Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Mar 28th 2005, 7:16 pm
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Should foreigner's be made to learn basic English?
The other night at work I had a customer who had a problem with a return (exchange) she could not speak a word of english and was using her 6 maybe 7 year old grand daughter to interpret for her... I tried always to get the little girl to understand and explain but she just didn't seem to get it, in the end the grandmother got really upset me... there was nothing I could do.
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
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Mar 28th 2005, 7:25 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
The other night at work I had a customer who had a problem with a return (exchange) she could not speak a word of english and was using her 6 maybe 7 year old grand daughter to interpret for her... I tried always to get the little girl to understand and explain but she just didn't seem to get it, in the end the grandmother got really upset me... there was nothing I could do.
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
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Mar 28th 2005, 7:26 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
The other night at work I had a customer who had a problem with a return (exchange) she could not speak a word of english and was using her 6 maybe 7 year old grand daughter to interpret for her... I tried always to get the little girl to understand and explain but she just didn't seem to get it, in the end the grandmother got really upset me... there was nothing I could do.
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
Mar 28th 2005, 7:29 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Im a foreigner and I speak perfect English.
Mar 28th 2005, 7:30 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by ImHere
Im a foreigner and I speak perfect English.
Mar 28th 2005, 7:31 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by tony126
Do not expect them to spell as well.
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Mar 28th 2005, 7:32 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by ImHere
Im a foreigner and I speak perfect English.
but if ya didn't would you learn English (or American ) Ash
Mar 28th 2005, 7:36 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
When looking to buy my 1st car here I was asked by a car salesman if I could read English.
He didn't get the sale.
He didn't get the sale.
Mar 28th 2005, 7:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
Yeap but if ya didn't would you learn English (or American )
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but if ya didn't would you learn English (or American ) Ash
Yeah, I would. But im learning Spanish at the moment. Thats pretty much a requirement where I live.
Mar 28th 2005, 7:37 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Tone
When looking to buy my 1st car here I was asked by a car salesman if I could read English.
He didn't get the sale.
He didn't get the sale.
Mar 28th 2005, 7:37 pm
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Re: Should foreigner's be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
The other night at work I had a customer who had a problem with a return (exchange) she could not speak a word of english and was using her 6 maybe 7 year old grand daughter to interpret for her... I tried always to get the little girl to understand and explain but she just didn't seem to get it, in the end the grandmother got really upset me... there was nothing I could do.
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
This is not the first time either it has happened lots... I have had other customers do the same thing... one had been here at least four years (I know because we have the issue date on our store credit cards) and she was using her son to interpret.
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
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Mar 28th 2005, 7:38 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
Ain't there a spanish desk you can transfer them to? Where the missus works, there is, and that's where they transfer some of the arseholes who call up, by accident of course *lol*
Mar 28th 2005, 7:38 pm
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Re: Should foreigner's be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
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Terrifies me to even just to go on vacation to a country where another language is spoken, nevermind living there!
Mar 28th 2005, 7:39 pm
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Re: Should foreigner's be made to learn basic English?
Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
If someone is going to live in the US for that long don't ya think they should have to learn at least some basic English?.
Ash
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Mar 28th 2005, 7:39 pm
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Re: Should forgeiners be made to learn basic English?
I would. I would find not being able to communicate very frustrating; I'm definitely going to learn Spanish when I move to Florida.