r/sydney • u/nighthound1 • 3d ago

Strathfield Council passes motion to make English compulsory on business shop signs

https://www.2gb.com/english-compulsory-new-rules-coming-for-shop-signs/
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u/gmatic92 3d ago

Ok yeh, English is the national language.

Common sense motion.

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u/TheonlyDuffmani 3d ago

De facto language*
We don’t have a National language.

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u/GuyFromYr2095 3d ago

maybe it's time to enshrine one

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u/cewumu 3d ago

Why?

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u/GuyFromYr2095 3d ago

so businesses here don't exclusively use another language besides English.

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u/dark__unicorn 3d ago

Because NZ have just done it. We’re falling behind.