Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Cubicle ?

Day of beauties today. I found this little nail salon that I really like  Two Vietnamese women run it.  They are so good , the real deal.  Good price. great massage and great at cuticles.  They are total perfectionists and I usually get there on a weekday at 10 and get the place to myself.  But today was different.  Let me state how kind these ladies are.  So today there was an elderly lady there before me getting a manicure and another lady came in after me.  The old lady kept saying her nails didn't look right and yada yada and was so rude.  She kept saying "I cant understand you "  I cant understand your English"  And talking down and demeaning to the manicurist.  You know you old bag, context.  When you are in a nail salon and if it sounds like cuticle it just might be that.  Read between the broken sentences.  These women are such hard workers and actually speak quite well but sometimes I have to guess a little.  Context people. And you only need a couple of words to get the gist.  Then she continued to berate them and I finally had to say something.  I was painted ,pun intended, into a corner.  I couldn't really yell at the lady, it tis the season dont you know but I couldn't tolerate her behavior.  So I spoke up and she looked at me like I was crazy but oh well.  And then the other lady (who was a regular at the salon) forgot her wallet.  So she was like I will just pay you next week.  What the heck.  Who does that.  These women are living hand to mouth.  You get a service , uh you pay then.  Good luck trying to use that excuse at the gas station.  Let me know how that works out.  I could go on and on but I wont.  It just embarrasses me how we Americans have such a sense of entitlement.  Here are these women busting their chops, decorating their little salon with a Christmas tree and all and we walk on them like they are beneath us.  Sux.

2 comments:

  1. This really chaps my hide. I am glad you stood up for them and spoke up. When it is human rights involved you speak up, when it is rosemary salt soup you back down. You have your priorities in order sister. I am proud!

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  2. Bravo! Can you give us some more of your commentary to the oldie?

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