Rebel Rescuer

Can I just say that I consider myself to be a gun-toting, alternative energy interested, former vegetarian, anti-factory farm/puppymill/fur coat kind of gal.

But this Spanish shit has got to stop.

The Matrix and I trucked to our local discount crap mecca Wally World last night to get some wrapping paper for the MIL’s thoughtfully purchased birthday gifts.  And everywhere (I’m talking every stinkin’ where) were signs printed ONLY in Spanish.

WTF Wally?!?!?!

I mean, I’m a “live and let live” kind of gal (unless of course, you mean to harm my family or myself…God save you if you harm my dogs), but this is becoming ridiculous!  Obviously their well-paid marketing folks have determined that the Spanish speaking population makes up a large portion of their customer base, and I can respect that.

But the rest of us speak FREAKING ENGLISH.

So although I did a lot of time in Spanish classes in high school, I have no clue what the “special” was in the film processing department.  I mean, don’t I get to participate in sales and specials?  Doesn’t Wally World want MY money too?!  Or should I trot over to Walgreens where everything still (at least for now) is written in English?!  Maybe I should take my white-bread film processing needs to the grocery store?

Pointless Digression #1 – Speaking of grocery stores, here in my politically correct backyard, the aisles are no longer marked “Mexican Food”.  Hell no.  They’re now “Hispanic Food”.  Seriously.  Now doesn’t everyone go out for Mexican Food?  Chinese Food?  Italian Food?  And WHY?!?!?!  Because those are the countries they stinkin’ came from?!?!  Are we REALLY that touchy feely these days?  What if I want German food?  Do I have to go to the “Western  European Formerly Communist” aisle? 

I’m asking you Wally…what do you want???

We’re all used to seeing signs that appear in both languages.  No problemo, after all, we probably have many tourists from Spanish speaking countries, who happen to find WalMArt to be a regular local tourist attraction (and I suppose it could be considered so, especially on Saturday morning).  But to have Spanish EXCLUSIVELY printed on signs is making me feel like a stranger in my own country.

Something’s gotta give here.

And that “something” is going to be my shopping trips to Walmart.  Screw you big-box, foreign language only store.  I’m through with you. 

I could go on for hours.