The Way It Should Be!

_dogma_ · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:19

inph said:
Eventually someone will suggest multi-lingual staff which will turn out too expensive.

Self service machines will appear with different language options and eventually we'll be able to pay for everything with our oyster card right?

I got turned down for a job in Edinburgh as I couldn't speak Mandarin. :confused:

I think what this guy says is great but unfortunately not many people see it that way. It won't encourage people to learn English it will just get him sacked.

Andelusion · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:20

Good on him

Azza · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:20

uber soldat said:
The racial equality guy is a PC idiot.

He sure is.

Cybermyk · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:22

But if they make it so you have to speak english at the post office, there'd be no point printing all the benefit leaflets in different languages.

antijoke · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:22

Ben M said:
Part of the beauty of this case is that the man has a purely objective view.

And for this I applaud him I really do, it's nice to see someone of non english decent recognise the problem and tackle it.

Chimerical · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:22

Neodite said:
I get drivers comming from france/germany/poland etc. etc. and a lot of them its hard to get there name out of them, shocking really lol. how do they get threw customs?

Erm...

antijoke · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:22

Cybermyk said:
But if they make it so you have to speak english at the post office, there'd be no point printing all the benefit leaflets in different languages

They shouldn't get benefit if they cannot read the frickin' forms. :mad:

Ciphon · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:23

Neodite said:
I like that man already

This tbh... he's right in all of his statements in my opinion

"I was born and raised in a different country, my language was different, my religion was different.

"But when I came to England I obeyed the British way of life, I got into the British way of life.

"That is what I ask everyone else to do - respect the country where you are working and living."

uber soldat · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:26

If i ran a Post Office i would also refuse to serve anyone with a scarf covering their face, as it is just downright disrespectful when you are trying to speak to someone.

Chimerical · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:26

anticonscience said:
And for this I applaud him I really do, it's nice to see someone of non english decent recognise the problem and tackle it.

Its a shame then how a lot of English people leave this country and completely fail to learn the languages of their new 'home' countries.

Nitefly · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:30

Chimerical said:
Its a shame then how a lot of English people leave this country and completely fail to learn the languages of their new 'home' countries.

Thats a bit of a sweeper. It would be more accurate to say many holiday makers to not make an effort to learn simple phrases during their stay, which I consider rude. I couldn't speak for people who people who leave the country permanently.

Sankari · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:31

Chimerical said:
Its a shame then how a lot of English people leave this country and completely fail to learn the languages of their new 'home' countries.

Yes it is, but that is not the topic under discussion.

Neodite · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:33

Chimerical said:
Its a shame then how a lot of English people leave this country and completely fail to learn the languages of their new 'home' countries.

But most of them are people that have probably retired, and keep them selves to them selves, not become part of society

uv · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:33

Neodite said:
I get drivers comming from france/germany/poland etc. etc. and a lot of them its hard to get there name out of them, shocking really lol. how do they get threw customs?

The irony!

Hatter The Mad · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:33

Capn' $qu!ff said:
My uncle has a simelar philosophy "If they can't speak english, They're obviously not worth talking to."

You're obviously not worth talking to

G-MAN2004 · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:35

Hedge said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7951778.stm

"If somebody stands up and says 'sorry, I can't serve you if you can't speak English', then they'll think twice," he said.

"I am part of a service but how can I serve them if I don't understand what they are asking for?"

Fair play to this bloke, english isnt his first language but at least he knows the score!

Nice one. This man is a fine example of how immigrants should fit in. Learn your English, and tell every other non-English speaker to do one.

Neodite · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:36

uvmain said:
The irony!

Whats hard to understand? When they get to the border agencys, they get asked questions, how can they anserw these when they do not even understand whats your name..

Wasnt that hard to understand was it? :s

Chimerical · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:37

Nitefly said:
Thats a bit of a sweeper. It would be more accurate to say many holiday makers to not make an effort to learn simple phrases during their stay, which I consider rude. I couldn't speak for people who people who leave the country permanently.

Well, I just mean the ones that emigrate. I doubt most of the people that leave for places like Dubai bother to learn Arabic which it is hypocritical.

Also it's equally too much of a sweeping generalisation to suggest that there's necessarily a problem with foreigners in this country learning the language. From the immigrants that I've met, pretty much all of them can speak English.

Chimerical · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:39

Neodite said:
But most of them are people that have probably retired, and keep them selves to them selves, not become part of society

That's not an excuse. In fact that's even worse because it essentially means they've just gone over there and not integrated.

G-MAN2004 said:
Nice one. This man is a fine example of how immigrants should fit in. Learn your English, and tell every other non-English speaker to do one.

Haha, no.

fiveub · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:42

I respect this guy.

respect the country where you are working and living

So true... These people should do so...