But in a professional sport, speaking the language is as much a part of the business as playing the sport itself.

As far as the penalizing those that “don’t have the time to”, truthfully I didn’t have time for English growing up, yet I had to learn it like the rest the kids growing up. How is that any less fair? And in the same mannerism, why should the SAT even have reading comprehension and English writing on it? If we’re going to play against the whole English policy game, then why have it for anything else?

I’ll just leave it at that since Efren’s already killed the issue anyways. I still have an issue with people not being able to speak English though. If you can’t read the rules properly (which was the original cited piece), that’s going to be a problem regardless of whether or not you need or want to conduct interviews or communicate with sponsors.

But in a professional sport, speaking the language is as much a part of the business as playing the sport itself.

As far as the penalizing those that “don’t have the time to”, truthfully I didn’t have time for English growing up, yet I had to learn it like the rest the kids growing up. How is that any less fair? And in the same mannerism, why should the SAT even have reading comprehension and English writing on it? If we’re going to play against the whole English policy game, then why have it for anything else?

I’ll just leave it at that since Efren’s already killed the issue anyways. I still have an issue with people not being able to speak English though. If you can’t read the rules properly (which was the original cited piece), that’s going to be a problem regardless of whether or not you need or want to conduct interviews or communicate with sponsors.

I doubt a month is really enough for people to learn how to speak fluid English.

Dealing with a variety of languages is part of job when you manage a sport that is popular among non-English speaking countries. Let them play golf.

I’m not suggesting that they NOT learn English. They should and it’ll always benefit them. But don’t penalize those who don’t have the time to, don’t have the skills and don’t have this supposed level of speaking English that you assume they should have.

I think we have enough problems with people discriminating American citizens who have accents or are ESL.

I doubt a month is really enough for people to learn how to speak fluid English.

Dealing with a variety of languages is part of job when you manage a sport that is popular among non-English speaking countries. Let them play golf.

I’m not suggesting that they NOT learn English. They should and it’ll always benefit them. But don’t penalize those who don’t have the time to, don’t have the skills and don’t have this supposed level of speaking English that you assume they should have.

I think we have enough problems with people discriminating American citizens who have accents or are ESL.

@Efren: If that is indeed the case, then why is the commissioner still around? That’s causation to forced step-down. Again, I still don’t see the issue, if sponsors had background commentary about it. I would point out though, that even if Samsung or State Farm did have that? Their PR people wouldn’t admit to it anyways. It all depends on where this is being done, not so much of whether or not it was South Korean.

@Efren: If that is indeed the case, then why is the commissioner still around? That’s causation to forced step-down. Again, I still don’t see the issue, if sponsors had background commentary about it. I would point out though, that even if Samsung or State Farm did have that? Their PR people wouldn’t admit to it anyways. It all depends on where this is being done, not so much of whether or not it was South Korean.

And if it does negatively affect running your organization, how exactly would you regulate the people’s English skills? Would there be an oral exam? Grammar lessons? It all sounds a little ridiculous.

And if it does negatively affect running your organization, how exactly would you regulate the people’s English skills? Would there be an oral exam? Grammar lessons? It all sounds a little ridiculous.