zuesel

同聲同氣
招呼都好啲
由其是賣海鮮嘅國語人
你同佢講廣東話
佢係晦氣啲 ...
sheep 發表於 2011-3-4 11:48

it's such a hassle coz i never know what language to speak to them in!

low_B

O.....I just back from Metro T&T, my hub just ask a MC lady to look at the 12 items sign and told the cashier, the cashier told the lady to the other line even that she put all the 20's stuffs on counter!!!

somewhereintime

O.....I just back from Metro T&T, my hub just ask a MC lady to look at the 12 items sign and told th ...
low_B 發表於 2011-3-12 18:06

    I went to the Osaka yesterday, same thing happened at the
    6 items express line.  The MC woman dumped the full shopping basket
    on the counter(more than 20 items)  and the cashier was about to
    start ringing in for her. I was like WTF****. I  talked to the cashier in
    stern voice and pointed to the billingual sign and asked for the
    manager. The MC woman gave me dirty look and mumbled. I insisted her
    to go to another line and she finally back down.
    The virtue of the story:  make sure the info sign are written in Simplified
    Chinese  and  do not feel bad to  make them feel embarassed.
    It is civic education, and we grown up  learning what is courtesy.

sheep

It is civic education
somewhereintime 發表於 2011-3-12 18:51

    we are not the one to educate them.

peter236

it's such a hassle coz i never know what language to speak to them in!
zuesel 發表於 2011-3-12 11:27

Just speak Mandarin to them. T&T is a Taiwanese managed company.
Nearly all Taiwanese can speak Mandarin well.
Worldwide overseas Chinese speak some Mandarin, including those in South East Asia, Singapore, Malaysia etc. Only some Hong Konger Chinese cannot speak Mandarin.

sheep

佢哋好叻嘅
你同佢講國語
佢聽到你係咩口音
我是南京人
哦你係山東人
你有香港口音
佢俾面口你睇
態度都唔同哂

bbqfish

Just speak Mandarin to them. T&T is a Taiwanese managed company.
Nearly all Taiwanese can speak Ma ...
peter236 發表於 2011-3-13 10:35

This is Canada. Lots of CBC don't know how to speak Chinese at all, and some only dialects like Toisanese.

somewhereintime

回復 77# bbqfish

It  was the MC woman pretended that she does not understand
the sign printed in Traditional Chinese, and insisted that she
would have her way since she is a paying customer. I do not speak
proper Mandarin, but I have no problem communicating with
my clients and students. So it is not language problem, it is the
attitude and ignorance.

peter236

佢哋好叻嘅
你同佢講國語
佢聽到你係咩口音
我是南京人
哦你係山東人
你有香港口音
佢俾面口你睇
態度都唔 ...
sheep 發表於 2011-3-13 10:42

hahaha, when Hong Kongers looked down on mainlanders. Now you expect them treat you the same, especially when you can't speak Mandarin properly.

If you want other people respect you, then you need to respect others first. Looking down on other people will do you no good.

peter236

This is Canada. Lots of CBC don't know how to speak Chinese at all, and some only dialects like Toi ...
bbqfish 發表於 2011-3-13 17:44

Those who know the Chinese language, should at learn how to speak some Mandarin.