fuckyeahretailrobin:

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Top Text: “Racist”

Bottom Text: “old ladies.”]

I work in the meat & seafood department of a certain “royal” brand of supermarkets, and part of my duties as a seafood clerk is to work the counter with seafood and specialty meats. An old woman that fit the “sweet old lady” stereotype came up to my counter and said, “Oh, some of your beef is from Canada. I don’t like that.”

WTF?!

I gave a half-hearted “I’m sorry?” and completed her order; just before I handed it to her, I said, “You know, I’ve gotta give Canada props for having a better healthcare system than we do.” She said nothing and walked away, and there were other people at my counter.

Apparently, there are a few people who come in on a regular basis that make these sort of comments and, if they do (especially if they make comments about our meat that comes from Mexico; I’m half-Mexican), I’m going to reply with, “I’m sorry, I’ll have to get someone else to help you. I don’t serve racists.”)

I’m sure I’m not the first to point this out but Canada isn’t a race