SPEAK ENGLISH!

[amietron]

Dear Abby,

I work at a Chinese-owned financial firm every day after school, from 3:15-7:00PM. I make $10 an hour doing clerical work. I have one complaint; everyone in the office speaks Mandarin instead of English and I don't understand any of it. It makes me feel uncomfortable. What should I do?

Yours truly,
No-understand Chinese

[Craig]

How did she get a job at that place if she doesn't speak Chinese ? She (or he) should be happy to have a job now and stop complaining. If this person is of East Asian descent, they should be ashamed that they don't take advantage of this opportunity to learn the language. I am sure this ungrateful individual can be easily replaced.

A very long time ago, I did work for a lawyer before and everyone in the office was Taiwanese, except me. Everyone spoke English when talking to me. The rest of the time they typically spoke Chinese and most of the clients also spoke Chinese.

I have a friend whose Aunt was working in a major American company in the Southwest. She was white and could only speak English. She lost her job because she couldn't communicate with her co-workers (who could only speak Mexican Spanish).

[AliBabaIncorporated]

Originally posted by Craig@Apr 2 2003, 03:48 PM
How did she get a job at that place if she doesn't speak Chinese ?
Chinese probably isn't part of the actual job requirements, sounds like it's probably back-end clerical work which doesn't require much interaction with the public.

anyway this sounds a lot like some ABC highschool brat whose mother landed her a job through connections.

[amietron]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Apr 2 2003, 01:06 PM
anyway this sounds a lot like some ABC highschool brat whose mother landed her a job through connections.
That is correct.

[kimpossible]

So what was Abby's response?

[Rogmok]

that was a reall dear abby letter?! for shame..

[Fireblade]

Is it because she's paranoid, and think everyone is talking about her? She's got issues then.

[deez nuts]

boo-hoo!

deal with it bizatch or quit!

[SunWuKong]

amy, is this you?

[AngryABCGirl]

At the button her siggy says... Proud to be JA, so I'm assuming she's Japanese-American, ergo can't speak Mandarin because she isn't Chinese?

Hmm... just enjoy earning the easy money?

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Apr 2 2003, 03:28 PM
amy, is this you?
No way... right? :huh:

[AliBabaIncorporated]

Originally posted by Rogmok@Apr 2 2003, 04:26 PM
that was a reall dear abby letter?! for shame..
didn't see it recently, or find it on the United Express archive (http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/)

[SunWuKong]

yeah i think this would be a great opportunity for this person to learn some chinese. it would be useful for possible business purposes, and it would also be useful if s/he has a chinese significant other.

[himura-dono]

:P it's amy 3:1

[kasia]

why does she need to understand any of it? what they're saying to each other in mandarin probably doesn't concern her.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by AzNBuffGrL@Apr 2 2003, 03:39 PM
At the button her siggy says... Proud to be JA, so I'm assuming she's Japanese-American, ergo can't speak Mandarin because she isn't Chinese?  

Hmm... just enjoy earning the easy money?
she can't be an ABC brat if she's Japanese American, smart people!

[VV o n g B a]

if it is amy, how come she gets to skip school for 2 hrs everyday?

[kasia]

let's not focus on whether it is amy or not. it really isn't any of our business.

[MellowDrama]

best thread ever! :lol:

[bigwong235]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Apr 2 2003, 01:06 PM
anyway this sounds a lot like some ABC highschool brat whose mother landed her a job through connections.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


best... thread... EVER! :D

[AznYam]

so then she must have been referring to herself.

[achtungbaby]

Those damn, dirty, white washed ABC's. Spoiled, lazy, ignorant...!

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by kasia@Apr 3 2003, 12:45 PM
why does she need to understand any of it? what they're saying to each other in mandarin probably doesn't concern her.
then don't bitch about being all uncomfortable and shit.

[ChinaLama]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Apr 20 2003, 03:20 AM
then don't bitch about being all uncomfortable and shit.
if i were an old chinese woman and there were a ni--- err nice japanese american girl around me, i'd probably say a few things interspersed with her name and "nanking"-- just to piss her off. :D

[Commando_turned_MD]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Apr 2 2003, 03:08 PM
boo-hoo!

deal with it bizatch or quit!
I 2nd that!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :lol: :lol:

[SunWuKong]

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