Went into a 24 shop last night and they had a new bloke working there - some foreign chap but very pleasant and friendly. He had a problem with names that sounded similar though.
I asked for a couple of bars of whole nut chocolate but he went sifting around the meat sector, came back and said, "Sorry, no whole meat".
Then after I managed to get it across it was chocolate he got the message.Then I asked for firelighters and he gave me cigarette lighters. Got that sorted too when I pointed to the arear where the firelighters were.
I then asked for two packs of 20 Silk Cut King Size Purple. He first brought out a 10 pack of the small Silk Cut Blue. Eventually got that sorted too.
It involved a lot of gestures and pointing on my part - thank Heavens I wasn't looking for condoms.
Nice bloke but he was causing queues.
Oh, the shop had only an after 11pm window open so I couldn't do self service.
Kinda reminds me of the time I went into a bar in a redneck part of the US and asked the barman, "Do you have fags?". That didn't get a nice response but eventually I managed to tell the barman I wanted cigarettes and wasn't looking for a gaybar.. LOL
I work in Adult Education and the number of people doing English as a Second Language courses is amazing in a small county like ours. Its great and shows that the majority of the migrant workers want to learn English. I used to work with Asylum seekers and saw how difficult it was for them.
Originally Posted by strangeirish
I took the test and it turns out that I'm 78% racist. However, that doesn't bother me one bit. I think we're too politically correct these days. In my opinion, there are too many Africans, Chinese and eastern Europeans in this country. From my experience of the Africans and Chinese, they have little or no manners. They're arrogant and to be quite honest, I do wish they'd **** off back to their own country. Fair enough, our economy might need the Chinese at the moment, but I'm thinking ahead and I don't want to be living in a city that becomes a ghetto like parts of South London and Birmingham.
BTW, I wouldn't view Maxie P as a racist.
"Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe." Dillo
Ya poor thing. I hope you're dealing with it ok.
"Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe." Dillo
that test is pretty acurate so
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Got 68 on that test and certainly dont consider myself racist
I think some of the questions are a bit misleading. For instance, asking whether a certain race is better at sports than another race. In my opinion, suggesting that black people are better athletes than Indian or Pakastani athletes seems logical.
I wouldnt worry about it. In terms of what society perceives as being racist, its fair to say that I am a racist. However, that doesn't concern me.
"Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe." Dillo
Ya, those questions are terrible.
Like, what score would you get, if you thought country music was a black thing?
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
what an ignorant little man you are.
It bloody well should. And I thought you were an educated man. My mistake.
PP
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Love the cop outs from all the rascists. "That test was stupid" "Society deems me a rascist" Like it needs qualifying.
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if i dislike a person its because of them and not their passport.
Ignore Max Power, he is no more, the future is Ron Burgundy. I'd love to be Ron Burgundy but they won't let me........
then why didnt you start a thread sayin ya hate rude people rather than people who arent from ireland that are rude? which would probably be closer to the truth. as fot the jamaican pms there are too many africans and chinese in this country comment...what the hell does that mean? how many is too many? how are they effecting him at all?
My result indicated that I am "Tolerant" but I think the test isn't a good indicator since the questions are hollow and compiled for an American audience.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
But the point i was making is should i be considered a racist because they have a different passport to me, a muppet is a muppet no matter what country and if i call a black man a muppet people will call you racist. and the society thing i should have backed up dodge with PC society which these days is the whole media and half the country who seem to like the ride on the moral high horse.
as for the PM, he is looking for attention.
Ignore Max Power, he is no more, the future is Ron Burgundy. I'd love to be Ron Burgundy but they won't let me........
EXACTLY!The problem as I see it is that English is a stupid foreign language in the first place
I agree with whoever said that an understanding of our language should be a pre-requisite before dem immigents are allowed to come to our country. I look forward to the time when foreign shop workers can tell us to "F*** off abhaile to Sasana".
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I don't agreee Klein...why should you go to another shop just because the guy behind the counter in your regular shop won't bother his b ******* to learn the lingo?
Twice in two weeks a non national who does not have good English (or pretends not to)....the second time a I challenged him and he played the f-uckin eejit. I demanded to see the boss...he said he was the manager. So I threatened to call the Gardai....he then got his mate out who claimed to be the owner, and he gave me back the 3 cents I was owed....
I then sent in a plant a few weeks later and lo and behold....he was short changed by 1.50.
Smartass
You can be racist to a religious group also so it is not solely against different 'races'
Did you study that case where the court had to determine whether Sheiks wre a race?
difficult? u having a laugh?
I don't think it's a case of non-nationals not being willing to learn the language but rather them being employed while in the early stages of learning English. In my local newagents the staff became all Chinese about three years ago and you used not to be able to communicate in the slightest down there. The same people are in place three years later and speak adequate English now. I've lived in Slovenia for many months without being able to communicate and you feel like an impotent fool. You can't do basic things like go shopping and get something at the deli or have to avoid eye contact in the elevator in case someone says "nice weather" and you don't no how to respond. I don't think anyone willingly wants to be unable to communicate.
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