Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I think the pertinent issue here is whether or not dueling would be officially sanctioned under Spanish Law.
When my dad lived in Spain- beyond the stories of British assholes being mean to locals- the one tale that really stood out to me was when these two old guys had a blazing row in the street over some girl from fifty years ago
They were split up by family members
And then came back to meet at the same spot later on and began battering the hell out of each other with big walking sticks
And their sons got really bruised when they finally got them seperated, swearing and cursing each other for ever being born
Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I am completely on board with you on this one, Edcrab.
Regardless of what neighborhood you live in, if you are living in a country that is overwhelmingly raised on English as a primary language, it seems reasonable that at some point in time you will earn at least a moderate degree of English.
If you can't be bothered to do this, it seems hypocritical to criticise others who have actually learned some of your own language, but not enough to communicate very well.
Fuzz may not speak good Spanish, but it seems like the customer probably didn't speak English any better (if at all), which makes him kind of a douchebag for giving Fuzz shit over it.
Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I think the pertinent issue here is whether or not dueling would be officially sanctioned under Spanish Law.
When my dad lived in Spain- beyond the stories of British assholes being mean to locals- the one tale that really stood out to me was when these two old guys had a blazing row in the street over some girl from fifty years ago
They were split up by family members
And then came back to meet at the same spot later on and began battering the hell out of each other with big walking sticks
Now, if a crowd had quickly gathered and started placing bets...
I feel your pain, broseph. People call in her all the time wanting to access their insurance accounts and (surprise, surprise) I can't get into them without you verifying who you are by giving me your ID #, birthdate, address, etc.
Again, my work is connected to Medicare. The federal government. The people that will fire me and throw me into federal pound-you-in-ass prison if I fuck around.
So forgive me if I keep my job by asking some simple information that you and/or your spouse and/or your power of attorney are supposed to keep handy. No, bitch, I can't get into your file. Call back when you know what's up. Yes, I definitely apologize for protecting your identity.
Know what you need to have handy before calling in. That simple.
Couple pages back but whatever.
Seriously though, it really isn't that hard to have even a little bit of your act together. I am willing to go out of my way to get people where they need to be, fix whatever issue they have, make sure they are taken care of. Just give me a CLUE to go on. Have SOMETHING for me to use.
I have run into many situations like yours where I have to turn people away rather than lose my fucking job. I am technically security, so don't tell me to "bend the rules just the once" and you promise you won't tell anyone wink wink. Uhhhhhhhh no. I can and will be fired and potentially legally bitchslapped were I to do so in some instances soooooooo fuck right off.
Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I am completely on board with you on this one, Edcrab.
Regardless of what neighborhood you live in, if you are living in a country that is overwhelmingly raised on English as a primary language, it seems reasonable that at some point in time you will earn at least a moderate degree of English.
If you can't be bothered to do this, it seems hypocritical to criticise others who have actually learned some of your own language, but not enough to communicate very well.
Fuzz may not speak good Spanish, but it seems like the customer probably didn't speak English any better (if at all), which makes him kind of a douchebag for giving Fuzz shit over it.
I'd think that if you're employed in an x store in an x community and appear to be in a customer service position, speaking x language would be part of doing your job. In this particular situation, it sounds like Fuzz might not have actually been in a customer service position, and the guy certainly over-reacted, but I don't see why the country takes precedence over the community in terms of job requirements.
I'd think that if you're employed in an x store in an x community and appear to be in a customer service position, speaking x language would be part of doing your job. In this particular situation, it sounds like Fuzz might not have actually been in a customer service position, and the guy certainly over-reacted, but I don't see why the country takes precedence over the community in terms of job requirements.
This is a weird situation to discuss it over as well, since he probably wasn't so much 'hired' as his dad asked him to help out around the store. He probably gets paid, but he didn't seek out the work, and most likely if his dad was replacing him then he'd look for somebody who was fluent in both Spanish and English.
Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I am completely on board with you on this one, Edcrab.
Regardless of what neighborhood you live in, if you are living in a country that is overwhelmingly raised on English as a primary language, it seems reasonable that at some point in time you will earn at least a moderate degree of English.
If you can't be bothered to do this, it seems hypocritical to criticise others who have actually learned some of your own language, but not enough to communicate very well.
Fuzz may not speak good Spanish, but it seems like the customer probably didn't speak English any better (if at all), which makes him kind of a douchebag for giving Fuzz shit over it.
I'd think that if you're employed in an x store in an x community and appear to be in a customer service position, speaking x language would be part of doing your job. In this particular situation, it sounds like Fuzz might not have actually been in a customer service position, and the guy certainly over-reacted, but I don't see why the country takes precedence over the community in terms of job requirements.
It shouldn't
But at the place my dad covered during the holidays, customers had the courtesy to speak Spanish slowly, and they laughed it off when I got things wrong
Besides with that logic you'd never have new starters, and everyone who took such a role onboard would have to speak the language like a native
Wait, did he make fun of me? Because if he did, well, Spanish Law declares that I must kill him.
No he was mocking the guy who wanted cheese cos he apparently missed the "hispanic community" part
But personally I think that guy was an asshole because when Brit expats go to Spain or France and live in their little communities without making any effort to learn the language (I mean man what is the point of moving if instead of exposing yourself to the culture you're just living in a fucking clone of Merseyside) while lombasting the Spanish/French temps for not being perfectly fluent... I think they're a bit asshole-esque
So, in the interests of fairness, I propose that living in America and getting all self righteous at a guy in your local store who can't speak Spanish well is just as douchey as living in Spain and whining that they can't speak English well
I am completely on board with you on this one, Edcrab.
Regardless of what neighborhood you live in, if you are living in a country that is overwhelmingly raised on English as a primary language, it seems reasonable that at some point in time you will earn at least a moderate degree of English.
If you can't be bothered to do this, it seems hypocritical to criticise others who have actually learned some of your own language, but not enough to communicate very well.
Fuzz may not speak good Spanish, but it seems like the customer probably didn't speak English any better (if at all), which makes him kind of a douchebag for giving Fuzz shit over it.
I'd think that if you're employed in an x store in an x community and appear to be in a customer service position, speaking x language would be part of doing your job. In this particular situation, it sounds like Fuzz might not have actually been in a customer service position, and the guy certainly over-reacted, but I don't see why the country takes precedence over the community in terms of job requirements.
It shouldn't
But at the place my dad covered during the holidays, customers had the courtesy to speak Spanish slowly, and they laughed it off when I got things wrong
Besides with that logic you'd never have new starters, and everyone who took such a role onboard would have to speak the language like a native
Either way said customer was a douchebag
It doesn't even sound like he really wanted to be there to begin with, and was just helping his Dad out, so I can't help but sympathize.
Also Goatmon I think it was more cos you phrased your posts badly and it's quite feasible that Dru just thought you were failing to grasp that it was a hispanic community
I don't think he was trying to posit that it'd ever be understandable to explode at a shop worker for that reason
Yes sir our new starter is terrible how dare she not understand your slurred Cockney demands that we ourselves can barely grasp
See, when I tried saying that, Dru started foaming at the mouth.
Your original post about an English-speaking country makes it sound like you think the concern is linguistic priority, rather than the more obvious issue of customers' overblown reactions to faults in non-critical service industries.
Yes sir our new starter is terrible how dare she not understand your slurred Cockney demands that we ourselves can barely grasp
See, when I tried saying that, Dru started foaming at the mouth.
Your original post about an English-speaking country makes it sound like you think the concern is linguistic priority, rather than the more obvious issue of customers' overblown reactions to faults in non-critical service industries.
Edcrab, quit reading that Ross Perot campaign literature
Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.
Yes sir our new starter is terrible how dare she not understand your slurred Cockney demands that we ourselves can barely grasp
See, when I tried saying that, Dru started foaming at the mouth.
Your original post about an English-speaking country makes it sound like you think the concern is linguistic priority, rather than the more obvious issue of customers' overblown reactions to faults in non-critical service industries.
That makes sense.
But I thought my second post on the subject, in response to Dru, made my point a lot clearer.
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You mean this thing?
When my dad lived in Spain- beyond the stories of British assholes being mean to locals- the one tale that really stood out to me was when these two old guys had a blazing row in the street over some girl from fifty years ago
They were split up by family members
And then came back to meet at the same spot later on and began battering the hell out of each other with big walking sticks
And their sons got really bruised when they finally got them seperated, swearing and cursing each other for ever being born
just covering each other in batter
mmmm
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It's more of a killing him to teach him a lesson.
I am completely on board with you on this one, Edcrab.
Regardless of what neighborhood you live in, if you are living in a country that is overwhelmingly raised on English as a primary language, it seems reasonable that at some point in time you will earn at least a moderate degree of English.
If you can't be bothered to do this, it seems hypocritical to criticise others who have actually learned some of your own language, but not enough to communicate very well.
Fuzz may not speak good Spanish, but it seems like the customer probably didn't speak English any better (if at all), which makes him kind of a douchebag for giving Fuzz shit over it.
Now, if a crowd had quickly gathered and started placing bets...
I might have to move to Spain.
Couple pages back but whatever.
Seriously though, it really isn't that hard to have even a little bit of your act together. I am willing to go out of my way to get people where they need to be, fix whatever issue they have, make sure they are taken care of. Just give me a CLUE to go on. Have SOMETHING for me to use.
I have run into many situations like yours where I have to turn people away rather than lose my fucking job. I am technically security, so don't tell me to "bend the rules just the once" and you promise you won't tell anyone wink wink. Uhhhhhhhh no. I can and will be fired and potentially legally bitchslapped were I to do so in some instances soooooooo fuck right off.
I'd think that if you're employed in an x store in an x community and appear to be in a customer service position, speaking x language would be part of doing your job. In this particular situation, it sounds like Fuzz might not have actually been in a customer service position, and the guy certainly over-reacted, but I don't see why the country takes precedence over the community in terms of job requirements.
This is a weird situation to discuss it over as well, since he probably wasn't so much 'hired' as his dad asked him to help out around the store. He probably gets paid, but he didn't seek out the work, and most likely if his dad was replacing him then he'd look for somebody who was fluent in both Spanish and English.
It shouldn't
But at the place my dad covered during the holidays, customers had the courtesy to speak Spanish slowly, and they laughed it off when I got things wrong
Besides with that logic you'd never have new starters, and everyone who took such a role onboard would have to speak the language like a native
Either way said customer was a douchebag
It doesn't even sound like he really wanted to be there to begin with, and was just helping his Dad out, so I can't help but sympathize.
"What, this shelf stacker has the audacity to work in our community without speaking good Spanish? I shall give him a piece of my mind!"
I've seen the exact same thing happen, in reverse
Yes sir our new starter is terrible how dare she not understand your slurred Cockney demands that we ourselves can barely grasp
Here, let me introduce you to her 240lb brother and we shall take you to the seaside and half-drown your ass
Also Annie since you're here, play some TF2 with us the damn server is empty
Same goes to dru etc. when you see this
See, when I tried saying that, Dru started foaming at the mouth.
Also Goatmon I think it was more cos you phrased your posts badly and it's quite feasible that Dru just thought you were failing to grasp that it was a hispanic community
I don't think he was trying to posit that it'd ever be understandable to explode at a shop worker for that reason
Your original post about an English-speaking country makes it sound like you think the concern is linguistic priority, rather than the more obvious issue of customers' overblown reactions to faults in non-critical service industries.
exactly
And the prior quote did not contain the phrase "Edcrab is a dumbfuck"
Finally, I am close to acceptance
the userbase there seems to consist almost entirely of the cheapest, most self-entitled assholes I've ever seen
these people would shoot their own mothers to save five bucks on a ds game
I suppose that's not really a surprise, but still, jeez
I may have disagreed with some things you've said in the past, but you don't "stand out" to me as a stupid dude
Also Pip low, predictable blow
Like an amateur boxer who is very short, or a reliable hooker
Am I doing this right?
exactly
that pip is a dumbfuck
Hey, Pip is more than a reliable hooker. Pip is a professional.
Only from gay dogs
Man I remember that
And all because I said that we could burn old people to solve the energy crisis and fine people just for getting old to get us out of the recession
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Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.
See, a true entrepreneur would find a way to fine people for getting old, while burning them.
Two birds, one fire.
That makes sense.
But I thought my second post on the subject, in response to Dru, made my point a lot clearer.
I thought wrong, apparently. :?