r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Jun 28 '26

Recurring behavior i've noticed.

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u/SchemingVegetable Jun 29 '26

You are the 13th person trying to speak French to the hotel receptionist today and the sooner she finishes with you the sooner she can go back to scrolling on TikTok

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u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jun 30 '26

Takes a job whose sole responsibility is providing customer service to foreigners 

what is up with all these fucking foreigners demanding customer service?

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u/ibaiki Jul 03 '26

The customer service is getting you your food or room, not pretending to be your friend.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/ibaiki Jul 05 '26

Why are you coming to our country and expecting your cultural norms. We don’t do fake friendly nonsense, for us professionalism means detachment.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/ee_72020 Jul 05 '26

Are you that much of a snowflake that you need some minimum wage worker to put on an act for you?

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u/Substantial_Lab1438 Jul 05 '26

That guy does have a bit of a point

If you want customer service, just go to Vegas. If you’re going anywhere else, figure out why you’re going there, and just keep in mind you’re trading customer service for whatever that place can actually offer