Girl: I really actually want one
Waiter: (with stutter) Hi m-m-my n-n-name is M-M-Marc I'll be your w-w-waiter today
Girl: Are you okay?
Marc: Oh I-I I'm okay. I - I just stutter sometimes
Girl: And you thought it would be a good idea to be a waiter
Narration: More than 70 million people around the world suffer from stuttering
including some famous public speakers like Julia Roberts
Joe Biden and King George the sixth as famously depicted in the King's Speech.
King George: I'm not- (pause)
-here to discuss personal matters
Man: Why are you here then
King George: Because I bloody well stammer!
Narration: In 20 percent of cases a person's stutter can last well into adulthood
like King George and our actor today playing the waiter.
Waiter: I've stuttered since I was
f-f-four y-years old and I have been able to grow and learn
w-w-with an amazing stuttering community
And we call it our sss-tamily
Narration: Back inside the Tom Sawyer Diner
these customers are creating an impediment as Marc works to overcome his
Marc: I can do my j-j job
Girl: No You clearly can't
Girl 2: we only have an hour for lunch
John: A waiter doing his best to take these diners orders and with every ensuing stammer his customers get more and more
impatient. If you saw a waiter being mocked and ridiculed
simply because he has a stutter. What would you do?
Marc: I'm
re-re- really
s-s-Sorry
Girl: (mocking stutter) M-M-Maybe it's better if you don't talk
Marc: Can I start you with
s-s-Something to drink first ladies?
Narration: This first tables listens in as Marc begins taking abuse
instead of drink orders
Girl: Shouldn't you get a job that you don't have to talk
Marc: I can d-d-do my job. Can I get you drinks?
Girl: two iced teas please
Marc: Do you want l-l-l
Girl: (mocking stutter) l-l-l-lemon?
Woman: Your being a little rude!
Girl: Well He's taking forever
Woman: Give him a break!
Narration: With their pleas falling on deaf ears-.
Girl: I mean everyone deserves good customer service, and this is way too slow
Narration: These customers recommend a different course of action
Woman: Then go somewhere else! It's your choice
Girl: Yeah, I'm choosing to sit here
Other Women: Then you need to leave. Pick up your things and leave
Narration: But before Maria and Madison leave this party of three gives them a lesson in table manners
Woman: Why don't you come over here. We'll gladly give you an order
Mean Girl: Thank you very much for not doing anything
Marc: I apologize for that ladies
And unlike our bullies
They have no issue putting in their order,
Marc: That'll be r-r-right out
Women: Thank you so much
Woman: There's plenty of people with disabilities
But they are still people.They still have value and we have to respect that. You have to have patience for people
Narration: It's a sentiment our bullies here time and again,
Girl: why can't we just get a normal waiter?
Narration: They should be more patient and understanding
Girl: this is his job
Girl: Maybe you shouldn't work as a waiter
John: You approached the women with some measure of respect what if your lecture didn't work on them?
Man: I would have continued talking to them and I think if it really got out of hand, I might speak to the management
Narration: It's a measure we see other customers take
Girl: (mocking stutter) G-G-Go bring us iced teas and then come back and you can take our food order
Narrator: When they fail to reason with these cruel customers
Woman: Are you serious? Are you being serious?
Girl: He hasn't even brought us our drinks
Woman: (baffled) Oh my god
Woman: Seriously!
Narration: All out of options they approach our manager
Narration: This next customer also talks to the manager
Narration: But when our bullies continue dishing out insults,
Women: I'm sorry, is there a problem?
Girls: Yes! Why would you hire someone that cannot speak?
Narration: She can no longer bite her tongue.
Girl: It's just frustrating
Narration: This last group of customers can't believe their ears
Marc: Can I s-s-start you with
something to drink first ladies?
Girls: Are you nervous?
Marc: I-I-I I stutter sometimes
Girl: So why do you work as a waiter?
Marc: I-I- can do my job
John: This woman right here is just really upset.
Girl: Can you just stop talking and write? It really annoys me
Narration: They also decide to alert the management.
Man: These girls are being very rude
Manager: Why what are they saying?
Man: They are being obnoxious with this young man and he's doing a great job!
Narration: But that doesn't deter our bullies
Girl: Clearly it's not good enough so can you just get us another waiter, please we're really in a rush
Woman: Don't be so rude girls!
Girl: Maybe he shouldn't work as a waiter
Other customers: Knock it off! Go someplace else!
Narration: With our manager failing to act quickly.
Girl: Why did you hire someone that can't even talk?
Man: Oh will you stop it!
Narration: They've all had enough
(Arguing)
John: Things are getting a little hairy in there
Narration: And this woman takes matters into her own hands
Woman: Get Out! You are rude and obnoxious and you don't deserve to deal with this young man!
John: Alright here we go
(Woman curses) Get Out!
Woman: (to manager) If you don't have the courage I'll kick their asses out
Get your bag and get you fine littles ass out
(Customers Applaud) Goodbye!
Woman: (to Marc): You don't deserve that so don't take that from anybody!
If anybody like what I just said-
John: Hi! How are you
I'm John Quiñones
Woman: (curses)
(laughter in crowd)
John: You kicked them out of the place!
Woman: I was ready to pick them up and throw them out
Woman: Don't be fooled by the gray in my hair, there's there's fire in the furnace
Narration: It was Lionel Logue who eventually helped King George the sixth with his stammer
inspiring the Academy Award winning film
Man: You know I had just recently seen this movie, The King's Speech
And the king that took over was a stutterer
I felt close to him
Narration: In 1939 with Logue right by his side the King rallied a nation on the brink of war
King during speech: For the second time in the lives of most of us we are at war
Narration: Today it wasn't just one person but an entire community that rallied around Marc
Woman: I have to comment this whole row here
Other Woman: We were a team!
Man: Give everyone a chance to do their job. If they have a little affliction-
Help Them!
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