Hi, I'm Tracy I'll be your server today. Can I get you something to drink?
See you those hours perform, huh? I don't speak Spanish. You're gonna have to speak in English
Earlier this season we brought you an adoptive mother trying to get her daughter to speak only English
But you're in America now, I want you to speak English, I want her to be more American
So you understand what I'm saying
But stories keep popping up of language barriers igniting fires in this country
The local adverts in store is accused of breaking a law with a no
Spanish policy in May the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sued the Albertsons grocery chain
The alleged workers were not allowed to speak to spanish-speaking customers in Spanish
Albertsons issued this statement
It encourages employees who speak other languages to use those skills to better serve their customers
And last year this video of a 7-eleven employee berating a spanish-speaking customer went viral
7-eleven said the statements made by the sales associate were inappropriate and offensive
Today, our actors are speaking Spanish while trying to place their lunch order. I see
Okay, seriously people we're not in Mexico. This is America. You're gonna have to speak in English
If you don't order in English, I won't help you if you overheard this waitress
refusing to serve them sort of thing wander you think only knit her dad es do
What would you do?
Our hidden cameras are rolling at the air Mont diner and suffer, New York. Hi you guys ready?
You decided those showers go yellow. I'm sorry what lemonade you want lemonade Oh
Water with ii's think
Our waitress brings that water here's your water. Okay, can we order in English, please?
This isn't Mexico and as soon as she makes that demand this customer
Jumps in to act as a translator you
Don't have to get involved. This is my job. I hate what you say, but they will have a hard time or whatever
Well, yeah, I just don't know what they're saying mean. They just need to speak in English like
He stays calm and respectful as he tries to get his point across if I don't speak Spanish, what should I do?
Well, I'm trying to help you and help them at the station. Okay? Yeah
He's translating now, she liked that cheeseburger deluxe medium well to Pepsi's
and his kindness
Doesn't stop there
I'll take it
time to introduce ourselves
Gary Esther, what would you do?
You were so gentle to them and the waitress this is who I am
Becca help. I'm gonna help you and to those who say they should learn English. This is America you bleed I bleed
You sleep I sleep. What's the difference just a language?
Can you speak English because I don't I don't speak Spanish. Once again our waitress is losing her patience with her customers
I thought a funny
English
This is America. You have to speak English. This man gives our waitress the thumbs up
This is in Mexico. So we sent her over to his table Tracy should walk to the blonde lady. You can't communicate with them
It's hard
So you agree with me they should learn at least a little bit of English
But it doesn't bother you that they don't know anymore but bothers me
But again their guard if people were living in this country as long as you use you can't speak over to English them
They're very happy that way but you know, what is short them a dollar when they change all of a sudden, you know?
Time to find out more
Were you upset at the waitress or not? Oh, not at all
If they're in this country, they really shouldn't learn how to speak a language for everyone's sake gonna live here
Anybody but you come to a country you should have the common sense of courtesy to learn their language
Throughout the day our server continues to push for speaking English only and she wraps up the
Ignorant comments. This is New York
not Mexico
And many customers lose their patience with her he's really upset hi, can I help sweet trous is
Disgusting. She's just yelling not speaking English clearly
Lettuce tomato. Yeah, but why are you helping these illegal aliens?
Don't talk to me like that. I'm helping these people because I'm
And this couple I'm sorry. It's taking so long. I didn't speak Spanish
And they don't speak English
At first they seem to agree with our waitress, it's America
I mean they do need to speak English a little bit or you'll never be able to communicate
I mean if they wanna speak Mexican then you go to a bodega
but an entire it's English, but then
They can type into it and it'll translate it to English they turn to technology and step right in
Oh, yes, how are you one ingredient at a time onion?
He patiently makes sure our couple is able to communicate exactly what they're craving
Let's meet this tenacious translator and what else can they order
I'm jacking your actors and so is the waitress you were unbelievable
Wasn't she being kind of rude the waitress? No, she needed help
help
If you're not gonna help each other
Stay home
We're rolling one last time
Okay, okay no, I understand instant burger
Any other English words, we noticed this young woman whispers something to her mother
Can you just point to it just pick a picture and point to it?
Because right now I don't understand and you're just wasting my time. It's that that one
But they keep their thoughts to themselves. You really need to learn English. You're in America that is unto I'm sorry guys
It's taking so long. It's like they don't know English. They're not upset with the delay, but with our waitresses treatment of these customers
But that's true, you know, but they can't pay for it if it's a peso and I don't understand
Why are you defending these people but I don't understand why you're defending these people
They need to just go back to where they came from
That's exactly what they need to do
She spells it out for our server America was founded on immigration realize, you know, I know but it's a lot of us
But they learn English in the process. The whole point is they don't speak English
Before this mother-daughter duo walks out. We introduce ourselves. Hi
What were you thinking
Just that it's still messed up that someone could do that to a person
Why get involved because no one should be treated like that whether you know legal illegal speak English don't speak English
You're a person you have feelings, you know breaks
Your message to people open up your mind. There's no reason to think backwards like that
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