When is a firing not just a firing, but a "discrimination against one's culture?"
Here is the curious and rather humorous case of a French waiter fired for his rudeness. He has filed a complaint against his employer because, well, he is French!
Discrimination against one's culture?
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He is French, but he’s not in France - Canada, instead. One of the greatest shocks of my life was my first trip to Paris a couple of years ago. I was ready for the legendary arrogance and rudeness of the piglike, insufferable French.
We not only found nothing of the kind, but to cap it off, one server in a great little bistro (hell, they’re all great) apologized for not speaking better English! I don’t let go of my predjudices easily, but that one scurried away rapidly into the darkness.
So our Canadian waiter needs to stay fired - after all, he would be if he acted like that in La Belle France.
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I am trying to organize a meet up with other teachers and somebody proposed to meet at a Starbuck's. I said I want a real porteño bar with a grumpy waiter.
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I am trying to organize a meet up with other teachers and somebody proposed to meet at a Starbuck's. I said I want a real porteño bar with a grumpy waiter.
Good for you! Why settle for generic bland, when you can enjoy authentic local?
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Try to find a Starbucks with atmosphere.
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Not surprisingly, the tale continues. And what better thing than to interview random French expats?
Hey, it’s better than talking politics these days.
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Not surprisingly, the tale continues. And what better thing than to interview random French expats?
Hey, it’s better than talking politics these days.
I am probably seen here like Frenchs in Canada. I have been warned by my husband to not make direct comments while we are with his family, as it is "not what they are used to". He gave me specific examples of where I was just too Italian about something. For example, here they do not criticize heavily other people, even in a family setting in all confidence etc. to me, that's part the reason why things never get addressed and resolved here. They are just too "disinterested" (as it appears to me).
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For example, here they do not criticize heavily other people, even in a family setting in all confidence etc.
You mean that even among family, no one can have the fun of catty remarks about a 3rd party who isn't there???
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(Quote from serafina)
You mean that even among family, no one can have the fun of catty remarks about a 3rd party who isn't there???
Yeah, apparently is just unnecessary or they wouldn't care. After all, Argentines always provide evasive answers (which drives me crazy, as you cannot ever get to the bottom of an issue) and so doing exactly the opposite is seen as aggressive.
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