2006-12-02 05:35:59 · 25 answers · asked by R Stoofaloh 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
A funny thing happened at our take a way. The manager put a guy on the counter who knew no English but could take the numbers when the person pointed to them.
Some one got the wrong order and told him. As he did not understand and thought from the tone that he was insulting him he replied in the only English words he knew.
"You fu*k off!"
A fight broke out!
By the way the rudest restaurant in London is the Wong Ki
2006-12-02 20:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by bwadsp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are he's Chinese. Because Chinese is an inflected language (that means that the meaning of a word can change depending on whether you go up or down at the end of a word etc.) Chinese speakers tend to speak a foreign language all on one level, which gives the impression that they are bored and uninterested. Since Chinese is broken up into one syllable units, this also produces a staccato effect in a foreign language which can sound abrupt. Don't take it to heart. After all, you like the food but I bet your 'Chinese' is lousy.
2006-12-02 09:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many reasons as to why they seem to be abrupt on the phone. It could be one of many or all of the following reasons; how many calls they get, really busy, rough day, language differences, or rude customers. If the food is good keep giving them your business if not start looking around for a new place.
2006-12-02 06:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by carmen d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese always seem to sound like that when they speak English. They're being abrupt. I worked with a Chinese man for 2 years and must admit I thought the same, but he was the nicest and funniest man.
2006-12-02 05:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he is very busy and is having a bad day. Or maybe customers have been rude to him - asking for "Flied lice" and it is all getting a bit much for him.
Come on, you too must have bad days and bitten off the head of the next person who comes along.
Also some people just are not very good on the phone and that is the way it comes accross. Give the guy a break!!!
2006-12-03 00:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinese language is spoken on different voice pitch. If you say hello in a high pitch voice and then said it in a lower pitch voice the meaning is totally different.; This does not apply in the English language the word would still mean hello regaurdless of the tone/pitch. So i imagine he is trying to emulate english dialect by speaking in a constant tone therefore sounding grumpy.
2006-12-02 05:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by accuratellytrue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's busy and has had 30 phone calls in the last hour! Have the numbers ready in a list.
2006-12-02 07:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by ronicello 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure he wants your business.
Maybe he's busy and in a rush.
More likely it's a cultural thing. I have several colleagues who are really nice, but they can come across as rather brusque. That's just they way people talk where they come from! Conversely I have a mate goes to a West Indian barber who just can't cut someone's hair in under two hours! He tells me that's cultural too.
2006-12-02 06:01:18 · answer #8 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find a lot of them quite abrupt at times - i think they're just so busy.
2006-12-02 05:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He answeres to take your order not to talk to you... imagine how many people call in.. and either dont know what they want or cant understand his, probably, broken english.
He understands his menu and the cost, it is that simple.
Decide what you want.
call, place order
get cost and time.
everything else is just fluff to the situation. time is money, he has other orders to take.
Its a business of food. In takeouts your calling for the good food, not to talk to someone nice.
2006-12-02 06:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋