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To this this was rude ?

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LAURAMINIMAQ88 · 12/11/2020 21:29

So my child attends preschool from late September,
I always pay fees on time and so I did last time however on the 2nd of November I have received many calls from them at 7 in the morning where we were still asleep then the voice message been left, it was quite a rude voice message saying that I have an hour to pay the fees otherwise I will be charged 60 pounds fine.
Nothing else was said and I politely decided to send text message that I have paid 5 days prior to the deadline so it must be a mistake and then I get the reply which is "found the payment" no sorry or anything.
Now, I don't need flowers or big apology for that misstep but at least she could have said "oh sorry" especially after blackmail of a voice message. All the other ladies I find really nice and friendly l, this is just one particular one and she is the manager of the setting and she is the one usually at the door when I drop my kid off or when I pick her up, she never say hello or smile, she keeps ignoring my child when she tries to say hello in English as she is still learning the language.

Am I being too much to think that this lady is just unprofessional and sort of rude ?

OP posts:
iano · 13/11/2020 10:55

@SadderThanEeyore
There is lots of advice for multi lingual families out there. What those parents were doing is exactly the advice given by experts.
Stick to the home Language. Children pick up the majority language very quickly. Yes it may take 6 months but they will. And it's a small price to pay for being multi lingual.

mrsjoyfulprizeforraffiawork · 13/11/2020 11:29

My friends' children went to school in Greece unable to speak Greek (or only a few phrases) and quickly became fluent. In my experience you learn quickest when no-one around speaks/understands your own language.

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 13/11/2020 14:39

Yes. DH switched languages as a child and ended up doing an English lit postgrad.

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 13/11/2020 14:40

(Obviously switched to English 🙄)

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