By PHILLIP MILANO Question Is anyone else offended by the United States being taken over by the Spanish language? Customer service lines ask you to “Press 1 for English” – why? Glenda, 26, black, Cincinnati Replies I agree. The same administration that overlooked illegal Spanish immigrants is the same one giving them rights. It’s all politics. Peter, 21, black, Jacksonville …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question What is the youngest age to give alcohol to your children? Is it OK if they get drunk? Baby Boomer, 45, male, Los Angeles Replies I can’t think of a single reason why letting your kids drink is a good idea. Dick, 42, Chicago I offer my daughter a sip of whatever adult beverage she cares …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do people on the coasts think we in the Midwest are all unsophisticated, easy-going farm folk? Molly, 23, St. Louis, Mo. Replies About a dozen or so of my high school classmates have moved to the D.C./Baltimore area. They are now looking to move back. There are the same kinds of idiots living out there that …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question I teach in a low- to middle- class area and want to know why some parents seem to put little value on their children’s education. It kills me to see this happening to kids before they know what they could be capable of. Marita, 27, Athens, Ga. Replies My advice, as a psychologist, is find time …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are so many strippers into dope? Deanna, 27, Irvine, Calif. Replies I think the reason they do drugs is to numb themselves from the humiliation of having men act disgusting around them. Dwanny, 51, female, Fort Worth I have been in the exotic dancer business for nine years; most of the girls are actually in …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question: I work at a restaurant that serves beef, chicken, fish and eggs. All fried items are fried in the same pans. If I notice someone is of a religion that cannot eat a particular food, should I advise them of how we cook our food? For example, should I advise an Islamic customer who orders rice …