Re:Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass
by tjic on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @07:12AM
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> the employee-client relationship is radically different to what people in the US, Canada or UK are used to
The closest to France I've ever come was reading "Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French" ( http://www.amazon.com/Sixty-Million-Frenchmen-Cant-Wrong/dp/... ) and it made this point: in France, a store is considered an extension of the proprietor's home, and a customers is like a guest who has decided to drop in. He must first find the proprietor and introduce himself, and he must be on his best behavior.
Wacky.
...but it is entirely congruent with the point being made here.
Re:Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass
by mattvot on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @06:05AM
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I was in a McDonalds in Barcelona, Spain and watched the Americans in front asked to stop taking photos of the menu.
Re:Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass
by DanBC on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @06:01AM
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Wait what, how many UK shops do you go to?
Re:Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass
by muyuu on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @06:21AM
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I live in the UK. People in the UK get fired with a pat in the back. People in the continent cost a small fortune to fire unless they're under temp contracts.
Also the employee-client relationship is radically different to what people in the US, Canada or UK are used to. Generally people are polite, but in case of any sort of conflict employees are protected and the client is assumed to be wrong and told to fuck off. As opposed to "the client always being right". There must be a middle ground somewhere.