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by 4Justice from Houston Texas

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Kroger is one of my favorite stores where the produce is  fresh and reasonably priced.
Chimney Rock store was one I had not visited and on passing I stopped to get some food.

A real nice layout with plenty of fresh veggies and cheaper than my local store.

"Remolochas Nelmanojo"    Well, I wondered what that was???

I asked a smart looking guy in a white shirt and badge (probably an assistant manager, I couldn't pronounce his name ??)

Could you tell me, is that some kind of a new vegetable?

A blank unbelievable look replied, "Its translated under the title, SIR, see SIR.  THERE !"

< : -(   OH,   sorry, I didn't notice it said    "Bunch of Beets."     000000  Lower Case ?

I proceeded to learn my Mexican and thought y'all may find it a help as someday we may not have the privilege of seeing it translated.

Habas Verdes = Green Beans.

Verdes De La Mostaza = Mustard Greens. 

Lechuge Roja De La Hoja = Red Leaf Lettace.

Agrupan Los Rabanos Rojos = Bunch of Radishes.

Manojo Del Apio = Bunch of Celery.

Cebollas Verdes = Green Onions.

I ran out of paper to write on and out of breath I decided to get some cookies.

Barras de Higo = Fig Bars   Kroger distributed but WHO MANUFACTURES THEM ??????

Check out time and I stood listening to the store  music of Muncho, Muncho something until I got the attention of the two (Mexican nattering) check out clerks who were more interested in a "Talk session" than checking me out.

Will I shop there again???   Sure, Now I know what a Bunch of Beets are called.

You're never too old to learn.

It would be nice if the Translation in Mexican was written below our Native Born English.

Pls. spare me  "They are only catering for the local majority of ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"

My response   -   Try pandering to the American Shoppers who made it all possible.

Anyone else had this experience ?????



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PBMom read my blog view my photos
Jul 6, 2007 | 4:12 PM

4Justice: How wild! I've never seen or heard about this before.

carmenelena read my blog
Jul 6, 2007 | 6:11 PM

Illegal Immigrants?!?! How rude. You should not have said that like that. I am not an illegal immigrant but have you ever thought about who picks up all the fruits and vegetables that you take home for your family? Believe me it's not a white boy out there in the sun all day! So, please don't say that the stores are only catering to the HISPANIC community because you are very wrong. And if the people at the store didn't help you don't come back and let it out here, you should have told them at the store. Thanks!!

asnapper read my blog view my photos
Jul 6, 2007 | 9:35 PM

The store I get my fruits and vegetables from said they get them from south america..LOL

Sassy11 read my blog
Jul 6, 2007 | 11:05 PM

Spare me the diatribe "Carmenelena". Way before time began, there were Americans doing these jobs. Guess what, I was one of them. Yeah, think about that one. Long before corporate greed, there were honest hard working Americans performing these tasks. Oh and while we are on the subject - Americans who were legal immigrants from all over the world.

4Justice read my blog view my photos
Jul 6, 2007 | 11:35 PM

Camenelena . . The Store IS pandering to Hispanics or the Vegies would be noted in ENGLISH with a translation below.
Translations cost money and that cost is transfered to the consumer being us the customer.
Why should we translate our language.
That must be obvious to all.
NAME an Hispanic Country that translates for the ENGLISH community ???? YOU CAN'T
If the Farmers paid a living wage for the work and the consumers paid the proper price for the produce then we wouldn't need immigrants.

carmenelena read my blog
Jul 7, 2007 | 9:01 AM

If the store put the veggies in Spanigh it must be because we are a majority in the Houston community. We buy more products than any other race. And don't forget that all the "Americans" in the United States are immigrants as well. This country was first populated by Indians not Americans so don't take it to heart that your an American. And what would ya'll do if the 'immmigrants' as ya'll call them, left? Americans don't even want to wake up early for the easy job in an office. They wouldn't be able to wake up to a job in the sun all day.

4Justice read my blog view my photos
Jul 7, 2007 | 10:26 AM

Why are illegal immigrants called "Immigrants"
They are "Illegal Aliens" NOT immigrants.
They are here UNLAWFULL and should be deported and apply for work permits like other Nationals do to work and live here.
If they are a majority as you say then we need to farm food for them.
They don't care about family planning because they know they can get social wellfare to keep and to feed their large families.
Legal or not you have 4 children at a young age of 21 ????
This is a prime example - Speaks for itself.
My tax dollars are supporting all those large families arriving here illegally.

Without the masses, we need less workers and our social structure would not be so stressed.
Wellfare and Hospitals would then be available for the "Legal Immigrant Workers" who contribute and pay into the system.

Sassy11 read my blog
Jul 7, 2007 | 11:28 AM

It is a slap in the face to all Legal Immigrants who entered this country legally. Those who enter our country are ILLEGAL. Enter the country properly, then you will earn respect. Enter it Illegally, don't cry, moan or groan about the flack. If you don't like the heat in the kitchen, then enter the kitchen properly. Jobs are being taken away from citizens of all nationalities who do want to work. Corporate greed and the illegal mindsets ruin the integrity of our country. How about taking your powerful thoughts to the Mexican embassy and fix your messed up country. Don't come over to the United States and tear up our country, just because you don't like the stench in your own streets. Take your hardworking bums back over the border and enter our country legally.

Sassy11 read my blog
Jul 7, 2007 | 11:35 AM

Carmenelena,

As a proud Native American and Texan I would have to remind Mexico: "Remember the Alamo!"

carmenelena read my blog
Jul 7, 2007 | 11:55 AM

Look Sassy11, when Cuban refugees enter the country, United States gives them the residency at that exact moment. So if US was an 'equal opportunity' country like it says it does, they would give it to the Mexicans too. Another thing, we do not come to the US and mess it up better yet we come to fix it up, make homes, and grow everything and anything to make it better. Why don't you go out and check out the road ways that are being built? Have you seen that its hispanic people out there. Another example, my husband is Mexican and he works doing drywall and he has had white people and black working for HIM not the other way around. Do you know why that is? Because we come to better ourselves not just make money and burn it on cars or big houses or junk. And no all that money he makes does not go back to Mexico. So please stop telling yourselves that they come out and steal your jobs because we know that is not true!!!!

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