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Let me give an example of what it’s like working at London Drugs.
Customer: Do you speak Chinese?
Now, I usually pretend to not speak Chinese at work so I don’t have to deal with a lot of annoying people. The thing with helping Chinese people around here is that if you speak their language, they’ll think you’re their best friend and ask for deals and discounts. That’s the way it is around this neighborhood.
Me: No, sorry.
That’s usually how this sort of thing ends. I had already started to walk away. However, on this particular occassion…
Customer: So you’re Japanese?
Me: …no.
Customer: So you don’t speak Chinese?
Me: …no.
Customer: …but you don’t speak Japanese?
Me: …do you speak Japanese?
Customer: Uh…no.
Me: Then what good would it be if I did speak Japanese?
Customer: …so you’re Vietnamese?
At this point, I walk away astounded. We have a lot of characters like this at our store. Some other time I’ll tell you about Pink Purse Man, Short Yelling Guy and…The Estranged Prince of England. No, I’m serious.
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LOL! This is why I don’t work anymore.
ReplyLOL…next time, just answer in French…that outta scare ‘em away. I would assume being in Richmond some people would be more aggressive about trying to break you down.
ReplyGdog: Why would french scare people away?
French is a perfectly fine language…
Comme si le fait de parler français au Canada est asser pour convaincre les gens que tout ceux qui parlent la langue de molière sont des “Evil Kebeker”.
Whatever..
Reply*runs away scared*
ReplyOkay, relying solely on my high school French (and no Babel cheating), let’s see if I can decipher that:
It’s like if we make him speak French in Canada…something something… convince people that all those who speak the language (de moliere?) are the Evil Kebeker (?)
Wow, I suck.
ReplyThe Evil Kebeker is “Evil Quebec’er”
ReplyBut didn’t they make you wear that cool button that says: “I speak (fill in language). How may I assist you today?”
ReplyHa ha ha ha … I can’t stop laughing … thats too funny!
Darin
Replyi guess you can laugh about it later…much later. every other korean person speaks to me in korean and is shocked when i speak back in english. *sigh* and when someone asks if i speak japanese and i say no, they say “you don’t speak japanese?!?” i ask if they speak their “native” language. “no….”
ReplyFrench scares the Chinois
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