customers_suck: Stupidity and bad english.....

chaotic_psi (

chaotic_psi) wrote in

customers_suck,
@ 2006-12-08 21:41:00

Stupidity and bad english.....
Hi, your friendly neighborhood mexican restaurant clerk here again...

Not really a customer suck, just a general oh my gosh....

first off, when i ask you if want you a drink with your food, please speak proper english.. don't tell me: "yeah, i need something to warsh my food down with." notice that he put an "r" in the word wash.. hello, bad english here in the south... read a book and/or go back to school.. it's annoying how lazy you people are in how you pronounce your words... come on, really, saying "wash" is not that hard... you make it sound so complicated by trying to over emphasize that southern drawl,..get a clue... no offense to those who live in the south, but i'm sure you can speak better english, right?..right..

anyhoo, on to some more stupidity from the mexican frontier...

when i ask you what kind of meat you want on your salad, and I clearly rattle off the names of all six wonderful meats we have, please don't tell me taco meat... i don't know what the hell taco meat is.. seriously.. i will look at you with a dumbfounded look until you tell me you want ground beef.. seriously, people, since when is taco meat today just limited to ground beef?? get a fucking clue!!!!!

Ok, as far as i know, we don't have fried steak or fried chicken, so when i ask you what kind of meat you want on your burrito, etc... don't tell me grilled steak, or grilled chicken as if we have some other form of such.. just please say chicken, or steak... you don't have to add the lovely grilled part, because it's all grilled.. duh... do you see fried steak or fried chicken, no!!!!

Oh, and the green yummy stuff that mexican restaurants are famous for, you know, Guacamole? please don't tell me you want avocado on your food, cause well, it's not avocado anymore once we put special ingredients in it to make it turn magically into guacamole..it's guacamole, not avocado....

yes, everything is fresh, we do make everything in the back of our store, because we do have mexicans working in the back who actually slave over this shit and make fresh guacamole, three different kinds of salsa, sour cream, freshly chopped veggies, mexican rice, flavored sour cream, and black beans... that is what makes our restaurant different, becuase everything is freshly made.. i know, becuase i've watched them do it, and i've made salsa myself... yum.. we have the best pico de gallo in the world..mmmmmmm.... sorry, had to brag a bit...

and please by the love of whatever deity you worship,try chopping up some steak at home and see that it looks like this.., because seriously you look really stupid when you ask me what that meat is, that plainly a two year old can decipher as cubed up steak... yes, we have nice steak, then we chop it up so it will fit into your burrito.. don't ask me what it is, cause i'm just gonna laugh..seriously, how can you not tell???? maybe it's just me who knows this, and i'm overreacting a bit, but come on... work with me here... lol...

and, once again, the Kwazadilla people ride again... seriously..oh oh, and Jalapenos... they pronounce the J like we english speaking peeps do... not the normal halapenos, but jalapenos.. serously, it's funny... oy.. will it ever cease to amaze me?? nope... that's it for now... see waht happens tomorrow...bye bye..

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	When I lived in CA... bluemoonpnw 2006-12-09 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Long ago a guy asked me if I knew how to get to La Jolla. He pronounced it La Joe-la. (also called El Cajon El Ca-Joan and pronounced Camarillo as if it rhymed with Brillo) (Reply to this) (Thread)

Re: When I lived in CA...

cryptaknight
2006-12-09 05:16 am UTC (link)

And Oh-tay (ala Buckwheat) Lakes vs Otay. *waves at fellow former San Diegan* On the flip side, I had some Spanish speakers order a Cajun Chicken Sandwich by asking me for the "Cahoon Chicken." So amusing.

In Las Vegas, when I worked at Applebees, it was very common for people to ask for the fah-jai-tahs, with extra casa-dilyahs and gwack-a-mol. I really didn't think, that in this day and age, people were so unaware of Mexican culture and pronunciations, especially with a Taco Bell on every corner.

The cynical part of me suspects that they're willfully adhering to "American" pronunciations to make some sort of point about speaking English. Too bad they only look like idiots, if that's the case.

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mizanchan, 2006-12-09 06:33 am UTC

Re: When I lived in CA... -

ser_kai, 2006-12-10 02:19 am UTC

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dancing_zephyr, 2006-12-10 02:43 am UTC

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ser_kai, 2006-12-10 02:56 am UTC

	snugglesofdoom 2006-12-09 02:49 am UTC (link)
	The 'r' thing is not just in the south, Here in Maryland a ton of folks add R and T's to words. Acrosst and Warsh are the two that stick out in my head. I try to say words without those letters, but sometimes I do slip. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cumaeansibyl 2006-12-09 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Honestly, it's not a huge deal, and it doesn't mean you're uneducated or lazy. I know Ph.Ds who say "warsh" and "acrosst." It's just a regional variation, and the OP is out of line for implying that it means something negative about a person's character. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	chaotic_psi 2006-12-09 02:52 am UTC (link)
	oh, I seriously only thought it was here, but ok..lol... i'm originally from rhode island, but i've been stuck here since i was 14, and that was 17 years ago!!!eep...but yea, sometimes words slip, but seriously these people don't even try!!! oy... btw, love those icons guys... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	plum_passions 2006-12-09 02:52 am UTC (link)
	You make your own fresh sour cream? (Reply to this)

	courtneynessx 2006-12-09 03:09 am UTC (link)
	My Dad says "warsh" and he is the most intelligent man I know. He was a Major in the Airforce for 21 years and retired. He is also and engineer and genius. :) Some people just have accents while others are rednecks. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	courtneynessx 2006-12-09 03:09 am UTC (link)
	*an (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thoselovelylies 2006-12-09 03:10 am UTC (link)
	hehe, about the Jalapeno (with a J)...maybe they watch Trailer Park Boys (a canadian show, based on three stereotypical trailer park trash guys and their silly antics) as one of the favourite characters in the show pronounces it that way. i watch the show quite a bit, and sometimes have to stop myself to pronounce jalapenos correctly! it's funny :) (Reply to this)

	cumaeansibyl 2006-12-09 03:14 am UTC (link)
	I don't normally criticize others' writing in these informal fora, but since you're complaining about people who don't speak "proper English," I thought I'd ask: did you know that your grammar is really terrible? I mean, someone should really tell you these things before you make a fool of yourself. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rotf_lmao 2006-12-09 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Very good point, that. It's akin to someone criticizing another's spelling, and in doing so, making a spelling snafu of their own. It's always deliciously ironic, isn't it? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sara_mermaid 2006-12-09 04:03 am UTC (link)
	My boyfriend's said 'jalapeno' instead of 'halapeno', but he's English. A simple 'hon, it's pronounced like this' was all it took, really. Maybe nobody ever told them that's how you say it? It's pretty common unless you grow up with those words, you know? also... so many...ellipses... ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	katzenflammen 2006-12-09 04:07 am UTC (link)
	heheh my poor dutch fiance is so baffled by spanish, and growing up in SoCal i'm really used to it and i understand alot more than i can speak.....poor guy was SO confused first time we went to a mexian restraunt XD (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	chaotic_psi 2006-12-09 04:26 am UTC (link)
	lol..glad i could amuse someone with them.. thanks.. (Reply to this)

	seridia 2006-12-09 05:09 am UTC (link)
	But what if they actually want avacado (preferably sliced) on their food? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	seridia 2006-12-09 05:09 am UTC (link)
	*avocado (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cryptaknight 2006-12-09 05:28 am UTC (link)
	How come you keep replying to your post, rather than the comment to which your replies are directed? No big deal; just makes it a bit hard to read. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	nearyoualways 2006-12-09 06:20 am UTC (link)
	I agree with your comment. I honestly thought more people in the community would agree with you but most think the same way. I guess you and I are the only ones who feel that the original poster was in her own right just as ignorant as she made her customers sound. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	chaotic_psi 2006-12-09 05:40 am UTC (link)
	as iv'e said in an earlier comment, i did apologize.. not everyone is uneducated, but there are some people who do it for laziness or spite..but yeah, i did apologize about it way earlier..*try scrolling up some..thank you... now stop whining about the damn post already, geez.. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	medusa_stare 2006-12-09 08:22 am UTC (link)
	People use improper grammar out of spite? That's a new one. I come from an area with an awful lot of rednecks, went to school with the boys who never took their camo off, and I never noticed anybody saying "ain't" because they were angry with standard grammar. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	sara_mermaid 2006-12-09 07:20 am UTC (link)
	you can have your opinion, but that means that we can state ours too. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	sara_mermaid 2006-12-09 06:02 am UTC (link)
	it's not really mispronouncing words if it's a dialect. That's how they pronounce it. You 'hate' people that put r's and t's in things? Wow. That's a bit...harsh. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	spudzilla 2006-12-09 07:02 am UTC (link)
	Wow. You're a total cunt. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sai12 2006-12-09 07:34 am UTC (link)
	Aww that was kind of harsh. Maybe she is just a little bit ignorant? (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	rotf_lmao 2006-12-09 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	Nope, it's not just you. This post practically made my eyes bleed, what with the atrocious spelling and grammar (not to mention the appalling attitude displayed in the post.) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	illianaka 2006-12-09 11:35 am UTC (link)
	... isn't a donkey punch normally to the back of the head? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	pinkfroggrrl 2006-12-09 11:43 am UTC (link)
	Oh the horror of someone saying 'grilled' before they order their meat. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rotf_lmao 2006-12-09 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	That was really mean. ...Is it wrong that I laughed? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rotf_lmao 2006-12-09 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Also? Anyone over the age of 14 who uses the term "peeps" should be shot. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tytal 2006-12-09 06:28 pm UTC (link)
	Agreed (Reply to this) (Parent)

	saintcheney 2006-12-09 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Take your own advice, then, and go read a book. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zaphod_groupie 2006-12-09 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	I love how you bitch about how awful it is for someone to gasp have a drawl, and insists that they should speak "proper english", when you apparently have a broken shift key and a love affair with ellipses. Fix your terrible grammar, punctuation and all of the colloquialisms, then gripe about other people. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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