Thank God for good owners

[bigjimaz]

I was working part-time in a video store in Tucson, AZ. Horrible job but it gave me some extra Christmas money. Signs up throughout the store saying No Habla Espanol. Customer walks up and begins to reel off something in Spanish.

SC = him
O = owner
Me

Me. "No habla espanol."
SC (in perfect English) "Why don't you speak Spanish?"
Me (after giving him a look that would scare small children) "Because I live in the United States."

SC went to the owner to complain. Owner points out six signs saying No Habla Espanol. Customer leaves in a huff with his rentals.

B. What Did you say to him?
Me. Explains
B. Laughs so hard he snorts like a pig.

[Rapscallion]

Okies folks. Language-related threads don't have a good history on CS. Can we keep discussion and commentary here to the guy simply not reading the signs, please? I'll set up a Fratching thread shortly.

EDIT - http://www.fratching.com/showthread.php?p=225#post225 for the start...

Rapscallion

[friendofjimmyk]

Maybe he couldn't read?

[Becks]

Selective reading, perhaps?

[Mark Healey]

I'll set up a Fratching thread shortly.

Ok, this is the second time I've seen the term "Fracthing". What the hell is that?

[Rapscallion]

Fratching is a colloquialism in my neck of the woods to mean a debate of enthusiastic nature. 'Fratching in lumps' refers to a brawl.

It's for contentious debates - the sort of stuff we clamp down on here.

Enjoy!

Rapscallion

[Titi]

My bet is that the guy did read the signs and then decided to be an ass about the fact that you guys don't speak spanish.

you know they have to find something to complain about to make their day go better.

SC. " I cannot sleep through the night without my daily complaint."

[kurisu7885]

Selective reading, perhaps?

Alot of SCs seem to have that problem.