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Fired waiter defends rudeness as being “French”

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Fired waiter defends rudeness as being “French”

What’s French for: I’ll get you your coffee when I get around to it? 

A Vancouver, British Columbia, waiter fired for being "aggressive, rude and disrespectful" filed a complaint with the British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal insisting there was nothing wrong with his manner, that he was just being “French,” the Telegraph reported Monday.

The waiter, embracing France’s reputation for rude servers, claims that a grumpy “garçon” is a cherished French national trait, not a sign of unprofessional conduct, according to the article. In his complaint he calls himself victim of "discrimination against my culture” that "tends to be more direct and expressive.”

The restaurant accused the waiter of breaching its code of conduct, arguing that he persisted in “unacceptably rude behavior despite verbal and written performance reviews and that it had no option but to fire him,” the newspaper reported.

 

 

 

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