One person recently turned to Reddit with their explosive story and made people go crazy in the comments section. The OP, who went under username lilypad_frog, shared how they and their mom appeared to be in the center of attention, all because of one entitled store employee, who thought being polite and tactful wasn’t in his job description.
The OP shared the backstory, saying, “For context, we’re Asian-American and my mom has an accent. It’s noticeable, sure, but it doesn’t impede someone’s ability to understand her. Most people can speak with her perfectly fine.
Unfortunately, there are some people who get… I don’t know, annoyed? Irritated? Speaking to someone with an Asian accent and pretend not to understand her or belittle her because of it. It’s very obvious when they do it (although they think they’re being slick).”
An ordinary visit to the mall turned into an explosive scandal.
The OP shared, “On to the story: around a year and a half ago, my mom and I (14NB at the time) were at a store, and she was returning something. I don’t know the details, but she had a question about the product. I had my earbuds in, but I could tell the situation wasn’t going smoothly.
My mom was explaining her question, and he was responding in a way that didn’t address her question at all. My mom kept her voice even, but I can tell she’s getting frustrated with how many times she’s having to repeat the same question (while he yabbers on about every other response except the one to her question.)
He had a very condescending tone in his voice while also speaking as you would to a toddler, as he kept spouting nonsense. Eventually, he huffs, interrupts my mom in the middle of her speaking, and turns away from her to me. He says, ‘Can you translate what I’m saying to your mom?’ And proceeds to repeat what he was saying to me instead.”
