Frustrated with customers who are differential to skin colour
I grew up in Singapore. I have travelled a lot during my previous job and am familiar with the different accents others use.
It’s easy to spot a fellow Singaporean from the way we speak. Even if a speaker’s native language is not English but is speaking english to me, I guess most people can roughly guess what the person is trying to convey.
I know I am privileged to have this exposure and experience. For each job I stay in that city for a few weeks or up to a month so I am adaptable to different environments quickly.
After travelling for my jobs for 10 years I’ve decided to settle down and find a ground job. I still interact with mostly foreigners as my job scope is similar to the previous one.
Despite working for 10 over years, the amount of ageism, difference to skin colour and gender differences never leaves me.
When I was in my 20s, I used to brush it aside quickly. But the older I get, I find myself getting increasingly frustrated with the rudeness that people exhibit.
I don’t understand why some foreigners come here get angry and expect us to understand their language. Our common link is English. Learn the basics or use Google translator.
Actually my job doesn’t require me to speak 20 languages and I’m already using whatever I’ve learnt and picked up from all my travels, but it’s not enough.
Insulting the way I speak just because you claim to not understand me just shows you’re a country hillbilly and have probably never travelled out of your country or ever seen or met an Asian your entire life.
I used to be nonchalant to those who complimented and were surprised that I spoke fluent english. Now I just think, you don’t have internet? What village hole you’ve been hiding your whole life that you are so ignorant that you know nothing outside of your own home?
Once a customer’s condescending episode gone wrong when I corrected him about an info that he shared about his country.
We googled the answer and I was actually right. Please don’t try to impress and show off when you don’t even know your own country’s metro system.
When I’m in my 20s. Talk to me like I’m a small girl. When I’m in my 30s, still talk to me like I’m a small girl. I don’t make comments about how much older you look for your age. Why are you talking about my age?
Just sick of the differential to skin colour treatment.
Maybe I should switch to a job where I don’t need to interact with any human being.