I was told I can’t speak English

[Yoloohno]

And no one can understand me while I wax at work.

I speak clearly and use correct English phrasing and terms.

is it discriminatory?

Without a bit more context no one can say really but it sounds a bit mean.

Who said it and why?
Do you feel like people struggle to understand you?

Do you have a very strong accent?

If people genuinely can't understand you, I'm not sure how it is discrimantory.

Yeh, I have been guilty of not understanding people speak english as a second or third language sometimes. not intending to be an arse. I usually get it after I've asked for a repeat.

Why are you waxing at work?

Bloody hell talk about a typo making me look like I can speak English.

Beauty therapist?
Love an accent.

Did I ever say I weren’t a beautician 😂

Ok not a beauty therapist🤣🤣

So you are actually waxing as opposed to waxing lyrical

Are you waxing at work??🤣

Honestly even your posts are hard to work out so maybe they have a point.

Sorry OP but this post is doing you no favours communicating either! More context needed to be able to fully say!

Friday night wine?

It might or might not be discriminatory.

I've worked with people from many countries. Some are very easy to understand, some, it takes time to get attuned to their accent - and often, surprisingly, it's the ones that have very very good English, because they talk faster.

If it was said genuinely because someone is struggling to understand, I would say it's not discriminatory. I've had that myself, as a British person, because I'm from a place with a very distinct but not well known accent.

But it's possible that they have said it because they want to put you down because they are a bigot. In which case it would be, imo, discriminatory.

I don't understand what the typo was? That you're not a waxer?

I thought the typo might be 'was' not 'wax'.

What's your first language OP or is this a regional accent thing?

Sometimes I have had friends from another country say words and I really couldn't understand them. They were using correct words it was just their accent and once I'd worked out what they were saying I felt bad that I couldn't understand it as they must have thought why doesn't she understand when I am saying it correctly. But my brain just couldn't understand the word even though they were saying it so close to the correct pronunciation. My dad always complains he speaks the language where he lives correctly and noone can understand him! But I'm sure it's just his English accent.

More context needed. Were you born in the UK?
Is english your first language?
Why We're you waxing if you're not a beauty therapist?

Your subsequent post demonstrate that you dont speak correct English

still struggling to understand your issue

Well you are certainly a person of few words.

Someone once said to me, what language is that?? In Canada. I'm from Lancashire

1. Are you from the UK. If so, what would you describe your accent as? If not, what country are you from?

2. Your place of work - does everyone have the same accent as you/from the same area.

It will be discriminatory if your colleagues are treating you unfairly if it relates to a protected characteristic (race, age, sex, disability, marital status, religion). Do you think this is the case in your scenario?

Did you say Lancastrian?