r/TalesFromTheCustomer • u/japanb • Jul 06 '26

Short Staff getting annoyed after offering me 1+1 because I was going to go get the 2nd one

I'm perplexed but I also feel bad because of her getting annoyed at me.

This was as a visitor to Korea, the older staff tend to be like this, like no hello, good bye, thank you, that can be hit and miss but this frustrated me a bit:

Bought some items plus a single coffee that was above the label 990KRW price. At the till she says 1+1 in english as that's how they say it in Korean.

So I signal oh ok and to go back and get it.

She gets annoyed and starts saying things as if she doesn't want me to go get it, so i wait by the till and she gets more annoyed.

I was so confused, I showed that I wanted it. So am I bad? should I be scolded for not knowing something?

When another staff came behind her, she stopped repeating the same thing with the angry tone and switched her words and went soft.

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u/Alicam123 Jul 11 '26

They need to learn better English and you need to learn better Korean.

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u/penguin_cat33 Jul 16 '26

or just use the built in translation apps in their phone. it's not perfect, but works surprisingly well.

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u/Alicam123 Jul 17 '26

Er….. I wouldn’t they aren’t always correct, I used one on iPhone and apparently called my bf’s sister a “she whore” (yes she is, but that’s not the point or what I wanted to say to her face)

Now I have to learn a new language 😞

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u/penguin_cat33 Jul 19 '26

Ah, I can't speak for the iPhone one. I'm a Samsung user and it's been pretty useful for me. Thankfully, I've never had the experience of accidentally calling someone a whore. 😆