Ok, as some of you know, I am an American living in London. Since moving here, I have come across some discrimination from English people...mostly because Americans are seen as Bush-lovers and as loud, obnoxious spoiled assholes. I am sorry, but not all of us are like that...and I for one, HATE Bush...but....
I wrote this on the old site, but I thought I would write it again. Enjoy!
One day I was restocking the Filofax stand when one of the other employees walks past me with a customer. It was a lady who looked normal and about 40ish. The employee is the son of another employee who worked in Books. He came to me and said "This customer is looking for a book, have you seen my mum"? I said "I think she is down the Biography aisle" That was all I said, and this lady was not even my customer. So, the employee goes off to find his mom, but the customer stays behind and stares at me. Conversation goes as follows: please excuse the language, but I wanted to use it to make you all fully appreciate just how nasty this woman was to me.......
Me. "Can I help you"?
SC. "Can I help you"? (this is said in a mock American accent in a way that made me think she was making fun of how I spoke)
Me. "I'm sorry"?
SC. "Are you one of those Yanks"? (Yank is a term for American over here)
Me. "sorry"?
SC. "I saaaiiid, are you one of those fucking Yanks"?
Me. "I'm sorry, what did you say"?
SC. "You are a fucking Yank, aren't you"?
at this point, I am just staring at her in disbelief.
SC. "I hate fucking Yanks. Fucking piece of shit Yanks think they are so great, fucking peice of shit"
Me: "excuse me"....I leave to go get a manager or someone, and I was too shocked to say anything at this point.......I come back, cause I could not find a manager, with the intention of throwing her out of the store myself....I find her talking to the employees mom, Sadiqa.
Me."Sorry, Sadiqa, please do not help this lady, she has been insulting me and been very racist towards me"
SC: "Oh, it's the fucking piece of shit Yank"...and she continues talking to Sadiqa...
Me. "Please leave the store"
SC. "Oh, don't mind her, she is just a fucking Yank and I just hate them. The yare all pieces of shit"
Sadiqa looks at me like "what shall I do"?
Me. "Ok, leave the store"
SC. continues talking to Sadiqa and ignores me
Me. "I said get out of this store now or I will have to get someone to make you leave"
Now, she walks to go out of the store and I walk with her, the whole time she is telling me what a piece of shit I am and that she wishes I would die.
I was so shocked I had no idea what to say or do...I was not sad or depressed about this, just amazed that someone could hate me so much for being American!
I had a few more people insult me cause I was American (including my GP) but no one was as bad as this!
I wrote this on the old site, but I thought I would write it again. Enjoy!
One day I was restocking the Filofax stand when one of the other employees walks past me with a customer. It was a lady who looked normal and about 40ish. The employee is the son of another employee who worked in Books. He came to me and said "This customer is looking for a book, have you seen my mum"? I said "I think she is down the Biography aisle" That was all I said, and this lady was not even my customer. So, the employee goes off to find his mom, but the customer stays behind and stares at me. Conversation goes as follows: please excuse the language, but I wanted to use it to make you all fully appreciate just how nasty this woman was to me.......
Me. "Can I help you"?
SC. "Can I help you"? (this is said in a mock American accent in a way that made me think she was making fun of how I spoke)
Me. "I'm sorry"?
SC. "Are you one of those Yanks"? (Yank is a term for American over here)
Me. "sorry"?
SC. "I saaaiiid, are you one of those fucking Yanks"?
Me. "I'm sorry, what did you say"?
SC. "You are a fucking Yank, aren't you"?
at this point, I am just staring at her in disbelief.
SC. "I hate fucking Yanks. Fucking piece of shit Yanks think they are so great, fucking peice of shit"
Me: "excuse me"....I leave to go get a manager or someone, and I was too shocked to say anything at this point.......I come back, cause I could not find a manager, with the intention of throwing her out of the store myself....I find her talking to the employees mom, Sadiqa.
Me."Sorry, Sadiqa, please do not help this lady, she has been insulting me and been very racist towards me"
SC: "Oh, it's the fucking piece of shit Yank"...and she continues talking to Sadiqa...
Me. "Please leave the store"
SC. "Oh, don't mind her, she is just a fucking Yank and I just hate them. The yare all pieces of shit"
Sadiqa looks at me like "what shall I do"?
Me. "Ok, leave the store"
SC. continues talking to Sadiqa and ignores me
Me. "I said get out of this store now or I will have to get someone to make you leave"
Now, she walks to go out of the store and I walk with her, the whole time she is telling me what a piece of shit I am and that she wishes I would die.
I was so shocked I had no idea what to say or do...I was not sad or depressed about this, just amazed that someone could hate me so much for being American!
I had a few more people insult me cause I was American (including my GP) but no one was as bad as this!
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