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McDonald's customer alleges language discrimination


Misc CDN | 207785 hits | Aug 21 9:25 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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A B.C. woman is claiming she was refused service at a Richmond McDonald's because staff said they couldn't understand her English.

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  1. by avatar QBall
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:31 pm
    Nevertheless, Sun's son David Zhao wants McDonald's to take action by hiring Mandarin speakers at local restaurants.


    That's right, the entire world has to change to accomodate your lazy ass mom. Maybe she should take a class?

  2. by avatar Unsound
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:37 pm
    Probably a smart business move to hire a mandarin speaker in that area, but it is a business decision and i would hope no human rights tribunal get involved. Wouldn't surprise me if they did though, the word discrimination is like blood in the water for those folks.

  3. by avatar bootlegga
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:50 pm
    "This is my second language right. And this is discrimination. Yes maybe I speak not very good English but she can't not service to us."


    There is no such thing as second language right - businesses don't even have to offer service in both official languages, nevermind Mandarin.

    Second, any business can refuse service to anyone.

  4. by avatar andyt
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:11 pm
    We've also had serious proposals to make Mandarin and Punjabi official languages, so then he would be talking about first language rights.

    Funny, there's a fuss in Richmond about stores having signs and service in Mandarin only. To complain about that is deemed racist. Yet switch roles, and it's the store that's being racist now. Just goes to show, only white people can be racist.

  5. by avatar Brenda
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:02 pm
    I want a Dutch McDucks. Oh wait, no I don't.

    Sweetie, there are ESL classes you can take FOR FREE. THAT is your right. My advice? Do it :)

    "In Richmond, how come they don't hire a person who can communicate in Mandarin. All right? That's not a big deal," said Zhao.

    I think you just found your new job...

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:08 pm
    "Brenda" said

    Sweetie, there are ESL classes you can take FOR FREE. THAT is your right. My advice? Do it :)


    http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/learning-english/index.html

    If so many Indian spammers can, so can she.

  7. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:02 pm
    NO surprise that the CBC has their comment section closed on this one.

  8. by avatar Jabberwalker
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:17 pm
    "Unsound" said
    Probably a smart business move to hire a mandarin speaker in that area, but it is a business decision and i would hope no human rights tribunal get involved. Wouldn't surprise me if they did though, the word discrimination is like blood in the water for those folks.



    The same restaurant will need Mandarin/Punjabi/Farsi/Portuguese speaking counter people.

    Think: Lingua Franca

  9. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:39 pm
    Something fishy here. First of all, I highly doubt there is a sionlge business in Richmond that doesn't have someone on staff that speaks Mandarin. Richmond is probably 80% Chinese. There are malls in Richmond where you'd have trouble getting anything unless you speak Mandarin.

  10. by OnTheIce
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:20 pm
    This is Canada. Learn English.

  11. by Thanos
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:11 pm
    Hopefully the "food" there kept the whiny ol' hag rushing to the toilet for a couple of hours.

  12. by avatar BartSimpson  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:25 pm
    "Thanos" said
    Hopefully the "food" there kept the whiny ol' hag rushing to the toilet for a couple of hours.


    Made me think of my 1994 visit to the "Foody Goody" in Victoria! PDT_Armataz_01_32

  13. by avatar Jabberwalker
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:04 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    Hopefully the "food" there kept the whiny ol' hag rushing to the toilet for a couple of hours.


    Made me think of my 1994 visit to the "Foody Goody" in Victoria! PDT_Armataz_01_32


    Do they still call you the "Galloping Gourmet"?

  14. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:08 pm
    I wonder what she does when she goes into the corner convience store and orders a Baby Ruth candy bar. ROTFL

    Just another hot coffee spiller using a different language and modus operendi to go after a big corporation. :roll:

    If she can't speak English she should return to China and get an education because about 80% of that country can speak English better than some of our supposedly educated locals.



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