…..that some people here speak to blue collar workers in english whenever they are upset? I just noticed it again when we were eating in one of the restaurants in one of the malls here in Ortigas. We were in the Mall and we went to this seafood/hawaiian resto where we regularly eat. The place is unusually crowded, and this is because there is this company-sponsored dinner going on. Since I’m craving for seafood, especially crab, we waited for us to be accomodated. We even thought that the place has been rented exclusively for the place but the waiter told us that it is not so we waited for some more. Once we were seated, and since we know how busy the waiters are, we just asked for them to serve the drinks first. While waiting for the order, I can’t help but overhear a woman who has been upset for quite sometime because of something that I can’t even remember. Anyways, the woman, has been upset since we got there and waited for our turn to be served and she hasn’t stopped complaining, in English. I’m not sure what is his point there but i am pretty sure she is filipino.
I have noticed that a lot of times, where some people who are upset to blue collar workers such as guards, waiters, and drivers, complain in English. Is it because they won’t be able to reply back or will just agree with what upset people are ranting about? People doing this just shows how arrogant they are, that they can be above the law when they speak in a foreign language. I can’t help but pity those skilled workers who are just doing their assigned tasks.
Speaking a foreign language in these situations is not a sign of an educated person. Don’t look down on somebody else because they are doing their job, respect them and you will be rewarded just like us, who got a complementary potato salad and nachos in the end 