"They don't speak good English"

[lame54]

:wtf: :shrug: :wtf: :shrug:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/14/rhode-island-store-owner-proofs-latino-customers-asks-to-see-social-security-card/

[LeftinOH]

1. Store owner wants to see i.d's for Hispanic customers....

ya know, If I lived in that area, I would totally go to that store and speak with an accent- then give him shit for asking me for an i.d.

[AlCzervik]

2. but he accepts their money.

[alfredo]

3. My IQ dropped just watching them.

[tachyon]

4. I don't get it

:shrug:

Is there something wrong with that sentence?

[lame54]

6. Thanks to you I looked into it further...

Wow - I always thought that it was incorrect to say it that way.
apparently it is correct.
I still think it sounds awkward

[tachyon]

9. Yes, it does sound awkward but there really isn't much any other way to

say it. "He doesn't speak English well" is equally proper grammatically but doesn't flow much better.
:D

[LanternWaste]

7. In that one of the two customers was fluent in English...

In that one of the two customers was fluent in English, it would seem yeah-- there's plenty wrong with it...

[tachyon]

8. I assumed the criticism was directed at the grammar. It wasn't clear

which person was being discussed.

[LanternWaste]

10. The store owner used the pronoun "they"

The store owner used the pronoun "they" indicating he was referring to both customers.

[JBoy]

5. Racist motherfucker.

He needs to have his ass sued.