Ive not stated what language or where they may have been from for the record as I don't know so I can't comment .
Sorry, thought that's what your poppadoms reference was about.
Just common decency, if you can, do, and if you can't, no problem.
I have been in situations where people have reverted to a different language in order to take the mick undetected, but it's usually pretty obvious if that's the case, tone and bidy language say a lot more than words.
bidy language
Now you're being ageist!
[quote=seosamh77 ]btw, I don't understand why it's bad customer relations?
i Suspect good customer relations involve speaking to the customer rather than chatting with your mate irrespective of the language chosen
Rice crackers were mentioned so I said popadoms with no reference intended, I ciukd have said pizza or fajita
Junkyard - lazarus
i Suspect good customer relations involve speaking to the customer rather than chatting with your mate irrespective of the language chosen
Guess you've never worked in a supermarket? Bloody soul destroying, if people can pass the day have a good natter with their mate batter in, imo. Customer relations would only come into it if the customer wasn't getting attended to. I've read no evidence of that?
no one had tried the mime yet
My mrs spent 2 years studying mime in Paris with Jacque Lecoq...bet she'd give itva go!!
My mrs spent 2 years studying mime in Paris with Jacque Lecoq...
Is that a euphemism?
Jacque Lecoq...
ORLY?
No it wouldn't bother me. Think you need to get out more.
Yes
I'm not racist* either, OP and I get where you're coming from so yeah, send the racist bastards back home
*seriously - some of my best acquaintances are dirty foreigners
Bloody foreigners, coming over here, stealing our jobs, speaking their native tongue together, on the rare times they are on the same shift, let alone on opposite tills, causing you to be put-out, to be offended, to act racist, even when you aren't; bloody foreigners.
Is that a euphemism?
No but when we first met she told me she did physical theatre. I was disappointed!
OP conveniently forgot to mention that he was adorning a full SS uniform at the time..
(possibly)
Bloody foreigners, coming over here, stealing our jobs, speaking their native tongue together, on the rare times they are on the same shift, let alone on opposite tills, causing you to be put-out, to be offended, to act racist, even when you aren't; bloody foreigners.
Hang on, he never said they were foreign...
ORLY?
Was this him ??
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¿alguien creen que podemos continuar este hilo en varias idiomas?? 😆
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alguien creen que podemos continuar este hilo en varias idiomas?
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seosamh77 » btw, I don't understand why it's bad customer relations?
Well [i]good[/i] customer relations (and basic manners) would be to acknowledge the customer stood in front of you, make sure they got everything, maybe even throw in a bit of small talk, etc. Yeah?
Ignoring the costumer and chatting to your mate is pretty much the opposite of that.
shhoosh, the op will never know how pidgeon that is! 😆in25 - MemberQue?
nadie creen que podemos continuar este hilo en varios idiomas?
Pues claro!
Guess you've never worked in a supermarket? Bloody soul destroying, if people can pass the day have a good natter with their mate batter in, imo. Customer relations would only come into it if the customer wasn't getting attended to. I've read no evidence of that?
doubt you get your NVQ, pass your appraisal or meet with management approval even though the customer is being attended to as you do something else 😉lady serving me was having a full blown chat with her fellow worker on the next till in their native language that wasn't English.
I dont disagree with what you say about the job but its also not hard to see why its not the best in terms of customer service.
FWIW i always let them finish chatting as all jobs are shit and theirs is amongst the shittest
tbh, guess that question comes down what you view as customer service. For me i've got a low bar, and just want served and out of there. Less chitchat with me the better. Guess peoples attitudes vary there.
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Don't bring my mother into this.
captainsasquatch - Member
Pues claro!
Piensas que el primero de este hilo es un burro? 😆 Ayudame, no entiendo mucho mas! Necesitamos otras! 😆
Es un gillipollas, siempre empiece hilos de esta tema!
Piensas que el primero de este hilo es un burro? Ayudame, no entiendo mucho mas! Necesitamos otras!
No un burro, pero probablemente racista
si, eso es la verdad! 😆
Is it racist to dislike people talking to each other in their own language whilst working in a supermarket?
But even if it is then we're not to tell you it is because you're not a racist?
So.....
You just started a thread to ask people to tell you you're not racist?
OK. You're not racist.
personally i think its a bit rude to use a language in this country that is not native when you are fluent in the native language.
Two people, fluent in a language common to each other, which you aren't familiar with, are having [b]a private conversation[/b], which you are not party too, and your nose gets put out of joint? I do believe the Life Shop™ © ® have a sale on, I suggest you pop along and get one.
Should I be in a public place in a foreign country with a friend, do you consider it to be racist that we hold our conversation in English, thus excluding everyone around us?
I guess it's a moot point that I can't actually speak any other language than my own, but it seems that it would still be out of order for me to exclude others from my private conversations.
In the work environment all employees should speak the national language at all times unless the work requires otherwise. Outside of work whatever. It's professional.
Colgar, ¿esto nos hace racistas?
In the work environment the native tongue should be spoken at all times
Don't you think that comes across as a bit needlessly authoritarian?
In the work environment the native tongue should be spoken at all times unless the work requires otherwise.
How would the English get served in Welsh shops? You've singlehandedly kileed the economy of Abersoch.
Two people, fluent in a language common to each other, which you aren't familiar with, are having a private conversation, which you are not party too, and your nose gets put out of joint?
Not sure how you have aprivate conversation whilst sat i at a till where it can be over heard ...could you explain?
🙄I do believe the Life Shop™ © ® have a sale on, I suggest you pop along and get one.
Yes that has persuaded me I am wrong and that I dint have a point. thanks for your invaluable input
you know that bit of mone you quoted any chance you could have a go at understanding it?Should I be in a public place in a foreign country with a friend, do you consider it to be racist that we hold our conversation in English, thus excluding everyone around us?
I find the best way to have a private conversation is in private rather than when I am dealing with a customer at work in a public place.it would still be out of order for me to exclude others from my private conversations.
Jesus what is the world coming to.
Question for the OP - if you were working at say a Decathlon store in say France, and the person working on the next checkout was also a native English speaker, would you be having a natter in English or French?
How would the English get served in Welsh shops? You've singlehandedly kileed the economy of Abersoch.
In Wales then I'd accept it ...and enjoyed it in the past when the cashiers spoke Welsh. No problems with that.
fin25 - Member
Colgar, ¿esto nos hace racistas?
Quiza, en otra realidad que yo no entiendo!
Question for the OP - if you were working at say a Decathlon store in say France, and the person working on the next checkout was also a native English speaker, would you be having a matter in English or French?
French of course....unless the shop allowed their cashier to speak to me in English as it would be good customer relations.
A touch rude for staff to continue a conversation while they're serving you, but not really a big issue. I think it upsets people for a variety of reasons; you may feel self conscious, a bit ignorant and there are cultural norms. I don't think any of these trump a persons desire to converse naturally though. For most people,it is frustrating to communicate in a second language. I've sat in on plenty of Polish conversations where I get about 10%. I find it interesting to see what I can comprehend with a minimal vocabulary. Moment my MIL called me a pig was ****ing priceless though - about half of my Polish is food related 🙂
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Not sure how you have aprivate conversation whilst sat i at a till where it can be over heard ...could you explain?
By talking in foreign of course
Though I think he meant a conversation of no concern to you rather than one to be kept from you at all costs.
