tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908047.post111837719670085725..comments2023-12-22T18:27:11.144-05:00Comments on when i look deep in your eyes: English is broken hereMiddentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908047.post-1118715276905055072005-06-13T22:14:00.000-04:002005-06-13T22:14:00.000-04:00Yeah, since I rarely go into Starbucks, I always r...Yeah, since I rarely go into Starbucks, I always run into the tall/small thing. Someone reading this probably knows for certain from experience, but I would bet that the training has something against calling anything "small."<BR/><BR/>Despite the fact that I am married to a half-Peruvian and I like languages, I don't speak Spanish. All the same, I would place a high bet on the probability that I would not have had the same communication problem as the person in the story (since I know the speaker in question). <BR/><BR/>(Side note: Admittedly, I have been in one bakery in our neighborhood where our transaction was all pointing and nodding, but I still got my pastries.)<BR/><BR/>I've lived abroad in countries where I spoke lots (but not perfect or fluent), some, little and none of the language and I work with people with all kinds of foreign accents (lets not even get into "native" English accents.....). I have no problem applying the skills I learned as a result of those experiences in my own country, too - it's all about communication.<BR/><BR/>It all makes me say "Darn, I gotta work on my Spanish!" rather than "Damn, why don't they speak English!"<BR/><BR/>AngelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908047.post-1118506792179678292005-06-11T12:19:00.000-04:002005-06-11T12:19:00.000-04:00I would agree with most of this. I also think part...I would agree with most of this. I also think part of the problem in this altercation was the idea that at Starbucks "small" is a "tall." Said person seemed to take it out on the counterworker than Starbucks' lingo.Middentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908047.post-1118438966312931082005-06-10T17:29:00.000-04:002005-06-10T17:29:00.000-04:00I can see both sides... I would enjoy the diversit...I can see both sides... I would enjoy the diversity of the neighborhood, but I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to expect to be able to transact my business in English when in the U.S. I wouldn't go so far as to boycott an establishment because of it, but I do think it would be worthwhile to make sure the employees are at least conversant with the menu, small-medium-large, and please/thank you/have a nice day, in English.<BR/><BR/>-KristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com