I hate my manicurist talkin to her co-workers on their own language

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line is you get what you pay for. If you've paid $20 for a pedicure chances are you were asked within 10 seconds of walking in the door to pick a color, had your feet in a tub that was only rinsed with Fantastic or 409, had a stone used on your heels that was just rinsed off not brand new, had re-used toe separators stuck between your toes and charged extra for an ugly orchid painted on your big toe chance are you're going to hear another language spoken between the ladies giving the service. Go to a real spa for spa treatment.

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This is so true!! Thanks for the reality check.

[Anonymous]

PP who speaks Vietnamense here. When I am out of the country, I speak English to my friends and family all the time. Mostly because I don't happen to speak Croatian/Italian/whatever and don't choose to be silent around every single person I'm around. Not only are these nail ladies not trying to be "aggressive", they mostly just don't speak very good English. They are also in those salons for most of the day so expecting them to be silent and not chat among themselves about their days is pretty horrible. Most people are allowed to SPEAK at their place of work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP who speaks Vietnamense here. When I am out of the country, I speak English to my friends and family all the time. Mostly because I don't happen to speak Croatian/Italian/whatever and don't choose to be silent around every single person I'm around. Not only are these nail ladies not trying to be "aggressive", they mostly just don't speak very good English. They are also in those salons for most of the day so expecting them to be silent and not chat among themselves about their days is pretty horrible. Most people are allowed to SPEAK at their place of work.

I think you're being dramatic. Of course they can speak it's a salon not a jail house. The problem is when they look at you they look at each other and then all laugh or stare at you or talk on the phone in a personal conversation in vietnamese or whatever. It's human nature to be insulted.

[Anonymous]

It's not human nature to be that paranoid.

[Anonymous]

it's so rude! buy u get what u pay for
clealy customer service isn't priority in such places
English isn't my 1st language n I refrain from speaking my main language if someone in the group doesn't speak it. but not everybody got the same level of education.
I even Ask the nail tech if it's ok if i answer my phone While there while other people don't even bother setting their phone on vib while there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not human nature to be that paranoid.

If I look in your face and then whisper something to my friend and we both look back at you and laugh like we're crazy that's not paranoia that's psychic!


Personally I could care less what you say about me in english or any other language I'm there to be serviced bottom line.

[Anonymous]

I think you're being dramatic. Of course they can speak it's a salon not a jail house. The problem is when they look at you they look at each other and then all laugh or stare at you or talk on the phone in a personal conversation in vietnamese or whatever. It's human nature to be insulted.

I think that you're being dramatic.

[Anonymous]

This is all just so ridiculous. OP - exactly what do you have to be sensitive over that they might be talking about? If it bothers you, go somewhere else or speak up and ask them not to do it. Go to a high-end salon, not a storefront nail salon. Seriously, there are lots of other options out there rather than passively-aggressively grouse about it here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP who speaks Vietnamense here. When I am out of the country, I speak English to my friends and family all the time. Mostly because I don't happen to speak Croatian/Italian/whatever and don't choose to be silent around every single person I'm around. Not only are these nail ladies not trying to be "aggressive", they mostly just don't speak very good English. They are also in those salons for most of the day so expecting them to be silent and not chat among themselves about their days is pretty horrible. Most people are allowed to SPEAK at their place of work.

I think you're being dramatic. Of course they can speak it's a salon not a jail house. The problem is when they look at you they look at each other and then all laugh or stare at you or talk on the phone in a personal conversation in vietnamese or whatever. It's human nature to be insulted.

I don't think the PP was being dramatic. I agree with her! I too think its absolutely horrible to expect them to be silent. I certainly would never want to work for you.

[Anonymous]

It seems that a lot of people posting here are completely unaware of etiquette. Your opinions on whether or not etiquette matters is sort of not the point. You are considered rude if you do certain things in our culture (and in this case, I'm sure it holds for all cultures) whether you think it's right or not. I love the poster who says if you don't like it just wear your ipod. That is the finishing touch -- two human beings actually physically touching each other while acting as if they don't matter, one talking in another language and the other in their own world. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems that a lot of people posting here are completely unaware of etiquette. Your opinions on whether or not etiquette matters is sort of not the point. You are considered rude if you do certain things in our culture (and in this case, I'm sure it holds for all cultures) whether you think it's right or not. I love the poster who says if you don't like it just wear your ipod. That is the finishing touch -- two human beings actually physically touching each other while acting as if they don't matter, one talking in another language and the other in their own world. Sad.

And your point is?

[Anonymous]

she actually nailed it! so sad to see us getting More n more disconnected from each other each day
I double the tip when nail tech tries to make convo n doesn't answer the phone while working on my princess feet some already got it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that a lot of people posting here are completely unaware of etiquette. Your opinions on whether or not etiquette matters is sort of not the point. You are considered rude if you do certain things in our culture (and in this case, I'm sure it holds for all cultures) whether you think it's right or not. I love the poster who says if you don't like it just wear your ipod. That is the finishing touch -- two human beings actually physically touching each other while acting as if they don't matter, one talking in another language and the other in their own world. Sad.

And your point is?

The point is that it is considered to rude to disassociate from the person whose feet you are scraping, polishing, etc. You are supp'd to be focusing on the client. I do not expect my manicurist to be silent. But, I do expect them not to carry on a conversation with their colleagues, esp. in another language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that a lot of people posting here are completely unaware of etiquette. Your opinions on whether or not etiquette matters is sort of not the point. You are considered rude if you do certain things in our culture (and in this case, I'm sure it holds for all cultures) whether you think it's right or not. I love the poster who says if you don't like it just wear your ipod. That is the finishing touch -- two human beings actually physically touching each other while acting as if they don't matter, one talking in another language and the other in their own world. Sad.

And your point is?

The point is that it is considered to rude to disassociate from the person whose feet you are scraping, polishing, etc. You are supp'd to be focusing on the client. I do not expect my manicurist to be silent. But, I do expect them not to carry on a conversation with their colleagues, esp. in another language.

Hate to roll out a much reviled cliche but you really need to get a life. What do you expect them to do when they're filing your feet-stare deeply into your eyes and chant, for God's sake? Again, this is not a social situation. I also assume that you do not speak English in front of them and ignore your cell phone when it rings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems that a lot of people posting here are completely unaware of etiquette. Your opinions on whether or not etiquette matters is sort of not the point. You are considered rude if you do certain things in our culture (and in this case, I'm sure it holds for all cultures) whether you think it's right or not. I love the poster who says if you don't like it just wear your ipod. That is the finishing touch -- two human beings actually physically touching each other while acting as if they don't matter, one talking in another language and the other in their own world. Sad.

And your point is?

The point is that it is considered to rude to disassociate from the person whose feet you are scraping, polishing, etc. You are supp'd to be focusing on the client. I do not expect my manicurist to be silent. But, I do expect them not to carry on a conversation with their colleagues, esp. in another language.

Hate to roll out a much reviled cliche but you really need to get a life. What do you expect them to do when they're filing your feet-stare deeply into your eyes and chant, for God's sake? Again, this is not a social situation. I also assume that you do not speak English in front of them and ignore your cell phone when it rings.

Maybe you need to go to a private spa instead of supernails with a neon light?