'Speak English' Philly Cheese-steak: Joey Vento of Geno's Dies

[flyersphan111]

Geno's tastes like shit anyway.

[SillyLitleGirl]

My grandparents forbade my mother to speak Czech when they raised her here in the U.S. because they were living in another country, and must adopt their customs. i think that's a bit harsh, but I get so sick and tired of immigrants (legal or otherwise) who think that businesses and citizens alike have to conform to their beliefs. Nuh-uh.  Speak english, if you can't, learn. Otherwise no food ordering, no banking, no casual conversations, etc. for you until you understand the basics to get by.

[lapugenero]

Why is it harsh for people to learn the language of the country they immigrate to? Seems like the first thing I would do if I ever lived somewhere else.

[SillyLitleGirl]

@lapugenero Well, I just thought it was harsh that apparently for a few months, the family had a hell of a hard time communicating with one another. When I say forbidden to speak Czech, I mean -forbidden-. My grandmother told me hilarious stories about it, but if she spoke Czech she'd get a light smack to the face. The entire point of my comment was to say that you SHOULD learn the language of your adopted country first and foremost, though.

[wrabit79]

mr. vento as long as you spoke real english not guido english i agree

[jetson215]

Many people don't speak English in Philadelphia. I'm like the only white guy left, even the bilboards are in Russian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, etc.

[polentoni28]

@jetson215 re-read your comment dude......your the only white guy...despite (according to you) there being a lot of RUSSIANS there???!?!?

[Seraphim727]

I agree with Geno's right to not serve to non-english speaking customers. It is, on the other hand, not profitable living so close to Montreal and the old Italian neighborhoods. Also the sign will most certainly attract the most unseemly of characters to the restaurant, namely KKK and Ultra-Nationalists. Not that it matters because I agree with Ana that this place sounds horrible.

[Saaduk92]

2:16

Favourited.

[michael99887766]

What the hell is wrong with asking people to order in English in an English speaking country? English is America's official language - certainly immigrants should speak it in public, if not tourists.

[Tuonelax3]

@michael99887766 America actually doesn't have an official language just a majority. I agree that immigrants should try and know the language and speak it at least in public, but tourists...idk, I think they should try and learn the basics 'survival phrases' for their own convenince to get around, but ... That's like me saying anyone touring Finland should learn Finnish...lol o_o

[jokeraces22]

nah geno just wants ya to speak english' thats all no more no less'

[DG3744]

Philadelphia is a shithole!!! Poor Joey Vento he forgot "his" country was founded by immigrants and he does not want newer immigrants to come into "his" country!! Ahahahaaa!! Only in America!!

[Spiderweb127]

lol represent cenk..PHILLY!

[weejockpoopongmcplop]

Sounds like the proprietors of this establishment should be institutionalized.

[CHAOSoriginal]

But it's always sunny there!

[MrSouthphillyitalian]

joey vento was right about illegals though

[TheCagedTiger]

Ana looks so cute in this!

[Sideshowbobx]

Oh you people - why do you mind the old guy rather to buy somewhere else. If the message of a business doesn't suits, use your feet and shop at another place.

Why did the steak'n'cheese place near the university close down?? Now please don't tell me health safety regulation...

[Louieinoz]

what the fuck is an eye-talian?

[daabaa1]

he is right. i am an immigrant, when i came to this country in 2001 it took me 6 month to learn the language, if you want to live(not visit)in this country learn English!

[extrapressure]

why is that sign offensive? you mean you shouldn't order in english when living in an english speaking country? you mean the employees need to take a crash course in several languages to accommodate the customer when all they need to learn to do is say chicken or cheese in english? have you ever questioned the logic of that kind of reasoning cenk?

[pooyan6969]

"That's illegal!"

Lol

[MrBigNelli]

whole story was EPIC

[janses08]

okay enough with the native american bullshit people. English people took over this land a long time ago and it has never been the same since. Its a product of european imperialism so get the fuck over it and stop bitching about native americans and saying stupid shit like " this is america speak cherokee" its not indians land anymore, that argument is so goddamn old.

[MisterGee7]

For some reason, Ana's infectious laughing puts a smile on my face. You precious Armenian princess, you... come here, girl!

[iHacksorzz]

HOLY SHIT I NEED A PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH RIGHT NOW!!!

Going to go to the mall tomorrow and get the only philly cheese steak sandwich i know of in Canada.

[IsyLomeli]

this reminds me of the Soup Nazi but mixed with some violence hahha :D i love Cenk's story.

[thefreshestprince89]

I just find it hard to take these guys seriously after the Australian KFC is Racist ruckus. But, as an Aussie, its funny to hear that West Philly actually is rough and that Will Smith wasn't just exaggerating!

[lostchild06]

@AntiFaithNY The words of reason! Thank you!

[zadkiel04]

This clip was fuckin awesome!!! LMAO

[Badblueshy]

Reminds me of Seinfeld's Nazi soup kitchen. AWEsome.

[TokkerProductions]

Lol, hilarious

[Zirious23]

@lostchild06 agreed

[MusicMistress712]

Everything Cenk said is accurate.

-Proud Philadelphian

[TheChemicAly]

gotta love cenk's story

[ihatedcunited]

Y chinga tu madre!

[oung77]

Ana's so cute 2:16

[kuunami]

@oung77

LOL!!! I got a kick out of that too.

[firedragons5253]

What would happen if a native american came in and asked for them to speak his language? After all this is America and he is a native.

[mkalski2008]

@firedragons5253 He would not be native to the United States of America which is the country we live in, his people gave up citizen rights and chose to live on crappy land with little gvt control

[JBigjake]

But, that's illegal! No, it's Philly!

[rootboyslim]

I want to hear more Philly stories.

[ladylordess]

"Speak English". I love it. Joey Vento is an American hero! We need more like him.

[Marindo]

"But that's illegal!" XD So cute XD

[mexicanexalted1]

3:10

Someone needs to make a video, of Ana Kasparian laughing in different tyt clips. That would be awesome.

[rp1dmc]

@Accisma Fuck no. Why should real Americans learn that peasant language? Who founded the USA and built it into the greatest country on earth? Not the Spanish. The United States has lost much of what made it great because of the Obama regime though.

[rp1dmc]

@Accisma So that means we should understand Spanish? Lets just make it mandatory to learn every language invented so not to offend people who hate whites and don't want to integrate.

[rp1dmc]

@Accisma We kicked Mexicos ass. Why do Mexicans have such a huge inferiority complex?

[rp1dmc]

@RaynMan718 Should they expect us to learn every language? Idiot.

[rp1dmc]

I have learned that if you want immigrants to learn the language of your country you are a RACIST.

[jamesbo506]

I love the way Ana says "buts that's illegal"

[rp1dmc]

@Accisma NOPE

[rp1dmc]

WHAT!? Who doesn't speak all languages so you can understand immigrants who don't want to integrate?

[treysparker]

LOL look at all the nerds who cant get any and think Anas hot.

Fucking hilarious.

[Moionfire]

Cenk don't make excuses for bigots.

[gastfreund76]

I'm just wondering who he's referring to. Who in America does NOT order in English?

[nemzz9st]

@gastfreund76 illegal immigrants

[Mitsuraga]

It was so cute to hear Ana's protest, "But that's illegal!" I'm from Philly. I live in Georgia, now. People down here really don't get how we are up in the real city.

[jrda128]

These fuckers are racist anyways. I never did go down there to buy those greasy, heart attack, artery clogged, unhealthy cheese stakes. He died from eating all that shitty ass food that he cooked.

[squirrelboyfan]

The language of any given country is defined by the majority that controls it, so it kinda goes from Native American to European anglo to Latino. So in that respect please speak CHINESE!!.

[momofspawn50]

@squirrelboyfan Too funny....love your comment :)

[hoosierhiver]

I'm just hear to read the captions at the bottom, 1:23 " First week in Malaysia thank you let me tell you may resume first a red light"

[septogram7]

Anna has obviously never been to Philly. 

[Muzzy337]

If you go to America and you make no effort to assimilate, you should get kicked right the fuck out. Go home, scumbag.

[CommieKid]

Hopefully he screamed out in English when he had that heart attack.

[Sneezlebob]

"But thats illegal"

Ana stop being so naive

[ChrisTube3333]

Ana have the best laugh:)

[xuserx2000]

Steelers !

[hpufo]

This story is fucking stupid.

[Sneezlebob]

@hpufo So was your birth

[kieran514]

great story-telling!

[jcgadfly]

Given that when you order a cheese steak (depending on whether you want cheese whiz on your sandwich) you say "cheese steak wit" or "cheese steak witout" I'm not sure why he gave a damn about English

[wistoncap]

Good riddance to another fucktard wop.

[mwolfson86]

@ucdeBZ @ucdeBZ yeah. I am an asshole... but that's neither here nor there. The fact of the matter is that the world could do without a lot of people - and there's a statistical overrepresentation of bigots in that category. That's not to say that I know the man well enough to pass that kind of judgment conclusively. After all, his cheesesteaks were delicious. All I can say is this: it's comforting to think that a man who made many people feel uncomfortable for their origin... SUFFERED!

[spacegasp]

Hey, don`t look now, but nationalism disappeared..oh...late 80`s... .habla espanol?

[Eeptog]

this guy is amazing

[snaxel3971]

@Eeptog i agree

[jtoon200]

Pretty sure that Cenk is the only rational member of TYT.

[xalk311x]

ana is sooo cute! her laugh is adorable! :D

[mardi06]

Diversity and political correctness will destroy this country. If you are going to live in this country then speak the language. How much money is wasted in this country by having to everything in Spanish and English?

[ccricers]

@mardi06 It's one area where I disagree with fellow progressives. Knowing English is paramount to better job opportunities and better way of living here. I don't think different cultures is much of a deterrent as long as everyone can understand what each other is saying.

[hoagiesupreme]

the tyt army agrees on:

redistribution of wealth

healthcare

gay marriage

pro choice

gun control

....

and how gorgeous ana is.

[htruman]

@hoagiesupreme She has a great laugh.

[treysparker]

@hoagiesupreme

Thats the problem with the tyt army, they're mostly teenagers who know nothing of economics.

Its sad really.

[spincrus]

By this logic, we all have to learn Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Polish, Greek and Tunisian Arabic, because one day, they may approach us in these languages and we HAVE TO BE PREPARED, OMG! I better start practicing my Mongolian in case this time they invade our businesses on horseback, giving orders in Mongolian, pointing their spears at us.

[MastermindX]

@spincrus Of course you can't learn all those languages and you can reasonably expect customers to speak English when you are running a business in America, but you don't need to be a dick about it. Have you ever traveled abroad? Most people make an effort to understand you when you don't speak the language, especially when you are a customer. Only in America you will be insulted and treated like crap for not speaking the local language perfectly.

[momofspawn50]

@MastermindX That is true if you are talking about VISITORS to our country....not illegal invaders trying to destroy the America we know and love, and change it into a country that is just like the crappy country they just left. Let them take their bad attitudes back to the country from which they came (mexico) where someone can understand the hatred they are spewing, because..hey, guess what? THEY understand your language...it's where you belong if you don't want to learn our language.

[TheGuntha]

Screw you, tourists!

[SYNCHROPHILE]

Ana looks really cute when she's laughing ;)

[osp80]

this is one area i break with my fellow libs on.THIS IS america WE DO speak english here.i don't care if you can't speak english when you come here,millions of immigrants didn't but i don't want to accommodate you.i don't need every label with two languages on it.if i went to denmark i would do my best to piece some danish together to ask for something

[rencrow]

NO CHEESE STEAK FOR YOU. COME BACK ONE YEAR.

[playingmusiconmars]

Those guys are hardcore. They probably said "no steak for you! come back one year!" before they got out the iron bar and beat them.

[danielkabuto]

WE HAVE THE SAME SHIT HERE IN ENG_LAND WHEN ORDERING PLEASE ORDER IN ENGLISH because were to stupid almost like animal or cave men to learn another language.

[osp80]

@danielkabuto yeah,heaven forbid you speak english in england

[ThesecretL]

@danielkabuto

Yes cause that's why we don't speak other languages, not because we don't have to...

[gastfreund76]

Just watching the post game shows and I'm laughing my ass of. Consider membership, TYT viewers, it's worth it.

[Erilis666]

Lol, so this is where the Soup Nazi concept came from.

[MrNicMachiavelli]

@Erilis666 you ever been to that guy? He is scary.

[splein23]

If it was me I would make no effort to accommodate to any foreign language. I'll do my best to communicate with you but if your food ain't right then oh well.

[fsuarez20051]

Cenk trying to speak Italian? Ehhh!

[crapeze11]

Billy Bob sounds like the Soup Nazi.

[RDFG87]

I'm 30min from Philly and the Resturant were i work, if someone didn't order in english, we would not be able to take there order. what if no one who works there works spanish, i don't see anything wrong with that sign, and i'm very lib.

[sarathomas208]

as business owner you could speak Japanese for all i care as long you make an effort to tell me what you want.

[BeastAP23]

2:21 for fucking adorable Anna

[Dmajini]

@BeastAP23 Agreed!

[gastfreund76]

@BeastAP23 porn star? Ana's the biggest nerd on the planet. But I mean that in a nice way. "Innocent" nails it, I guess.

[newdimensionfilms]

This is America, when ordering, please speak Cherokee.

[eight18]

@newdimensionfilms amen , these racists seem to have convenient amnesia

[bokprop420]

@newdimensionfilms unfortantly i live where i would need to speak souix or crow, is that acceptable?

[honeybeaful]

@newdimensionfilms

ᏩᏙ[Wado-Thank you] my thoughts exactly!!!!!!

[pyr666]

@newdimensionfilms

bad comparison. foreigners invaded and conquered america.

unless you're arguing that non-english speakers are invading...

[newdimensionfilms]

@pyr666

It wasn't meant to be a comparison, just to show that demanding english should be the only language is pretty ethnocentric and historically ignorant.

[ossified4reason]

@newdimensionfilms America was not founded by the Cherokee. I suggest you give the landmass its cherokee title, without the implications of added worth, such as roads, hospitals and... oh right... Steak joints.

[eqsmooth]

@newdimensionfilms They don't make very good philly cheese steak in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, on the trail of tears or Oklahoma, for that matter.

[rp1dmc]

@newdimensionfilms This isn't their country anymore. Indian faggots.

[rp1dmc]

@newdimensionfilms Did the Cherokees make America into the great country that it is? NO. They were living in the dirt before whites killed their worthless asses. Now Indians are drunk pieces of trash that leech off of everyone else.

[newdimensionfilms]

@rp1dmc

That may be the single most racist youtube comment I've ever seen.

[rp1dmc]

@newdimensionfilms The truth is racist.

[RaybornButtercups]

Ana is so cute. It's funny how people joke about things like she's probably a porn star or being boned by Cenk but she actually seems rather innocent and sweet. <3

[gekapat]

I lived in Philly and the story is hilarious. I guess you had to have lived in a real crazy semi-lawless shit hole like much of Philly is to real appreciate this story. I’ve seen worse there... and funnier!

[kylem1112]

mmm im hungry for a cheesesteak now. My favorite food

[atimnie]

"Do you have any wine coolers?"

And this schmuck is still alive?

[CarlosIsDown]

Haha, Ana. Nice Cali girl.

[jalbertochavez]

Ana's laugh is so cute it's beautiful.

[HeirOfGlee]

NO SOUP FOR YOU

[MrSouthphillyitalian]

R.I.P Joey Vento

[deathreaver3356]

Cenk is on a roll today

[danielle10171017]

coolstorybro

[RebelHQ]

No Cheese-Steak for you! Next!

[leizuoer]

@RebelHQ LMAO. Nice reference

[StraightPunkEdge93]

@RebelHQ Damn you beat me.

[leizuoer]

Ana's hot right? You'd agree? However, I've NEVER seen her looking hotter than in this video. Message to Ana: red REALLY suits you.

[corruptentity]

its not racist ro want people to speak your language? its just preference.. if you are living in the US for a while now theres no excuse to not speak the language. Tourists are a different story..

[leizuoer]

@corruptentity There is no official language in the US, never has been. English is the de facto language. However, many others are spoken and are no less legitimate than English.

[bokprop420]

@leizuoer actually per a bill put before congress and the house in 2006 there is.

[leizuoer]

@bokprop420 Did it pass the House and the Senate?

[philip1967ful]

The nerve of that awful racist white guy for wanting his customers to speak english,, and on a seperate note,, last weekend 32 people were shot by urban youth,,five of them fatally,,among the wounded are a 5 and 10 year old girl. Philadelphia Police are calling it one of the most violent weekends in the cities history.

[TerminalRhinoVirus]

It seems to me that Anna comes from a very nice area.

But to the actual topic at hand, way to go Joey Vento and R.I.P.

I don't live in Central Mexico and order "chili with beef" that would just be ridiculous...

[slenderlatina]

Ana: "But that's illegal." lol!

[uoftron]

Cheese Steak Nazi

[4shacks1house]

@uoftron Heil Vento!!

[Cactarpus]

Reminds me of the soup nazi from seinfeld

[mo0s3]

lol @ kasparian

[twosquirrelly]

haha

"...it's west philly, we're not playin' around."

I can attest to that! U of P doesn't play around.

[mrxfhd]

ana's laugh is cute ^^

[originalglitch]

It would have been funny to step into the cheese steak place with an English person who speaks with an accent so thick, you can't understand it.

[Stevie68000]

Vote ----- Ron Paul

1. Cut funding to Israel & spend the money in America & for Americans

[zwirlo]

I was there that day. no joke there was a mysterious green liquid on the sidewalk...

[Slapbass13]

'But thats illegal' for the soundboard!

[granddaddypurplehaze]

I'll bet you his dad didn't speak proper English. Joey's English itself wasn't that great. Matter of fact it was terrible. You have to be a special type of ignorant to put Mexicans through the same type of discrimination his father and grandfather most likely experienced. Joey himself is definitely old enough to have experienced racism against Italians.

[chegvra]

@granddaddypurplehaze You read my mind!

[momofspawn50]

@granddaddypurplehaze i'm sure Joey wasn't talking about not speaking proper english...he just wants people to make an attempt at the language HE the owner, understands. Otherwise....go and frequent the neighborhoods that DO speak your language. That's just common sense. nothing racist here...sorry