[nagdu] Blind Brockton woman says Seeing Eye dog not

[Sean Moore]

That is scary.  My mom is Filipino and a lot of her friends are. I don't 
think any of her friends are not that bad, I believe.  A few don't speak 
English that well but mom usually translate sometimes.

As with Access Issues: my main problem is ... mainly Chinese places with no 
one who speak any English.

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Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:07:01 -0400
> From: "Cathryn Bonnette" <cathrynisfinally at verizon.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind Brockton woman says Seeing Eye dog not
> allowed into restaurant
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> I agree that it doesn't always work. When it doesn't work you have to go 
> to
> the next step, like calling a newspaper or calling a radio or TV station,
> and getting a blog up about your experience to warn folks about that
> business, or whatever.
>
> That said, I cannot resist relating this story-
> We went to a Philippino restaurant and the charming waitress was 
> absolutely
> adamant that my dog was not permitted. Her English was limited, and the 
> was
> clearly doing what she believed was right with genuine courteous 
> apologies.
> After approximately 15 minutes of attempts to communicate, a group of
> Philippino students, one of whom was bilingual, came in and asked what the
> problem was. I explained briefly and the student went to talk with the
> waitress in Togoleg, or whatever dialect. He returned to explain that
> Philippinos  eat dog. Then he said,  "She thought you wanted to sell your
> dog to someone for dinner, and she knew she would get in trouble with her
> boss if she   allowed the competition with the restaurant's business!" 
> Once
> everyone understood that I had no intention of selling Abby to anyone to
> eat, there was no problem!/lol/
>
> Anybody got a better access story than that?? (Giggle)
>
> OK, I'm back to work- Yall be blessed,
>
> Cathryn (& Abby)