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08-15-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by godwine View Post
Anyways, on the note of racism, was the denial of service as described by James, a real case of racism? Or simply a safety measure due to the language barrier and the lack of understanding of the Caucasian culture?

I mean, putting yourself in their shoes, what kind of risk are they subject to when they provide service to someone they don't understand, both language-wise and backgroud-wise?
But this is the automatic assumption that every single foreign client being dealt with has a lack of understanding of both the culture and the language.


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