Running Into A Language Harrier
(My family is Chinese. I’m checking out books for five-year-olds. I’m 27.)
Employee: “Oh, is this for your kid?”
Me: “Actually my grandma.”
Employee: “Hahaha, your grandma?! Really? She reads these baby books? What a big baby she is!”
Me: “Well, Chinese is her native language. The English in these books is her level.”
Employee: “Then why the h*** didn’t she learn any English?”
Me: “She is. She spoke as much English as a one-year-old when she came here last year.”
Employee: “Well she’s learning too slowly. She can’t come here and not learn English instantly.”
Me: “Are you serious? She’s trying her best. She’s also enrolled in an English course.”
Employee: “Well, tell her to learn faster!”
Question of the Week
Tell us about a customer that lied or scammed to get what they wanted.