Family-Owned Thai Restaurant in Texas Gets Racist ‘Speak English’ Note From Customer

[metisdead]

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[mindfulness]

two wrongs never make a right.

 

However sheesh talk about the kettle calling the pan black.

 

The sheer racism in Thailand is in abundance; two tier pricing, 51% Thai Majority in business company, etc, etc. Not forgetting the amount of times I have heard and also on two occasions been on the receiving end of, “you not like go back your own country”. 

Ignorance is everywhere, and for many bliss. 

[BritManToo]

On 11/23/2019 at 12:34 PM, Just1Voice said:

I'll probably catch hell for this, but in a way I tend to agree with the sentiments of the note. I learned very quickly that to truly get by in Thailand I had to learn the language. If you are living in a country whose language is different than your own, it pays to learn it. 

If I were in a country with the prospect of citizenship that spoke English, Mandarin, Urdu or Spanish, I'd agree with you. But there's many countries where the language base is so small, it's not really worthwhile.

Another point to note, in Thailand only 35% of the population speak Central Thai as their fist language, so almost no point in learning it.

 

My MiL speaks a village variation on Laos, out of 250 families on our housing estate, only four other elderly Thais and my 8 year old son can speak with her. There's more people living around us that can speak English with me, than her language with her. Should I really learn her language, and when I'm only offered a 90 day VISA?

 

[brianthainess]

I'm not going to read all these pages but an american saying they can't speak English is a joke, parsta, toemardo, warda (water), skedule etc etc etc

[metempsychotic]

On 11/24/2019 at 9:24 AM, FritsSikkink said:

Yes, because Texas is well known for its hospitality with foreigners. (sarcasm for the people who don't understand it)

Austin has a huge Vietnamese community. 

[metempsychotic]

17 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

Thanks but I'll use the word racist. I can't imagine why you don't like it.

Because it is not necessarily the correct word in this context. 

 

In case you have missed the nuances:

 

 

 

https://debbyirving.com/are-prejudice-bigotry-and-racism-the-same-thing/

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-get-it-right-bigotry-is-not-racism_b_57eddcd3e4b0972364deb01a

 

 

[Happy Grumpy]

11 hours ago, Nice Boyd said:

This comment is moronic as the story another labeler and Yank Basher, this person probably wrote it

Can you try that again, but in English, please? 

[4675636b596f75]

12 hours ago, Nice Boyd said:

Americans get bashed on thaivisa  site constantly, and nothing is done about it, Americans are tired of it, these lil Yank Bashing Cliques are never criticized or Banned or Suspended, I’m particularly exhausted with the tolerance given to the bashers , I don’t see any difference between that note and the behavior of a certain clique on here....

As someone who is regularly banned for supporting my country, I would agree with you.

[DannyCarlton]

2 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

Because it is not necessarily the correct word in this context. 

 

In case you have missed the nuances:

 

 

 

https://debbyirving.com/are-prejudice-bigotry-and-racism-the-same-thing/

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-get-it-right-bigotry-is-not-racism_b_57eddcd3e4b0972364deb01a

 

 

I don't do nuances. The note was racist. If the culprit had been found in the UK, they would have ben cahrged with a race hate crime, although I realise that in the US they are more tolerant of racists.

[4675636b596f75]

5 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

The note was racist.

Notes are not capable of being racist.

 

Full stop.

 

[DannyCarlton]

1 minute ago, 4675636b596f75 said:

Notes are not capable of being racist.

 

Full stop.

 

The person who wrote it is. Note: I said "the culprit" not the "note" would be charged. Want to play any more adolescent semantics?

[4675636b596f75]

1 hour ago, DannyCarlton said:

The person who wrote it is. Note: I said "the culprit" not the "note" would be charged. Want to play any more adolescent semantics?

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I don't do nuances. The note was racist. If the culprit had been found in the UK, they would have ben cahrged with a race hate crime, although I realise that in the US they are more tolerant of racists.

Does that refresh your memory? I'll help you even further: You wrote "The note was racist."  You didn't write that the writer of the note was racist, you specifically referenced the note itself. Don't get triggered because your ability to communicate is sub par for me. 

 

You're not careful with what you write.  It's full of grammatical errors and misspellings.  You ought to take pride in the written word.

[androokery]

Shouldn't it be "go back whence you came"? ????

[bwpage3]

Not even remotely true

 

Have 1,000's of Vietnamese restaurants as well

[Alex2554]

On 11/24/2019 at 3:41 PM, woogoo said:

 

 

But here is another point, the families there who opened restaurants made tons of money. All of that money, with the exception of the money paid in taxes, the kept. They didn’t need to hire a certain number of Americans. They didn’t need a 51% joint ownership with an American. They didn’t need to do 90 day check ins. They all easily obtained their green cards. None of them had to do TM-30s. And, as long as they pay their taxes, it will stay that way. I hear many fellow Americans talk about “institutional racism”, but I never understood what that meant until I came to Thailand.

Maybe that's because they are US citizens?

Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30.

Fair game

[oldhippy]

25 minutes ago, Alex2554 said:

Maybe that's because they are US citizens?

Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30.

Fair game

QUOTE: Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30.

 

If only you had told us before!!!

Yes, that's how simple and easy it is, how did we overlook that?

[josephbloggs]

9 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

QUOTE: Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30.

 

If only you had told us before!!!

Yes, that's how simple and easy it is, how did we overlook that?

US citizens can have 100% ownership of a business here thanks to the Treaty of Amity.  So please pipe down - it is actually very easy for them.

If you are not a US citizen there are also many ways you can legally have a 100% foreign owned business - I work for one and I handled the application - it wasn't that hard (but admittedly it is not available for all types of industry, but it is for many).

So many people on here feel persecuted, hard done by, so many things against them.  Yet how many of them have ever actually tried to set up a business and know anything about the process?  I am willing to bet not many.

It is not as free and easy as the US to do business in general, but that is a much more advanced economy.  And you think you can just hire any old foreigner there if you do have a business?  No immigration hardships at all?

[MeePeeMai]

13 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

It is not as free and easy as the US to do business in general, but that is a much more advanced economy.  And you think you can just hire any old foreigner there if you do have a business?  No immigration hardships at all?

 

Actually yes, you can legally hire any foreigner you want (as long as they have a green card and a tax ID number or Social Security Number), no work permits, no application, notification or permission needed from US Immigration authorities (now called the USCIS for US Customs and Immigration Service), no hassles or hardships at all. 

 

Employers in the USA only have problems when they hire "illegal immigrants" without the green card and SS# (because they are willing to work dirt cheap, even far below minimum wage and are always paid in cash thereby avoiding taxes and payroll records and deductions). 

[josephbloggs]

2 minutes ago, MeePeeMai said:

 

Actually yes, you can legally hire any foreigner you want (as long as they have a green card and a tax ID number or Social Security Number), no work permits, no application, notification or permission needed from US Immigration authorities (now called the USCIS for US Customs and Immigration Service), no hassles or hardships at all. 

 

Employers in the USA only have problems when they hire "illegal immigrants" without the green card and SS# (because they are willing to work dirt cheap, even far below minimum wage and are always paid in cash thereby avoiding taxes and payroll records and deductions). 

Exactly, you can't just hire any foreigner.  How hard is it to get a green card?  Could I just turn up and get one and get hired?

[MeePeeMai]

Just now, josephbloggs said:

Yes, but how hard is it to get a green card?

Very easy if you marry a US citizen.  If not then there are many other ways and they even have "amnesty periods" where illegals already living in the USA can turn themselves to Immigration in and will be able to get their green cards and become legal immigrants  (unless they are wanted or convicted felons etc..)

[MeePeeMai]

4 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Yes, but how hard is it to get a green card?

Also quite easy if you already have family living in the USA (or it used to be but I'm not certain about the current situation under President Trump).

[HaleySabai]

On 11/23/2019 at 12:33 PM, BritManToo said:

How was the note racist?

well, because it MUST of been written by a 'whitey'....????

 

 

[MeePeeMai]

14 minutes ago, HaleySabai said:

well, because it MUST of been written by a 'whitey'....????

 

I was thinking that it may have been written by an overweight entitled female with a strong  ebonics accent who either did not like the food or maybe was not pleased with the price she paid for her meal (or maybe they don't accept EBT cards there).

[cdemundo]

On 11/22/2019 at 11:09 PM, Yinn said:

 

Is thai restaurant.

i think the taste will be better if thai do it.

 

if Mexican, they Mexican cook will taste better.

 

If McDonald’s, the clown can cook it.

I frequented a nice Thai restaurant in Southern California a few years ago.

Parking was difficult and I was a regular so the boss told me I could park in back and come in through kitchen.  I learned that all the cooks were Spanish speakers.  So you never know.

[cdemundo]

On 11/24/2019 at 2:28 AM, Moo 2 said:

The problem with Americans they think that God is English.

Wrong.  Think God is American.  Or a flying spaghetti monster.

[Rhys]

Actually for Texas, they need to learn Spanish..

 

[metisdead]

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[Catoholic]

Let's see.. someone goes to a Thai restaurant in Texas and then complains about the restaurant workers English language ability?  100% it's a hoax. If the note said learn to speak Mexican-Spanish it would be more believable as most of the restaurant workers in Texas speak Mexican-Spanish. 

[metisdead]

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