Totally agree with this bloke

[STFC_Gazza]

Postmaster was forced out because if you dont speak english he wouldnt serve you. Totally agree with the Postmaster

"If these people are coming into our country they should practice our language and culture.

"As far as I am concerned, if you can't be British you should go home.

"This is our country, let's work together to save it because the Government doesn't have the backbone to solve the problem."



http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Postmaster-Says-He-Was-Forced-Out-After-Refusing-To-Serve-Non-English-Speaking-Customers/Article/200903415246554?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_7&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15246554_Postmaster_Says_He_Was_Forced_Out_After_Refusing_To_Serve_Non-English_Speaking_Customers

[flammableBen]

Forced out? He should have been fired.

Can you quote the whole thing gazza? Sky crashed out before I could finish reading it.

[tans]

So do you agree with the postmaster or the fact he was forced out Gaz?

Hes right in saying that they should learn the language imo.
And hes right about the government too imo.

[STFC_Gazza]

So do you agree with the postmaster or the fact he was forced out Gaz?

Hes right in saying that they should learn the language imo.
And hes right about the government too imo.

I agree about the part I quoted!

[STFC_Gazza]

A postmaster who refused to serve customers who could not understand English said he was "forced out" of his post office after a backlash in the community.
 
Sri-Lankan-born Deva Kumarasiri said he turned away five people from his Nottingham post office for "wasting time and holding up the queue" by not speaking English.

The 40-year-old father of two, from Carlton, Nottingham, said most people had come out in support of his stance, but a "small minority" launched a petition against him.

"I was forced out by a small minority of people who don't want to integrate into society," Mr Kumarasiri said.

"I was threatened and Muslim leaders in the community started a petition to get me out, so today I moved at my own request.

"The manager didn't like my policy either and said I lost him a lot of trade, but I only banned five people.

Mr Kumarasiri said he not impose a complete ban but told people to learn some English or come back with an interpreter.

"It is just common sense," he said. "If these people are coming into our country they should practice our language and culture.

"As far as I am concerned, if you can't be British you should go home.

"This is our country, let's work together to save it because the Government doesn't have the backbone to solve the problem."

From now on he will be based at a different post office in Nottingham, but hopes to move back to his former Sneinton Boulevard branch in the future.

A Post Office spokesman said: "We are continuing to monitor the situation."

[tans]

So he leaves there, but would hope to return in the future?

Thats genius that is

[Reg Smeeton]

  Gazza...you can't not serve someone just because they can't speak English.

 Let's face it, there's plenty who work for Royal Mail, who can't either.

 I could understand, developing some kind of procedure, if there is a problem of slowing up service.

[STFC_Gazza]

  Gazza...you can't not serve someone just because they can't speak English.

 Let's face it, there's plenty work who for Royal Mail, who can't either.

 I could understand, developing some kind of procedure, if there is a problem of slowing up service.

I understand you cannot just not serve them because they dont speak english. The part I agreed with was this.

"If these people are coming into our country they should practice our language and culture.

"As far as I am concerned, if you can't be British you should go home.

"This is our country, let's work together to save it because the Government doesn't have the backbone to solve the problem."

In general he is spot on. If we go to say afghanistan and wore jeans and tshirt we would be shot for offending "their god".

[tans]

  Gazza...you can't not serve someone just because they can't speak English.

Let's face it, there's plenty who work for Royal Mail, who can't either.

 I could understand, developing some kind of procedure, if there is a problem of slowing up service.

I know some one....

[flammableBen]

People should make an effort to learn the language.

Maybe he should have done something positive to try and help these people to get over the language barrier and practice out culture if he was so worked up about it.

[tans]

Language class when you buy a book of stamps?

[Nomoreheroes]

People should make an effort to learn the language.

Maybe he should have done something positive to try and help these people to get over the language barrier and practice out culture if he was so worked up about it.

There was a time when if you wanted something you put in the effort yourself to get it. You didn't wait for or expect others to come forward and help you. Sadly those days seem to have gone.

[Reg Smeeton]

I understand you cannot just not serve them because they dont speak english. The part I agreed with was this.

"If these people are coming into our country they should practice our language and culture.

"As far as I am concerned, if you can't be British you should go home.

"This is our country, let's work together to save it because the Government doesn't have the backbone to solve the problem."

In general he is spot on. If we go to say afghanistan and wore jeans and tshirt we would be shot for offending "their god".

Fair enough if you agree with it....but to me the fella sounds like a racist.

[flammableBen]

Is it actually possible to get fired from the post office?

"Holding up the queue", do you think he would have gone on to ban half deaf little old ladies? They do my fucking head in.

[tans]

I agree about the learning the language.

As for him to say if you cant be british you should go home, that seems to me to be a bit on the racist side, and a bit rich considering hes Sri Lankan isnt he?