Those Asians Again!

Those Asians Again!

Haven't we Kiwis got anything better to do than whinge about Asian language signs on their shop fronts? Are we that sensitive? It's a reminder of those times when Kiwis complained about Maori names and greetings in Te Reo on radio. Bloody ridiculous in other words. Winston Peters tells us that these signs are an indication that the English requirement for immigrants from Asia is not working. Rubbish! The fact that they can open a shop in Queen Street surely one of the most expensive places to do business tells us otherwise.  Winston's just continuing his Asian bashing.

This generation of Asian immigrants will ensure that their next generations will speak English. This is already obvious given the numbers graduating from university. In the meantime if we are interested,  we only need look in the shop window to see whether it sells aquapuncture, Peking duck, or Asian goods in their superb supermarkets. Go in and ask, don't complain. You don't have any reason to. My guess is that Kiwis are afraid of being outnumbered. Get over it. Maori did. An Asian majority is not too far away. What we should do is adapt to this "globalization." If you are irritated by the above picture you are going to have a hard time.