Ranting and racism.

[Mishi]

When I worked in the vet surgery, an older bloke walked in and before he even got near the counter, started rattling off his demands. He wanted a flea control and worm prevention pill for a tiny little dog, his (asian) wife's tiny little dog, that she was currently showing around the waiting room, admiring one item after another. Now, while I was trying to explain that a certain brand was the only one that would do what he wanted, she was flitting around calling out, interrupting me, insulting her husband and he was yelling at both of us. After 15 minutes, she got irritated with me for keeping an eye on her and stormed out, he got irritated because I wouldn't give him the brand he wanted for the price of the brand he can't stand (liquid for the back of the neck, only flea/tick protection) as I wasn't allowed to and it was a $40+ difference. He stormed out calling me useless and almost ran into one of our regulars. The regular looked me in the eye, and while the old bloke could still hear him said loudly "He bought her like she was a dog, he should have trained her to behave better than one!"

[Dips]

Wow. After dealing with the first SC, the last thing you needed was that bigotted jerk of regular SC making a racist remark like that.

Sorry you had to deal with two of them in one day, but welcome to Customers Suck. That's what we're here for!

[fireheart]

What a jerk. Both of them that is.

Also, welcome to CS.com. Cookies are with EQ, RetailWorkhorse or Aethian, Booze is with Jester and the brainbleach I believe is with Irv.

[Hobbs]

I think the second man was making a jab at the couple from hell.

[ralerin]

I've got the brainbleach! *points to avatar*

Welcome to CS.

[Dips]

I think the second man was making a jab at the couple from hell.

Yes. A racist jab. Which makes him a jerk too.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I have no words. Seriously.

*Gives Mishi bacon-cookies*

[shankyknitter]

welcome, may I offer you a 'hide from the world hat'? I hear they work almost as well as alcohol.

first customer was just plain sucky, the second one had a major humor fail

[Red_Dazes]

While the second customer was off base with a racist joke....

....after reading the description of the couple from hell.... his comment did make me giggle. I may be going to hell.... but at least I'm going laughing.

[Marszenka]

I'm confused how the joke is racist. It's certainly not flattering, but couldn't the same thing be said about a woman of any other race? Like, a trophy wife? How does that relate to her being Asian?

[RetailWorkhorse]

I'm confused how the joke is racist. It's certainly not flattering, but couldn't the same thing be said about a woman of any other race? Like, a trophy wife? How does that relate to her being Asian?

I think it has to do with mail-order brides. Apparently a relative of my Dad's keeps ordering submissive Asian women that can't speak English worth a lick. He keeps them around until they learn English and learns that he's treating them badly then they divorce. This Person (I refuse to consider him any part of MY bloodline) also beats the shit out of them.

[Aethian]

Cookies are with EQ, RetailWorkhorse or Aethian, Booze is with Jester and the brainbleach I believe is with Irv.

*laughs* I only filled in for her majesty when she was gone...but for a bit of varity with the bacon cookies. *shares some caramel cookies*

Welcome.

Sorry you had to deal with idiots like that.

[Mishi]

Thanks everyone! *noms cookies* never had bacon ones before! <3 for the caramel cookies.
Yeah, she probably was a mail-order bride, it's a fairly common practice here unfortunately. Mostly reserved for guys that are so terrible that no aussie woman willl stand them, so they go and buy some poor lady from a south east asian country. The across-the-road neighbour that I had growing up bought a lady from Indonesia and bragged about how he had to pay extra because she was one of only 500 people that spoke a dying dialect as well as bahasa indonesia, and a little english.

[Hobbs]

Well, it can be said of mail-order brides from just about any country. They don't speak english, are usually from a very male-dominated society, so its easy for jerks to take advantage. I also still don't see the joke as racist.

[shankyknitter]

Well, it can be said of mail-order brides from just about any country. They don't speak english, are usually from a very male-dominated society, so its easy for jerks to take advantage. I also still don't see the joke as racist.

It was a combination of racist and sexist. To explain: regular customer said that he purchased her like one would buy a dog (Alluding to mail-order-brides because she was Asian), making her less than human. Anything to demean the humanity of another along racial lines is racism.

The sexism comes into play with the comment about training her better. To me that seems to fall into the idea that women in general need to be submissive to their husbands, along with quiet and respectful in public. Thus making regular customer a jerkface. *nods decisively*