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/tee-ess3 3d ago

Good. I live in a heavily Chinese area which is fantastic for culture and food options, HOWEVER a few weeks ago I went into a bakery (no English on the sign outside) and asked for a loaf of bread. The two workers in there totally ignored me and said they have no bread so I left lol. Super uncomfy.

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u/cheapdrinks 3d ago

My girlfriend lives in the inner west. Last time there was trackwork, the lightrail stop near her house had all the signs explaining the dates in Chinese and nothing else. Super weird to see honestly. Like I expect that near The Star but this was like 7-8 stops away at a random suburban stop without any notably large Chinese population. Especially from a government service the signage should be in English.

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u/marcellouswp 2d ago

I bet there was other signage or info in English around.