For my 1st job in UK

BrettMorganxD

jason1231972 wrote: »

True, but the lovely Brett's specific gripe was with doctor(s) 'disrespectfully' referring to as a person as 'it', or 'the'. This isn't disrespect, it's a nuance of spoken English often exhibited by some non-native speakers.

Granted, this particular doctor's English may not have been great, which may lead to problems in other instances, but Brett's inference is that (foreign) doctors are not allowed a slip of the tongue, and must have cut-glass accents and manners of speech in order to merely be allowed to work here.

In another unrelated post, Brett asked what native language one of his acquaintances is likely to speak, her being from "Zim-barb-way" (his words), as he wanted to learn a bit of the language(!). This is the level of posting we're dealing with from Brett, who frequently writes utter banal (and downright stupid) posts on all types of topics.

First of all no need to post dig.

It and that are indeed disrespectful when using it all the time, and it is really frustrating when you can't understand them then they end up shouting at you "why you don't listen to me" and everyone is upset

jason1231972

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

First of all no need to post dig.

I didn't have to dig. The matter was brought up in a previous thread by another poster a few weeks ago.

It and that are indeed disrespectful when using it all the time, and it is really frustrating when you can't understand them then they end up shouting at you "why you don't listen to me" and everyone is upset

Let us know how you're getting on with your "Zimbarbwayan" pronouns, won't you? Which "Zimbarbwayan" language did you decide to have a go at? Shona? Ndebele? Or just plain English...?

dacouch

jason1231972 wrote: »

Not directly comparable, but people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Suspect the OP might be a bit of a wind-up, but doctors are just as prone to using 'text speak' in informal settings as anyone else. I have a gynaecologist buddy who writes his Facebook statuses like a 12 year old would.

My Doctor friend told me I should be a gynaecologist when he found out I had wall papered my hall through the front door letter box

dradilmahmood

Guys any free english courses in birmingham?

BrettMorganxD

dradilmahmood wrote: »

Guys any free english courses in birmingham?

I don't know about courses OP, but I am almost sure their are books and CD;s you could buy online to learn from. Don;t cost much perhaps £20

BrettMorganxD

dradilmahmood wrote: »

Guys any free english courses in birmingham?

what country are you from OP

Person_one

wantsajob wrote: »

It's far from racist to insist someone coming to this country requires excellent English skills, when the people they'll be working with on the whole primarily speak English - and a misunderstanding can potentially be a life and death situation.

What was racist was Brett's assertion that 'Indian nurses' (en masse) are rude and disrespectful to those in their care.

A few may well be, just as some English nurses sadly are, saying that they all are based on their ethnicity is most definitely racist.

BrettMorganxD

Person_one wrote: »

What was racist was Brett's assertion that 'Indian nurses' (en masse) are rude and disrespectful to those in their care.

A few may well be, just as some English nurses sadly are, saying that they all are based on their ethnicity is most definitely racist.

Well I have only ever worked with indians in my last place i was the only english

Person_one

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

Well I have only ever worked with indians in my last place i was the only english

You haven't worked with every Indian nurse/carer though have you Brett?

Its really very simple. Negative remarks about an entire race of people = racist.

If I said that all white care assistants were uneducated idiots that would also be racist, even if I was basing it on a real experience of talking to a white care assistant who was an uneducated idiot, do you see?

BrettMorganxD

Person_one wrote: »

You haven't worked with every Indian nurse/carer though have you Brett?

Its really very simple. Negative remarks about an entire race of people = racist.

If I said that all white care assistants were uneducated idiots that would also be racist, even if I was basing it on a real experience of talking to a white care assistant who was an uneducated idiot, do you see?

ah but here is the real snag to it all, it doesn;t count the other way round.

When I was being treated unfairly as the only english I spoke to a solicitor and she told me you have to be in the minority to get anywhere with a racism claim.