Mission Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Polish polish would be ace dude, I'd like some of that for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 A real Deli. That would be great. All those salamis, wursts and also the jams and fresh breads. Can we have West Indian, Indian and proper Chinese as well. Get rid of Tescos and shop for quality and freshness. A real market with fresh, hung meat, not wrapped in plastic, local fish and real cheeses and fresh fruit and veg No a shop selling english sourced foods would not be racist And what is the horror of priests from Poland? We have spent long enough receiving them from Ireland, what's the difference I've had some of the best food of my life in the Czech and Slovak republics and Poland, better than most cafes here and certainly better than Big Macs and Colonels chicken and kebabs. Last visit to Krakow we had fresh bread with beef dripping and gravy in na "milk" bar ( cheap fast food joint), less than 50p per serving but filling, and life threatening, but good. It may be basic, it may be different but its original not an american cultural export Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Polish polish would be ace dude, I'd like some of that for sure. Ideal for polishing your pole, no doubt How about proper Polish spud vodka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Pole polishing - oh yesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 If anyone wants any non-persihable Kosher items sent over, then E_Mail me. Or yartzeit candles, not sure if you can get them on the Island. Seriously, not a 'wind up'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 It would be much nicer if they chose to adapt to Manx culture for the duration of their stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I love the way MCB posts these types of topics and then disappears from the discussion.... Undoubted winner of the end of year "Most number of pointless threads started" award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I have no problem with a Polish supermarket to cater, not just for the Polish, but it diversifies our choice too, which is all good IMO. I would love more choice of good food. On a side note. I was at one of the 4* hotels on the promenade for a wedding and when approaching the bar the young Polish chap behind the bar just didn't know how to be a barman. He didn't understand how to serve the simplist of drinks, spoke next to no english (there was literally a large language barrier in explaining which type of glass to use), didn't get to grips with the correct change and never smiled once. I've probably opened a 'can of worms' and will be labelled a racist. I'm not. I have no problem with employing people from anywhere and in fact welcome it. My problem is with the hotel itself. Why employ someone who clearly can't do the job? I understand it might be cheaper, but a high standard hotel should have a high standard no? This is not an isolated case. Another bar in Douglas had the same problem where the girl spoke very little english and didn't understand the drinks order. I guess this happens all over the UK too and at the end of the day is no biggie, just a small gripe from me. Edited to add: I've also had shit service from Manx staff too, so maybe it's just a case of poor training/hiring from the establishments. I guess my problem was the language barrier on top of poor service which made it quite difficult to order just 2 drinks. Maybe I need to diversify my language skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 It would be much nicer if they chose to adapt to Manx culture for the duration of their stay. Isnt Manx Culture an oxymoron! What exactly do you mean by your post dude.....assimilation??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 polish food is simple but pretty damn tasty I look forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I've got no problem with this, except, if someone wanted to set up a shop only selling British foods and no food coming from other countries, wouldn't it be classed as racist No. It would be classed as either 'boring' or 'inedible'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Next thing you know, you'll probably get all these foreign types opening up restaurants that only make food from their own countries. Can you imagine?? There'll be anarchy, I tell ya, ANARCHY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 to be fair all the chinese and indian restaurants do offer chicken nuggets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I've probably opened a 'can of worms' and will be labelled a racist. I'm not. I have no problem with employing people from anywhere and in fact welcome it. My problem is with the hotel itself. Why employ someone who clearly can't do the job? I understand it might be cheaper, but a high standard hotel should have a high standard no? This is not an isolated case. Another bar in Douglas had the same problem where the girl spoke very little english and didn't understand the drinks order. I guess this happens all over the UK too and at the end of the day is no biggie, just a small gripe from me. Its hard for a post like that not to be viewed as racist but it is a fair point. To get a work permit they presumably have to demonstrate that can do the job better than or as good as an equivalent manx person can do the job, and if you can't speak english or do anything as basic as bar work its impossible to see who in their right mind would agree to issuing a work permit for a job which is client facing and relies on being able to communicate to get buy. We have cleaners in our place that are the same. They can't write or speak english so if a floor is slippery after mopping they ain't going to stick a sign up saying so or be able to warn you. I've raised it as a health and safety issue as I've nearly broken my neck once. You really have to question what the work permit system is doing in these cases, because they can't be looking into the circumstances too deeply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 I've got no problem with this, except, if someone wanted to set up a shop only selling British foods and no food coming from other countries, wouldn't it be classed as racist No. Ye Olde Traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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