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So I was reading the thread about the most annoying thing a staffer has said to you in Discussions, and one of JD's posts caught my eye.
(link: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/60/235002.page#642746 )

Anyway, I reckon said staffer probably shouldn't have been employed in a retail job without being able to speak english, but then if he was, it's the fault of whoever hired him.

But the idea that people should have to speak english to live in a country, even england is absurd. I mean, what about welsh? What about scots gaelic, or irish (in northern ireland)? I love the fact that Dublin has lots of different people in it now, I enjoy hearing different languages and seeing different cultures as I walk around. It makes me feel like part of the wider world.

I agree, people in service industry jobs need to be able to do their jobs, so they should have english or whatever is the majority language. That makes sense. But people who arrive without english can learn, and probably would learn very fast! If you're annoyed by not understanding polish or whatever, then you could learn it. It's not hard to learn enough to know when someone is talking about you.

What do ye think?

So?

I wouldn't read much into a single internet forum anecdote.

Most people who immigrate to Britain from Poland and other Euro countries speak better English than what we do, innit.

Difficult to think a staff member could pass an interview in a language he didn't speak at all.

how do we reconcile that with MDG?

Well sed bruv init!

One simply does not know to what Frazzled refers.

Customer: "Yes I am interested in your marines"
MDG: "blag brag Kaplog!"
Customer: "er what?"
MDG: "blag brag Kaplog Manchester United Poofs Ragghh!!"
Customer:"what?"
MDG bashes customer over head with a drop pod box, takes his wallet, drags him out and puts a battlebox in his hands.

MDG: ah another good sales day. I'm off toot toot and cheerio!

Kilkrazy wrote:I wouldn't read much into a single internet forum anecdote.

Most people who immigrate to Britain from Poland and other Euro countries speak better English than what we do, innit.

Difficult to think a staff member could pass an interview in a language he didn't speak at all.

I wasn't thinking britain was filled to the brim with that sort of thing, but the attitude is interesting and crops up in more places than the UK- over here too, for example.

@Frazz: You vex my hype I will get some boys on your PC and brash you, GTK?

sA

Da Boss wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:I wouldn't read much into a single internet forum anecdote.

Most people who immigrate to Britain from Poland and other Euro countries speak better English than what we do, innit.

Difficult to think a staff member could pass an interview in a language he didn't speak at all.

I wasn't thinking britain was filled to the brim with that sort of thing, but the attitude is interesting and crops up in more places than the UK- over here too, for example.

Why this sort of thing would never happen in the USA.

Frazzled wrote:how do we reconcile that with MDG?

He's Skawtish.