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Judi Lynn

(160,621 posts)
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:34 AM Mar 2019

Spanish word on Mexican restaurant's menu sends man into tirade


The owner of Palapas Tacos said the man could not understand the special's board because one word was in Spanish.
Wednesday, March 27th 2019, 7:49 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. - A bilingual menu apparently set off a customer in Anaheim, Calif. recently, and a security camera caught him going into an all-out rant on employees.

He even threatened to call immigration.

"It' says it in Mexican. We're not in Mexico. We're in America. Not Spanish," the customer can be heard saying.

Customers eventually tried to come to the cashier's defense.

"I'm an American! I don't do Spanish," he says.

- video at link -

More:
https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40202619/spanish-word-on-mexican-restaurants-menu-sends-man-into-tirade
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Spanish word on Mexican restaurant's menu sends man into tirade (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP
This is mental illness n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #1
Absolutely defacto7 Mar 2019 #16
Being an ignorant racist is not a mental illnes. mercuryblues Mar 2019 #28
It's privilege. Iggo Mar 2019 #31
But to expect to see NO Spanish TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #37
Maybe u shud stik to Chik-Fil-A, sir. tanyev Mar 2019 #2
Very slowly scrutineer Mar 2019 #3
Okay, now I'm hungry. panader0 Mar 2019 #9
I will bet my life that guy has a few MAGA hats at home... Moostache Mar 2019 #4
Look, it's one of tRump's Army cadets. Can't wait 'til that fucker faces us on the front lines. DontBooVote Mar 2019 #5
"Can't wait till that fucker faces us on the front lines" Tipperary Mar 2019 #18
A boy can dream. All I'm saying is he'd be dropped in a hot second. Thanks for the taunting laff tho DontBooVote Mar 2019 #19
Stick to hamberders, dude. n/t Hela Mar 2019 #6
Then why the fuck is he in a Mexican restaurant malaise Mar 2019 #7
fucking ugly stoopid americans spanone Mar 2019 #8
What a moron. Shell_Seas Mar 2019 #10
Maga Fool... BlueJac Mar 2019 #11
If he can only speak English... safeinOhio Mar 2019 #12
But English borrows heavily from German and French. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #25
Lol. You've not been in England lately. cwydro Mar 2019 #26
How did I know what this guy looked like before I even clicked the link? Chipper Chat Mar 2019 #13
How does he handle a Chinese, Thai, Greek, or French restaurant? bigbrother05 Mar 2019 #14
i hope this nitwit doesn't run into Botany Mar 2019 #15
What an utter dumbfuck. Paladin Mar 2019 #17
"I honestly don't know if he is racist, he hates Mexicans, or hates his life," said Del Rio. TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #20
I'll go for all three... Salviati Mar 2019 #22
Then GTFO of the restaurant you idjit. eShirl Mar 2019 #21
"I honestly don't know if he is racist, he hates Mexicans, or hates his life," said Del Rio. csziggy Mar 2019 #23
And the name of the restaurant? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #24
If he's in Anaheim SoCalNative Mar 2019 #29
Is Orange County not a new Democratic stronghold? guillaumeb Mar 2019 #30
He loco... Totally Tunsie Mar 2019 #27
Usually these English-only a-holes are shamefully uneducated in English UTUSN Mar 2019 #32
With rump in office pretending to be our so called president, the idiots, racists, bigots, and ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #33
Why do people like that all look the same? smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #34
The video is disturbing DesertRat Mar 2019 #35
Fox News and beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. hunter Mar 2019 #36

Iggo

(47,565 posts)
31. It's privilege.
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:50 AM
Mar 2019

Mommy and daddy told him he was too special to have to learn a foreign language.

He finds out that's not true, and he throws a tantrum.

That's not mental illness. That's being a big fucking baby.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,214 posts)
37. But to expect to see NO Spanish
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 02:57 PM
Mar 2019

in a Mexican restaurant is beyond racism and privlege IMHO. That is an extremely skewed world view. Narcissism or borderline personality perhaps.

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
4. I will bet my life that guy has a few MAGA hats at home...
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:37 AM
Mar 2019

Wish he would just do the rest of us a favor and keep wearing them in public to self-identify as human refuse...

 

DontBooVote

(901 posts)
19. A boy can dream. All I'm saying is he'd be dropped in a hot second. Thanks for the taunting laff tho
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:02 AM
Mar 2019

Chipper Chat

(9,687 posts)
13. How did I know what this guy looked like before I even clicked the link?
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:46 AM
Mar 2019

He's a clone of the typical magaasshole.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
14. How does he handle a Chinese, Thai, Greek, or French restaurant?
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:46 AM
Mar 2019

Clearly someone that just wants to start a ruckus.

FFS - it's S Cali

Hope someone caught it on video and he's being ripped on FB/Twitter

Botany

(70,581 posts)
15. i hope this nitwit doesn't run into
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:53 AM
Mar 2019

Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, goulash, baklava, gouda cheese, perogies, weiner schnitzel,
knockwurst, coq au vin, bologna, spaghetti, kimchee, tom yum tulay, muffuletta, pupusas
or even b.b.q. (barbacoa)

Bet you that guy listens to Rush and watches Fox News. Either that or he is mentally
ill.

Paladin

(28,272 posts)
17. What an utter dumbfuck.
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 10:58 AM
Mar 2019

The only reason for letting a cretin like that rave on is the likelihood that he's probably carrying a firearm and is desperate to use it.

csziggy

(34,137 posts)
23. "I honestly don't know if he is racist, he hates Mexicans, or hates his life," said Del Rio.
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:06 AM
Mar 2019

Last line in article tells the truth!

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
24. And the name of the restaurant?
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:08 AM
Mar 2019

Palapas Tacos?

Does this anglophone think that palapas and tacos are English words?

Are there no fish and chips places in Anaheim?

Does he also get angry at the name Los Angeles?

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
29. If he's in Anaheim
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:25 AM
Mar 2019

he's behind the orange curtain so he never has to think about Los Angeles.

Now Santa Ana, OTOH....

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
30. Is Orange County not a new Democratic stronghold?
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:46 AM
Mar 2019

Perhaps he feels "endangered". And melanin deficient.

UTUSN

(70,740 posts)
32. Usually these English-only a-holes are shamefully uneducated in English
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 11:52 AM
Mar 2019

not to mention out of touch with humanity






SWBTATTReg

(22,166 posts)
33. With rump in office pretending to be our so called president, the idiots, racists, bigots, and ...
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 12:55 PM
Mar 2019

all kinds of the worst examples of humanity that you can imagine are popping out of the woodwork.

Fortunately, these kinds of people have a very limited shelf life...they're too dumb to realize that what they are doing will recklessly kill them, and thus, they do kill themselves accidently by the thousands and thousands every year (either driving way too fast, drinking way too much, doping themselves to death, working idiotically (e.g., cutting a tree down that will clearly fall on them), whatever).

You can't fix 'stupid'.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
35. The video is disturbing
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 01:02 PM
Mar 2019

“My cashier was really shaken when he left,” said owner Juan Del Rio. “She was scared. He got in and he was in a bad mood. He was acting aggressive. He was like not having a good day.”


hunter

(38,326 posts)
36. Fox News and beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 01:51 PM
Mar 2019

Hate talk radio in the car and wherever else he can't watch television.

It rots the brain.






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