Are they being unreasonable? Banned from local KFC today

[GraciousLife]

Popped into my local KFC today. Due to the area I live in, they have screens up between customer and cashier (like in post offices and banks), which makes it hard to hear what is being said. I didn't understand what the girl asked me, and, as I often say when I don't understand what someone has said, I jokingly said "Can I have that in English please", without thinking/realising/noticing the cashier was from another country (english being her second language).

The cashier got very upset. More upset than I would have thought is necessary, and refused to continue to serve me. I was shocked. She got her manager and told her what I had said. To cut a very long story short, I have been banned from the store.

People are too easilly offended Professionally offended even) these days and it's a term that's used all the time.

But KFC did you a favour really because it's vile anyway.

What you said was rude and ignorant. If someone is working in KFC, behind a bullet proof screen then I'd bet 20-1 that person hasn't chosen that position as their dream job and gets abused on a daily basis. Have some respect ffs.

Sorry another one is not able to get past the screens and I pmsl at the thread title

I wonder if GraciousLife is going to come back and tell us whether she apologised, or whether she told the cashier and her manager that she thought the cashier was getting '...more upset than she thought was neccessary...' - because frankly that little phrase suggests to me that she had little or no sympathy for the upset she'd caused, however unwittingly.

Why should she apologise?

Where is OP?

Not in KFC's

OP's probably in Wimpy having one of those bendy sausage things. Benders?

YABU and rude.

Our local KFC has the bullet proof style glass. As do some of the convenience shops. EVERYTHING is behind the glass.

How are they going to remember you though? Did they brand your forehead with the word "BANNED"? Did they make you pose for some police lineup style polaroids out the back? .They won't remember you from the next person. Put a hat on. You'll be fine!

Oops, YABU though, asking anyone, British or not, to "say it again in English" is rude.

Ermmm - because she upset someone, dancingmustard - unwittingly, I accept, but she should still apologise.

Think you were a bit stupid to say it.

But hey, banned from KFC - its a badge of honour amoung sauce stealing 13 year olds.

Some of the responces on here are works of genius, by the way.

There's a woman who works in a bakery near me who has (to me) the same accent as Johnny Vegas. She is met by blank stares on a daily basis.

As for the KFC vs Maccas chips/fries... Here in Oz KFC have really nice chips. Maccas have shoestring fries soaked in canola oil. A large KFC chips goes nicely with a Maccas Grand Angus burger and a Farmers Union Iced coffee!

Oooops, me and the hubby often say "er english please" to eachother when we mumble so I understand the way in which you meant it. Can understand why she got upset tho but I cant see why they would ban you if you had your chance to tell them how you meant it

Your arteries will thank your sharp tongue in the long run, OP.

Truly amazing that some people on this site do not recognise a racist comment when they hear/read it - shame on you. You?re lucky they did not call the police. Someone made a similar comment to one of my staff and I called the police ? they were lucky and only got a verbal warning.

How on earth is saying to my husband "er english please"...instead of gobbleygook a racist comment.

Banned from KFC!!! Ha, ha, classic

Total laughable overreaction to a common, if mistimed phrase.

I bet you still call black people coloured!!!

Lol your just having your own little conversation arnt you debivamp

Sorry, but this type of sly, backhanded comment smacks of racism and really makes my blood boil. How would you feel if someone said such a snide comment to you? I have loads of ethnic friends and colleagues who have to endure these types of comments all the time.

Yes, im sure i have offended the town folk of gobbleygook.

I also live abroad and have to operate in a lanuage that isn't my mother tongue. I'd have found it a very offensive coment and at the least would have refused to serve you. It may be a common English phrase (though I've never heard it) but it means "you're talking nonsense" not "I can't hear you". As a non-native speaker, at least in the beginning, you're extremely vulnerable to verbal abuse and mocking because you'd don't have the language abilities to retaliate, and it's a horrible feeling when it happens. I understand that that's not what you meant, but from the outside, it must have looked like that.