that there is often nothing more attractive in a potential colleague than one who doesn't speak a lick of english, is from a nation 'across one of the ponds' where standard orthodontic care has not fully penetrated the marketplace, and thus has a pouty overbite. 

Especially if red-headed and with a nursing background.....or a 'background' that could stand some nursing.
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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2008, 10:27:08 AM »

According to your "plan" you would have it mandatory to speak Spanish, French, Portugese, Mandarin, Arabic, German, Swedish etc, etc.?
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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2008, 10:27:59 AM »

According to your "plan" you would have it mandatory to speak Spanish, French, Portugese, Mandarin, Arabic, German, Swedish etc, etc.?

Exactly!
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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2008, 11:05:32 AM »

http://sports.espn.go.com...olf/news/story?id=3553888

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Every Korean player who spoke with Golfweek about the meeting came away with the understanding she would lose her tour card if she failed the test rather than face suspension, according to the report. But Korean players who spoke about the policy supported the tour's position, though some, including Se Ri Pak, felt fines would be better than suspensions.

"We agree we should speak some English," Pak said, according to the report. "We play so good overall. When you win, you should give your speech in English."

Angela Park, a Korean-American who was born in Brazil and speaks three languages, said it's difficult to "come to a foreign country and be yourself." She also supports the rule and says it's fair, according to the report........................

................."The LPGA could come out and say they only want 10 Koreans, but they're not," Park said, according to Golfweek. "A lot of Korean players think they are being targeted, but it's just because there are so many of them."

And Seon-Hwa Lee, who said she is working with an English tutor during the offseason and plans to brush up for the evaluation, thinks everyone "can do a simple interview," according to the report. Her ability to answer questions without a translator has improved during her time on the tour.

"The economy is bad, and we are losing sponsors," she said, according to the report. "Everybody understands."

I guess I'm not sure how or why this became an issue. I've never been bothered by watching and listening to an interview with a translator present.

That being said, and I know how this may come across, but English is the de facto standard in the business world. When I have traveled and had meetings with Korean/Japanese/Chinese/German counterparts they converse in English. There are most definitely side conversations in their native tongue but the universal language today is English.

And this has nothing to to with how much 'merka sucks or how arrogant we may be sometimes.
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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2008, 11:15:20 AM »

Why don't the MLB pundits enforce the same thing?
Probably b/c they would lose 1/2 of the players in the league.
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2008, 11:26:21 AM »

Why don't the MLB pundits enforce the same thing?
Probably b/c they would lose 1/2 of the players in the league.

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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2008, 11:30:44 AM »

I guess nothing else will pull the LPGA out of sagging ratings due to Anika's departure coupled with reduction in sponsor prize money quite like a Hoo Suk Kim letting us know on Sunday that (she) ".......is such a stupid!"
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« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2008, 11:36:02 AM »

I guess nothing else will pull the LPGA out of sagging ratings due to Anika's departure coupled with reduction in sponsor prize money quite like a Hoo Suk Kim letting us know on Sunday that (she) ".......is such a stupid!"

Actually her correct name would be Kim Hoo-Suk.  Wink Grin
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« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2008, 11:38:26 AM »

I guess nothing else will pull the LPGA out of sagging ratings due to Anika's departure coupled with reduction in sponsor prize money quite like a Hoo Suk Kim letting us know on Sunday that (she) ".......is such a stupid!"

Actually her correct name would be Kim Hoo-Suk.  Wink Grin

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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2008, 05:02:27 PM »

Esperanto ftw.
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