Comments on: Immigrants with Accents Still Being Treated with Disrespect http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ThinhNham http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-150202 ThinhNham Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:15:16 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-150202 THANK YOU VERY MUCH i have been in the same situation THANK YOU VERY MUCH i have been in the same situation

]]> By: jee http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-128847 jee Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:06:03 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-128847 JimYag, if you read the post in full, you would see that I wasn't asking the worker to learn the foreigner's native tongue. I was merely asking for courteous customer service (especially since he is a customer service rep.). The man I helped spoke fluent English. His only fault was that he spoke with an accent, which is common for those who learned English later in their life. JimYag, if you read the post in full, you would see that I wasn't asking the worker to learn the foreigner's native tongue. I was merely asking for courteous customer service (especially since he is a customer service rep.). The man I helped spoke fluent English. His only fault was that he spoke with an accent, which is common for those who learned English later in their life.

]]> By: jee http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124868 jee Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:06:03 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124868 JimYag, if you read the post in full, you would see that I wasn't asking the worker to learn the foreigner's native tongue. I was merely asking for courteous customer service (especially since he is a customer service rep.). The man I helped spoke fluent English. His only fault was that he spoke with an accent, which is common for those who learned English later in their life. JimYag, if you read the post in full, you would see that I wasn't asking the worker to learn the foreigner's native tongue. I was merely asking for courteous customer service (especially since he is a customer service rep.). The man I helped spoke fluent English. His only fault was that he spoke with an accent, which is common for those who learned English later in their life.

]]> By: JimYag http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124853 JimYag Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:17:45 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124853 Yea I guess the person whos job probably depends on the number of people they see a day they should just give up their next raise and/or lose their job so to help those that never took the time to learn the lang. of the country they live in. ____Yea that seems fair. Yea I guess the person whos job probably depends on the number of people they see a day they should just give up their next raise and/or lose their job so to help those that never took the time to learn the lang. of the country they live in. ____Yea that seems fair.

]]> By: Eddie Chang http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124833 Eddie Chang Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:57:43 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124833 Having worked at a public health center, we've been trained to avoid this very situation as much as possible. We've been fortunate enough to be provided with special phone lines that provide access to interpreters in the event that our on-site interpreter is unavailable, but it always surprises me just how callous people can be to others facing a language barrier. Having worked at a public health center, we've been trained to avoid this very situation as much as possible. We've been fortunate enough to be provided with special phone lines that provide access to interpreters in the event that our on-site interpreter is unavailable, but it always surprises me just how callous people can be to others facing a language barrier.

]]> By: Linda http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124588 Linda Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:31:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124588 "After I helped the elderly man get the service he needed from the cable company, I drove away sad for those who came to America for the hope of a better life, yet are faced with challenges daily."<br><br>Really nicely put. There should be more ppl like you out there Jee. “After I helped the elderly man get the service he needed from the cable company, I drove away sad for those who came to America for the hope of a better life, yet are faced with challenges daily.”

Really nicely put. There should be more ppl like you out there Jee.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124554 John Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:40:21 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124554 Yea how dare the person not know 100 different languages? <br>His job is probable graded on how many people they see a day so who cares if he would not get his next raise, or loses his job due to bad performance, etc… he should let someone that has lived in a country for years that never learned the language make him lose his job. <br><br>If you move to another country, at least learn the language. The real rudeness is people that feel they do not need to learn anything and others should take their time due to their laziness. Yea how dare the person not know 100 different languages?
His job is probable graded on how many people they see a day so who cares if he would not get his next raise, or loses his job due to bad performance, etc… he should let someone that has lived in a country for years that never learned the language make him lose his job.

If you move to another country, at least learn the language. The real rudeness is people that feel they do not need to learn anything and others should take their time due to their laziness.

]]> By: Tim http://www.8asians.com/2009/06/02/immigrants-with-accents-still-being-treated-with-disrespect/comment-page-1/#comment-124536 Tim Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:01:38 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=3118#comment-124536 @jennifer: I find when I'm in China, some pretend to not understand my English, until I speak some Chinese, no matter how much of an accent I have with my Chinese. I think in China, everyone is expected to speak Mandarin with an accent, because of all the different dialects in the country. What's interesting of course, is that when I'm with a Caucasian, there's no expectation at all for them to speak Chinese. @jennifer: I find when I’m in China, some pretend to not understand my English, until I speak some Chinese, no matter how much of an accent I have with my Chinese. I think in China, everyone is expected to speak Mandarin with an accent, because of all the different dialects in the country. What’s interesting of course, is that when I’m with a Caucasian, there’s no expectation at all for them to speak Chinese.

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