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Bellaocchi
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Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
I love how when you are getting your nails done or pedicure they have these conversations and start laughing.. I would love to be able to understand what the heck they are saying.. I mean they could even be talking about customers and saying things right to our faces and we would not even know! It's quite comical to me.
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by ToriaRae
I love how when you are getting your nails done or pedicure they have these conversations and start laughing.. I would love to be able to understand what the heck they are saying.. I mean they could even be talking about customers and saying things right to our faces and we would not even know! It's quite comical to me.
I've always hated when they spoke their language in front of me. I have been going to the same place for like 3 years now so whenever they start speaking in their native tongue and giggle in front of me, I always ask what they are talking about. I don't care if it's rude or none of my business, they shouldn't be rude enough to do it in front of my face.
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| Posted 8/7/07 8:44 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
This sounds like an episode of Seinfeld...
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| Posted 8/7/07 8:45 AM |
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Bellaocchi
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by racheeeee
This sounds like an episode of Seinfeld...
I never was into Seinfeld.. did they do a skit on this? lol
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| Posted 8/7/07 8:47 AM |
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
They have to be talking about us.
ETA: You know they do when they do pedicures. Like wow look how ugly this ones feet is.
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:25 AM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
omg this is crazy you posted this
a couple days ago i was getting a pedicure, and they kept talking and laughing hysterically, and i got so paranoid that it was about me.
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:27 AM |
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Somewhere on here someone posted a skit by a comedian, and she did this whole thing about the nail salon. It was sooooo funny! I forget her name, the comedian that did it.
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:35 AM |
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Arieschick29
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
The few times I went to a salon run by asians I used to feel this way. Then I started going to a day spa with english speaking workers and I love the conversations I have with my manicurist/pedicurist. I'd pay the extra $ for that any day.
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:35 AM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by Arieschick29
The few times I went to a salon run by asians I used to feel this way. Then I started going to a day spa with english speaking workers and I love the conversations I have with my manicurist/pedicurist. I'd pay the extra $ for that any day.
Where do you go?
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:40 AM |
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Bellaocchi
Hope Faith Love
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Um.. yea I used to go to this salon until the husband and wife insinuated that I have a threesome with them.. lol I never went back..
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| Posted 8/7/07 9:41 AM |
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Bellaocchi
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by stinkysmom80
Posted by Arieschick29
The few times I went to a salon run by asians I used to feel this way. Then I started going to a day spa with english speaking workers and I love the conversations I have with my manicurist/pedicurist. I'd pay the extra $ for that any day.
Where do you go?
Yes, where do you go?
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MrsMaz
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
I saved that clip because it is hilarious and sooo true. I'm pretty sure it was originally posted by Stefanie.
Funny Nail Place Skit
Message edited 8/7/2007 9:57:07 AM.
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MrsMerlot
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
I bought a friend w/me that is fluent in Mandarin (Chinese dialect) and I asked my friend to "listen" to what's going on....not once did the women working there talk about any of the customers....
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:09 AM |
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HappyWife
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
I actually understand Korean which a lot of nail workers speak although most of the workers don't realize it. Most of the time the workers are talking about something totally random. Last time I went (last week) it was a whole conversation about someone's in-laws and how annoying they are! Hahaha...some things are always the same, huh?
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:11 AM |
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randella
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by ToriaRae
Posted by racheeeee
This sounds like an episode of Seinfeld...
I never was into Seinfeld.. did they do a skit on this? lol
yes... Elaine had a whole thing.. then she got George's father to come along with her because he served in the Korean War... hinjinx ensue.
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:18 AM |
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by MrsMaz
I saved that clip because it is hilarious and sooo true. I'm pretty sure it was originally posted by Stefanie.
Funny Nail Place Skit
Yup, it was me!! They do it to me all the time...
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:44 AM |
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
I think it's incredibly rude for people of one language to speak that language in front of someone else who does not speak that language, not matter where the conversation is taking place.
A co-worker of mine had this problem with his MIL. She would only speak French to her daughter in front of him, meanwhile the woman is fluent in English. I told him how incredibly rude that was and how his wife really needed to tell her mom how disrespectful it was to him, her FSIL.
No matter what the ethnicity, if the person also knows the shared language, it's rude.
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| Posted 8/7/07 10:48 AM |
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LaurenExp
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Here's a part of synopsis of the Seinfeld episode:
The Understudy
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| Posted 8/7/07 11:06 AM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
This is precisely why I never tell people I speak Spanish.
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| Posted 8/7/07 11:15 AM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by ChrissynRicky
I bought a friend w/me that is fluent in Mandarin (Chinese dialect) and I asked my friend to "listen" to what's going on....not once did the women working there talk about any of the customers....
Funny, I always thought nail places are run by Koreans, not Chinese. Maybe it's different in the city from LI.
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by HappyWife
I actually understand Korean which a lot of nail workers speak although most of the workers don't realize it. Most of the time the workers are talking about something totally random. Last time I went (last week) it was a whole conversation about someone's in-laws and how annoying they are! Hahaha...some things are always the same, huh?
Ain't it the truth!!! 
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by sunflowerjesss
Posted by ToriaRae
I love how when you are getting your nails done or pedicure they have these conversations and start laughing.. I would love to be able to understand what the heck they are saying.. I mean they could even be talking about customers and saying things right to our faces and we would not even know! It's quite comical to me.
I've always hated when they spoke their language in front of me. I have been going to the same place for like 3 years now so whenever they start speaking in their native tongue and giggle in front of me, I always ask what they are talking about. I don't care if it's rude or none of my business, they shouldn't be rude enough to do it in front of my face.
I agree I think it's rude. 
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
i also agree that it's rude.
i speak spanish/english.
there are times when people don't know i speak spanish, and it's incredible what people will say.
when planning my wedding, i had to warn my mother not to speak about anyone in spanish because my dh's family understands
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| Posted 8/7/07 11:57 AM |
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Superkat
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
My MIL is famous for this. She used to stand right in front of me and insult me in Cantonese. After a particularly insulting incident, I responded to her in Cantonese and she SHUT UP. She hasn't done it since. 
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| Posted 8/7/07 11:58 AM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: Nail Salons and understanding "the" language
Posted by Superkat
My MIL is famous for this. She used to stand right in front of me and insult me in Cantonese. After a particularly insulting incident, I responded to her in Cantonese and she SHUT UP. She hasn't done it since.
you go girl!
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