Originally Posted by
tommy777
As an immigrant myself with only 5 years in the US who is pretty fluent in Spanish, it's embarrasing to me to hear "Gracias para volar Continental airlines" in the safety demo.
You must be quite easily embarrassed.
Originally Posted by
tommy777
We are all proud of our country, but we are living in America and as professionals, we are expected to communicate in the language that all people speak.
There is no "language that all people speak" in the USA. While the vast majority speak US English ("American" if you will) there is a sizable and growing contingent that does not. I see no reason to expect that they will learn it nor that they should. In the mean time, operating a business that respects that a large and growing portion of their customers speak a language other than English is a smart business move.
And making sure that they can safely evacuate the plane is good business for everyone on the plane.