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speaking spanish?

whatupitsdani

Jan 21, 2010, 2:14 PM
I speak a little bit of spanish.
The store I work in attracts a large number of spanish-speaking customers.
Sometimes they come with a translator, sometimes they dont.
My question is, if they have someone to translate, or if they try and speak a little english, should I use my spanish skills? For some reason, I get all weird and embarrassed-feeling, as if they will laugh if I pronounce something wrong...

What would everybody else do?
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brisk87

Jan 21, 2010, 2:24 PM
i speak spanish and i sometimes choose not to speak spanish to them in spanish. i used to work at a retail store until just recently but if we thought that a spanish speaker and crew were shop lifters i would tell them no i didn't speak spanish and i would stand near them and listen in to their convo.

sometimes it kinda backfires cuz a coworker will be like, "oh yea,he speaks spanish" and ill be like uhh... no i don't, and they're like staring at me, and then the coworker is like "ooooo ok yea nevermind" lol

i don't like it when people all of a sudden start talkin to me in spanish and expect me to help them in spanish. ask me if i speak spanish, NICELY, and then ill talk but we're in america and i feel that you should try and learn the...
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adf0706

Jan 21, 2010, 2:40 PM
You go brisk power to the people lol
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brisk87

Jan 21, 2010, 2:43 PM
haha yea 😲 ! refills not landfills!! i need to make a shirt haaha!
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juice007

Jan 21, 2010, 5:05 PM
Ummm I don't get it...
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wizardofCroz

Jan 21, 2010, 8:11 PM
i speak spanish and i sometimes choose not to speak spanish to them in spanish


😳 Is this a riddle?
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Murphy

Jan 21, 2010, 8:40 PM
he is so good he can speak spanish in other languages
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brisk87

Jan 22, 2010, 10:56 AM
ahahahahahahahaha this is hilarious! no not a riddle. idk what the heck that is actually!! but thanks for pointing this out lol!!
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Coil

Jan 22, 2010, 12:23 PM
That's what spanish speakers do when they do or do not want to talk to you - the conniving sales man/woman.
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wizardofCroz

Jan 22, 2010, 12:41 PM
That's Mr. Conniving Salesman to you sir. 😈
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Murphy

Jan 21, 2010, 8:39 PM
I tell them I dont speak mexican and point to the door
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alee

Jan 23, 2010, 10:36 AM
Dont forget to scream "Remember the Alamo!" when you point to the door.
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Murphy

Jan 23, 2010, 11:13 AM
ill keep that in mind thanks for the tip
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Coil

Jan 22, 2010, 12:21 PM
whatupitsdani said:

The store I work in attracts a large number of spanish-speaking customers.


Yours and every other store. May as well get with the program gringo *eats a taco*.
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