Don’t You Speak Asian?, Part 4
I’m a pharmacy tech who works in a retail setting with lots of non-English-speaking customers. Most of the techs I work with can speak more than two languages. I only speak English. I can understand Chinese but can’t speak or read it, but I know how it looks compared with Japanese or Korean. One day, a customer comes up to me with a list written in Chinese and starts communicating with me. I pull out my phone to translate to her that I don’t know how to help her since I don’t know what exactly she is looking for. She walks away.
Five minutes later, she comes back with one of the assistant managers.
Assistant Manager: “[My Name], do you understand Asian handwriting?”
She shows me the list again.
Me: “Asian handwriting?”
Assistant Manager: “Yes, you know handwriting that comes from Asian?”
Me: “No, I don’t understand Asian handwriting!”
They both walked away and I was left standing there wondering what had just happened.
Related:
Don’t You Speak Asian?, Part 3
Don’t You Speak Asian?, Part 2
Don’t You Speak Asian?
Question of the Week
What is the most stupid reason a customer has asked to see your manager?
