They are master of polite racism. They do it because they are xenophobic af.
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vathecka@lemmy.radio 1 month ago
If you dont have any staff who speak those languages I kinda get not wanting to provide service to people who only speak them, though it would probably be better to just say “no foreign language service available”
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You but then I can’t be racist by generalising an entire country could I now.
GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Is it inconvenient? Yes. Is it really that difficult, especially today with smart phones, to provide basic service at a restaurant? Absolutely not.
I spent my early life in the service industry, and I’ve served people who spoke zero English more times than I can count. Even before translation apps and services were so common, it truly wasn’t difficult enough that I’d feel comfortable as a human denying them service. We all worked together to get through it, and they enjoyed their experience from what I could tell.
I’ve also been on the other end and visited restaurants where our server didn’t speak English. We had a great time every time. It truly isn’t the big deal you’re making it, so it feels like you’re looking for reasons to excuse what we can plainly see is racism.