Interesstingly all the ones in favor of the regulation at the threadstarters company happen to be native english speakers. With comments like "take it as an opportunity" a severe breach of your rights get brushed off. This is not racist, it is discriminating.
I can't even begin to imagine if any of the native english speakers were forced by their company to speak only german. Man, this thread would be full of Nazi analogies, accusations of dictatorship and the like. But as it is English that is to be spoken, it feels quite all right to have it forced onto a group of people who have decided to speak spanish on their lunchbreak.
Try putting yourselves into someone elses shoes from time to time, it really widens the horizon...
I swore to myself to never use those stupid smilies, but today I have to put one in:
Nic