My Friend and Me
I worked last night for a twelve and a quarter hours shift. During the course of this shift, we are entitled for a break from work. My African colleague and friend and I were discussing some of our experiences as migrant workers. My friend narrated an incident happened when he and his friend went out for a nightout with his family and friends. When they entered the pub, my friend paid for their entrance fees and then proceeded to find a vacant table and chairs to occupy. After some time, my friend noticed that they were not being served and so he went to inquire in the bar then ordered and paid what he ordered. After some time, their orders were not served and then they were asked to leave the place immediately.
My friend said he paid everything which cost him about £30 altogether and nothing was returned to him when they left the place. It is sad to note that this incident is still happening in the twenty first century.
I am just hoping that this is just an isolated case and that it is not happening in other places.
manny
A MUD HOUSE IN SOUTH KOREA
11 years ago
2 comments:
My goodness! He should have complained. He was twice duped: he was ignored, and made to pay for his having been ignored.
Obviously, he was treated that way because he is African. And to think that the UK is the First World- the world which claims to be more civilized than the rest.
chyt,
even me, i also want to believe that the UK suppose to be more civilized than the rest of the world in terms of dealing with various cultures. maybe in some aspect yes, but as a migrant worker for more than seven years i can say that i have also experienced myself the ugly face of racism. it is experienced in many places, at work, in university and very, very sad to say, inside the church! i think God endowed many filipinos with an unchallenged survival instincts! this is perhaps the only reason why we are still here struggling for our daily bread!
manny
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