I am a bit disturbed by the "younger generation" of travelers.
Today on a whim we walked to Tesco in the Arena Plaza , out anyways paying bills so just took a stroll there to buy a bottle ( or 2) of wine.
I do tend to get overly mad/ upset, Peed off by dumb people, happens almost daily here whenever we are taking a walk about the city. I get turned around by clumsy ,thoughtless or just plain old selfish people. Never going to change in that regard, deep rooted in me to think of others first even when they are sometimes in the wrong, peace first but action if needed.
Never afraid to speak truth if it is the right time to do so.
Ok, so long lines to check out of Tesco, only 3 or 4 overworked underpaid clerks at the check out.
In front of us were a young couple in the early 20's buying just a few items.
The young male clerk who I am sure would rather of been enjoying a summers day at the lake with his friends, rang up this couple of travelers.
He told them the bill in Hungarian while the register also clearly shows the amount owed.
The silly couple said to this clerk,"English Please"!!
That really ticked me off in the worst way.
Why should this young underpaid man who more then likely is a student clerk and not even receiving the min. wage because he is in training,have to know English?That is not a job requirement from anything I know. They could of said . sorry we do not understand or could you please repeat the amount, anything but act like he was there to serve them in any language needed.
I almost said out loud, I hope he can speak Rus or Chinese, that would help me out allot.
Just being sarcastic.
I did say loud enough for anyone to hear, "Does anyone in Hungary speak Hungarian anymore or are all the A holes like me coming here?" A HU lady behind me understood and looked a bit shocked like a fight was about to start, bring it on is what I say.
I really do get upset by people who really seem to not respect the local culture or people of Hungary.
I myself hardly speak Hungarian but know that is my problem not the citizens of Hungary.
If they had to cater to everyone from everywhere just to get a low paying job in their own country I would be the first to protest.
Manners people, where have they gone??
Thought the days of the "Ugly American" had passed... ( could be French, English or German now days, same attitude about getting "served" like spending a few bucks in Tesco makes one so special.
The clerk was cool though, just repeated himself in Hungarian and pointed to the read out on the register. Props to him, long day waiting on the public.
As far as I know Hungary is still a sovereign nation with it's own language.
I worked in the US with the public and if they didn't speak English then it was on them to make me understand, why would it be different over here? Some people have a very coins in their pockets and expect everyone to bow to them, world traveler's... not.