Multiculturalism at work
17 February 2011, 01:23 PM
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Multiculturalism at work
Just been to the sandwich counter in the restaurant at work, stood idly in the queue as usual. The queue usually gets to 10 people before they add another staff member. Usually takes around 5-8 minutes to get to the counter.
Asian lady in front of me gets to the counter and the lady serving asks "What can I get for you love?"
The reply was "Can you please change your gloves?" in a very polite manner. This was obviously a first as the lady serving answered "You'd like me to what sorry?" and the request was repeated, "I'd like you to change your gloves please"
Clearly taken aback, the lady serving said "Erm, of course, hang on a second" and went to a different counter and changed her gloves. It took her a couple of minutes as the gloves used are the latex (I think( kind of tight fitting 'surgeons' gloves.
The queue was now around 15 deep.
She returned and asked "Now, what can I get for you" and the lady answered "I'd like egg mayonnaise on a white roll please" and the lady serving answered "I'm sorry, we don't have any egg mayonnaise".
Again, "I'd like egg mayonnaise please".
While looking at the depth of the queue, the serving lady answered "Um, I'm sorry but as I said, we don't have any"
Again, "Oh, but I want egg mayonnaise"
More glancing at the queue and "Ok, we I suppose I could make some up for you ? .... ". the lady replied "Ok, yes please".
The followed 3 or 4 minutes of egg slicing and mixing and eventually she got her egg mayonnaise roll.
Now I don't know about you, but I found all of that quite bizarre. The request for a change of gloves is clearly, I think, aimed at avoiding contamination with meats that were unsuitable on religious grounds. I suppose it could have been an allergy thing but then having never experienced it before, me nor the serving lady that is, I would imagine that an allergy sufferer would take more precaution than just asking for a change of gloves, like maybe preparing her own food or buying pre-packed food for allergy sufferers.
Anyway, the following request which almost became a demand for a filling which wasn't 'on' was weird. I don't know if the (very polite) Asian lady customer was oblivious to the ultimately ~30 people deep queue behind her or just didn't care, the 'didn't care' doesn't seem to fit with her very polite manner so the whole episode was just .... odd.
Is that the sort of thing that we are to start to expect? Very polite but demanding people leaving queues of ~30 dumbfounded people behind them?
This is not to start a muslim bashfest but a serious question. I know that it will undoubtedly go pear shaped around 10 replies in so let's see if we can make it to 20 before then?
Asian lady in front of me gets to the counter and the lady serving asks "What can I get for you love?"
The reply was "Can you please change your gloves?" in a very polite manner. This was obviously a first as the lady serving answered "You'd like me to what sorry?" and the request was repeated, "I'd like you to change your gloves please"
Clearly taken aback, the lady serving said "Erm, of course, hang on a second" and went to a different counter and changed her gloves. It took her a couple of minutes as the gloves used are the latex (I think( kind of tight fitting 'surgeons' gloves.
The queue was now around 15 deep.
She returned and asked "Now, what can I get for you" and the lady answered "I'd like egg mayonnaise on a white roll please" and the lady serving answered "I'm sorry, we don't have any egg mayonnaise".
Again, "I'd like egg mayonnaise please".
While looking at the depth of the queue, the serving lady answered "Um, I'm sorry but as I said, we don't have any"
Again, "Oh, but I want egg mayonnaise"
More glancing at the queue and "Ok, we I suppose I could make some up for you ? .... ". the lady replied "Ok, yes please".
The followed 3 or 4 minutes of egg slicing and mixing and eventually she got her egg mayonnaise roll.
Now I don't know about you, but I found all of that quite bizarre. The request for a change of gloves is clearly, I think, aimed at avoiding contamination with meats that were unsuitable on religious grounds. I suppose it could have been an allergy thing but then having never experienced it before, me nor the serving lady that is, I would imagine that an allergy sufferer would take more precaution than just asking for a change of gloves, like maybe preparing her own food or buying pre-packed food for allergy sufferers.
Anyway, the following request which almost became a demand for a filling which wasn't 'on' was weird. I don't know if the (very polite) Asian lady customer was oblivious to the ultimately ~30 people deep queue behind her or just didn't care, the 'didn't care' doesn't seem to fit with her very polite manner so the whole episode was just .... odd.
Is that the sort of thing that we are to start to expect? Very polite but demanding people leaving queues of ~30 dumbfounded people behind them?
This is not to start a muslim bashfest but a serious question. I know that it will undoubtedly go pear shaped around 10 replies in so let's see if we can make it to 20 before then?
17 February 2011, 01:45 PM
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I find queue jumpers much worse. I was in the co op on Tuesday queuing up when an old lady cuts in front of me, I let it go but then as I get to the front some chav jumps to the front with his beer and sweets. I inform him there are people queuing up but the till assistant obviously did not want a fuss and served him anyway.
I ended up slamming my stuff on the counter telling them what's the ferking point of queuing up and walked out
I ended up slamming my stuff on the counter telling them what's the ferking point of queuing up and walked out
17 February 2011, 01:45 PM
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As above. And you brilliant stood by and did sweet FA. Can't really complain about it now! Should have done a GaGa, grown a pair and said something.
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17 February 2011, 01:48 PM
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17 February 2011, 02:01 PM
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Look I am not wishing to spoil another good NSR multiculturismbashingfest, but has anyone considered the possibility that just maybe she was a vegetarian or a vegan?
Just a thought!
Just a thought!
17 February 2011, 02:06 PM
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It's possible that the woman in question has no religion at all but she has OCD. OCD doesn't discriminate. Anyone including pink, white, or pink-white-yellow--light blue-ish blotchy in colour, some fake tanned orange-ish like orange Utang can have it. Some can be even much more weirder that the egg-n-mayo lady in question.
17 February 2011, 02:09 PM
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It's possible that the woman in question has no religion at all but she has OCD. OCD doesn't discriminate. Anyone including pink, white, or pink-white-yellow--light blue-ish blotchy in colour, some fake tanned orange-ish like orange Utang can have it. Some can be even much more weirder that the egg-n-mayo lady in question.
Norman, next time you see her give her a J-cloth, a can of Mr. Sheen and let us know what happens.
17 February 2011, 02:10 PM
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It's possible that the woman in question has no religion at all but she has OCD. OCD doesn't discriminate. Anyone including pink, white, or pink-white-yellow--light blue-ish blotchy in colour, some fake tanned orange-ish like orange Utang can have it. Some can be even much more weirder that the egg-n-mayo lady in question.
Or it could be a muslim plot to take over the world by causing chaos at sandwich counters across the world.
17 February 2011, 02:15 PM
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17 February 2011, 02:16 PM
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Nail, Head, thank you.
She was very polite, just very demanding and oblivious to the fact that it was causing quite a delay for a good number of other people.
I'm not complaining and I don't think my post can be read as a complaint. It was an observation and a question.
She was very polite, just very demanding and oblivious to the fact that it was causing quite a delay for a good number of other people.
I'm not complaining and I don't think my post can be read as a complaint. It was an observation and a question.
17 February 2011, 02:21 PM
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A quick qualification. The building I work in has around 2000 people, approximately 50% are asian. The glove change request was obviously a first.
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17 February 2011, 02:23 PM
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I don't think it's a cultural thing it's a individual thing.
Like old dears at the bank, the bloke querying 20p on his shopping bill etc..
I don't think it's a cultural thing it's a individual thing.
Like old dears at the bank, the bloke querying 20p on his shopping bill etc..
17 February 2011, 02:23 PM
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Nail, Head, thank you.
She was very polite, just very demanding and oblivious to the fact that it was causing quite a delay for a good number of other people.
I'm not complaining and I don't think my post can be read as a complaint. It was an observation and a question.
She was very polite, just very demanding and oblivious to the fact that it was causing quite a delay for a good number of other people.
I'm not complaining and I don't think my post can be read as a complaint. It was an observation and a question.
17 February 2011, 02:40 PM
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I cycle to work & back every day. I obey the law & don't jump red lights. I tend to ride faster than most other people I encounter, the result being that I arrive at red lights before them, whereupon I stop & wait for them to change.
If it is a busy junction & the usual crowd can't RLJ, they pull up in front of me & wait for them to change. The end result of this is that when they do, my way is clogged up with slow nodders
This I feel is akin to queue jumping - I got there first, so queue up behind me *****
If it is a busy junction & the usual crowd can't RLJ, they pull up in front of me & wait for them to change. The end result of this is that when they do, my way is clogged up with slow nodders
This I feel is akin to queue jumping - I got there first, so queue up behind me *****
17 February 2011, 02:46 PM
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I cycle to work & back every day. I obey the law & don't jump red lights. I tend to ride faster than most other people I encounter, the result being that I arrive at red lights before them, whereupon I stop & wait for them to change.
If it is a busy junction & the usual crowd can't RLJ, they pull up in front of me & wait for them to change. The end result of this is that when they do, my way is clogged up with slow nodders
This I feel is akin to queue jumping - I got there first, so queue up behind me *****
If it is a busy junction & the usual crowd can't RLJ, they pull up in front of me & wait for them to change. The end result of this is that when they do, my way is clogged up with slow nodders
This I feel is akin to queue jumping - I got there first, so queue up behind me *****
17 February 2011, 03:14 PM
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I find queue jumpers much worse. I was in the co op on Tuesday queuing up when an old lady cuts in front of me, I let it go but then as I get to the front some chav jumps to the front with his beer and sweets. I inform him there are people queuing up but the till assistant obviously did not want a fuss and served him anyway.
I ended up slamming my stuff on the counter telling them what's the ferking point of queuing up and walked out
I ended up slamming my stuff on the counter telling them what's the ferking point of queuing up and walked out
We let our 6 year old son buy his own steak bake at Greggs the other week, Me and my wife stood outside and watched him join the que and saw him moving closer to the counter clutching his pennies and looking back for reassurance only to see a fat skanky bee-atch push him out of the way to get the counter.
My lad came running out in floods of tears (bless him)with no steak bake!
The womans husband was leaning on the wall outside so heard the upset ramblings coming form my son and came over to apologize on behalf of his wife, Fairplay to her when she came out the shop her husband gave her a right b*ll*king she said sorry and then prompltly paid for my lads steak bake! RESULT!
Unfortunately the world we live in is full of folks who don't give 2 s**ts about anyone other than themselves!!!!
Sad but true!
17 February 2011, 04:08 PM
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We let our 6 year old son buy his own steak bake at Greggs the other week, Me and my wife stood outside and watched him join the que and saw him moving closer to the counter clutching his pennies and looking back for reassurance only to see a fat skanky bee-atch push him out of the way to get the counter.
My lad came running out in floods of tears (bless him)with no steak bake!
The womans husband was leaning on the wall outside so heard the upset ramblings coming form my son and came over to apologize on behalf of his wife, Fairplay to her when she came out the shop her husband gave her a right b*ll*king she said sorry and then prompltly paid for my lads steak bake! RESULT!
Unfortunately the world we live in is full of folks who don't give 2 s**ts about anyone other than themselves!!!!
Sad but true!
My lad came running out in floods of tears (bless him)with no steak bake!
The womans husband was leaning on the wall outside so heard the upset ramblings coming form my son and came over to apologize on behalf of his wife, Fairplay to her when she came out the shop her husband gave her a right b*ll*king she said sorry and then prompltly paid for my lads steak bake! RESULT!
Unfortunately the world we live in is full of folks who don't give 2 s**ts about anyone other than themselves!!!!
Sad but true!
Indeed. I've lost count of the number of times I've held a door open for someone only for them to barge through without even an acknowledgement! Manners don't cost anything but are priceless.