Yesterday I was shamed...

[B00]

I've often mentioned that I have a teensy weensy bit of racism that I really really try to supress, as I'm really not proud of it, however sometimes at work it comes crashing to the fore.

Yesterday at work I was busy filling shelves when as asian lady with a very bad grasp of english pottered up to my with a shopping list in her hand. She pointed to "thin sliced bread" which was on the list and with teeth gritted I took her to the aisle and passed one to her. Then she pointed to the next item on her list "frozen fish" and at which point I thought "sod this I'm not doing your eintre shopping for you"and pointed in the general direction of the freezers. I was muttering to myself "why in Gods name come shopping when you can't even read sodding shopping lists"...etc...etc...

Would I have had this attitude if it was a little old white lady who was struggling? No, I'm big enough to admit I wouldn't- it was purely the fact this lady was asian that made me very very unhelpful.

Later in the day I found out this lady was shopping for an elderly white neighbour who couldn't leave the house due to snow ice etc and it was her list she was working from, so obviously she'd hardly any idea what to buy.

I was bitterly ashamed of myself, and I still am, I really hope this was a lesson to me.

Why Am I posting this? I've no idea really, I fully expect to get vilified for my horrfic attitude- one which I fully deserve, but this is still praying on my mind.

[Marijn]

Mamyalynne, I think that's a lovely story. It's great that you didn't tell the miserable shop keeper that she'd given too much change while the girls were still there :-)