English only taken to new height of stupidity - Page 2

Flint · 10-26-2009, 10:15 PM

Arsehole.

monster · 10-26-2009, 10:19 PM

that's what I thought....

Cloud · 10-26-2009, 10:19 PM

culo!

SamIam · 10-26-2009, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

What? I said I agreed with you and I would prefer your hotel.

Excuse me. I thought you were being sarcastic.

Flint · 10-26-2009, 11:21 PM

No problem. Seems like this should be part of an internet rule somehow.

capnhowdy · 10-27-2009, 08:10 AM

Internet rule#2084.23:
If you can't find an argument, create one.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-27-2009, 12:54 PM

I think this guy is screwing himself with this tact/behavior, but I firmly believe he has the right to run his (he paid $2million for it) hotel the way he wants. For the people that worked there before he bought it, change is always difficult. But, it's his show, and he can make everyone dress like oompa loompas if he wants.

SamIam · 10-27-2009, 01:24 PM

How do oompa loompas dress?

Shawnee123 · 10-27-2009, 01:25 PM

Give me 2 mill, and I'll show you.

Cloud · 10-27-2009, 01:35 PM

but he certainly can't make people change their names; not legally anyway. I guess he can call them all "Joe" because he can't pronounce Jose -- but he has to issue their paychecks in their legal names.

I think it's a stupid move to alienate your workers, but whateva.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-27-2009, 01:43 PM

Right, their paychecks must say Jose, but I doubt if Walt Disney wants the guy in the Mickey Mouse suit saying, "Hello, my name is Jose".

Sam, these are Oompa loompas.

Shawnee123 · 10-27-2009, 01:46 PM

Miguel Mouse

Clodfobble · 10-27-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

but he certainly can't make people change their names; not legally anyway. I guess he can call them all "Joe" because he can't pronounce Jose -- but he has to issue their paychecks in their legal names.

I think it's a stupid move to alienate your workers, but whateva

It's not because he can't pronounce Jose, it's because the Midwesterner on vacation in his hotel can't pronounce Jose. He's trying to avoid alienating the customer, so they will have a more pleasant (if bland) experience. It's no different than a customer service rep in India trying to convince me that his name is Steve.

regular.joe · 10-27-2009, 03:24 PM

My initial thought is, I guess we don't have a long enough heritage of speaking English on the job here in the Unites States. Is that what this is about?

Cicero · 10-27-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamIam

Northern New Mexico has a long and proud Hispanic tradition. The area was settled by Spain and Mexico some 200 years before New Mexico was annexed to the US. In recent years Taos has also become a New Age hide-out. Hotel owner Larry Whitten made a fool of himself through his ignorance of the area’s history and traditions.

More at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091026/...rouble_in_taos

New Mexico hasn't been a US state for very long..........

10-26-2009, 10:15 PM	#16
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10-26-2009, 10:19 PM	#17
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10-26-2009, 10:19 PM	#18
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	culo! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-27-2009, 08:10 AM	#21
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10-27-2009, 12:54 PM	#22
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think this guy is screwing himself with this tact/behavior, but I firmly believe he has the right to run his (he paid $2million for it) hotel the way he wants. For the people that worked there before he bought it, change is always difficult. But, it's his show, and he can make everyone dress like oompa loompas if he wants. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-26-2009, 11:21 PM	#20
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	No problem. Seems like this should be part of an internet rule somehow. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-27-2009, 01:24 PM	#23
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	How do oompa loompas dress?

10-27-2009, 01:25 PM	#24
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Give me 2 mill, and I'll show you. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-27-2009, 01:35 PM	#25
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	but he certainly can't make people change their names; not legally anyway. I guess he can call them all "Joe" because he can't pronounce Jose -- but he has to issue their paychecks in their legal names. I think it's a stupid move to alienate your workers, but whateva. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-27-2009, 01:43 PM	#26
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Right, their paychecks must say Jose, but I doubt if Walt Disney wants the guy in the Mickey Mouse suit saying, "Hello, my name is Jose". Sam, these are Oompa loompas. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-27-2009, 01:46 PM	#27
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Miguel Mouse __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-27-2009, 03:24 PM	#29
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	My initial thought is, I guess we don't have a long enough heritage of speaking English on the job here in the Unites States. Is that what this is about? __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

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