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Non-Americans Should Not Work At Fast Food Restaurants
Don't have anything against non-Americans, However, I have noticed that at many fast food places there are either Mexicans or Indians there who you can't understand and they don't understand you. It is just very annoying when you order something and they screw it up twice.
 macman2212  03 May 2009 14:47
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I've got a problem with telling people who/where they can/can't hire/work. Now if I were managing a restaurant I'd put the more proficient English speakers up at the counter to decrease screwups with orders, because misunderstandings are common with language barriers this big, and the people who didn't speak it so well doing other duties....but people should be allowed to work wherever they want.
 
 BradP27  17 Jun 2009 03:33
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So they're good enough to cut your lawn, plant your flowers, take care of your kids, clean your house, do your dishes, and do your laundry for a very cheap price, but once they try and get an actual job you guys totally oppose..it appears slightly to me that America still shows repression towards certain races and cultures.
 
 coelho  04 May 2009 14:55
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 Unlike Great Britain?
by  Homestar
 04 May 2009 20:23
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I agree with Homestar's response. The debate would be more accurate if it were pertaining to how well they can speak and understand English (or the language in the country they are working in). I totally hate it when the little...not sure of her nationality...is working at the McD's when I go there for coffee. She never, ever gets it right and I go there often...an addiction to the caramel latte..lol. She is so tiny, petite and very nice, but she always thinks I asked for whipped cream when I only want some cream added to cool the coffee off. LOL Drives me nuts and I have to go back around several times before I get my order right.
 
 my2cents2u  04 May 2009 07:01
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How can captain kirk(or whatever) go to another planet, See an alien who speaks perfect English, But I can't go to McDonald's and get a cheeseburger with fries?
 
 gottfried  04 May 2009 06:43
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If they're working at Taco Bell, you should have to order in Spanish.
 
 justsumguy  04 May 2009 04:20
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 HAHA I like it!
by  Golfelda
 04 May 2009 04:34
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There are fast food restaurants all over the world. I just require that they try to speak whatever is the language of that country the best they can. Do you really expect them to have Americans at the McDonald's in Germany speaking American English? That would be wrong.
 
 Golfelda  04 May 2009 03:58
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If the title was "Non-English speakers should not work at fast food restaurants" you might have a point.
 
 Homestar  03 May 2009 19:47
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 Very true and pretty much what I was going to say.
by  my2cents2u
 04 May 2009 06:55
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If you don't want non-Americans to work there then you personally should go take a job in a fast food joint so there will be one less non-American there. Get your friends to sign up too, I'm sure they'll thank you for the opportunity. Pretty soon no non-Americans will be working there, instead they'll have nice white collar jobs and when they come in for their lunch break then you and your friends can serve them fries -- and I guess then everyone wins.
 
 Grenache  03 May 2009 19:23
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It is annoying when you can't understand your server. However, I find that a form of discrimination, so I can't support it. Can't they work in the back?
 
 bookworm3  03 May 2009 18:51
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I agree with StBalders and there aren't any Indians at fast food restaurants... Only at the Indian ones and they speak enough English...
 
 arman1013  03 May 2009 15:29
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Then you won't get served. There is one reason they do work there and that is because the natives won't.
 
 StBalders  03 May 2009 15:01
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 I know some native Americans that work at fast food. In fact here where I live we have very few ESL people working in fast food. Mostly teens are working when I go.
by  Golfelda
 04 May 2009 04:36
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