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"let he who is without stain....................."

So you are finished work, and running late; you drop into the local convenience store to pick up some instant buys, like milk, bread and bacon. You stand in line at the check-out and the cashier, who happens to be wearing full head scarf like in the Muslim racket, insists that YOU scan the BACON because like, it’s not only bad for you, but it’s UNCLEAN! At least in her religion it’s unclean, and that’s what counts! So a clone cashier has to be located, and the transfer happens, because the management has to be sympathetic to thr religious needs of a minority ethnic and religious grouping, just the same as say, the Jewish people are with travelling long distances on the Sabbath!


This from the same city where a bunch of taxi-driver crunchies decided it was against their religious beliefs to pick up airport passengers who were carrying amounts of sinful, wait for it, BOOZE!

Some people see the Muslims' actions as evidence of an unwillingness to adapt to the American workplace, and to the society as a whole.


"It's about one ethnic group imposing its own beliefs on the rest of us," said Manny Laureano, 51, of Plymouth, who plays trumpet for the Minnesota Orchestra. "It goes against the whole idea of this country as different groups of people who came together to create a single culture."

You can say that again; and again, and again!

 

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 11:24PM by Registered CommenterMike Cunningham | Comments5 Comments | References1 Reference

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I find a parallel between this issue, and the smoking ban which comes into force in a few months here, all ostensibly for the benefit of those poor bar-slaves who are forcibly conscripted against their wills to work in bars and breathe in smoke. It's ridiculous.

A few nights ago I was at my brother's house and the footie was on TV. Watching (for the zillionth time) some player roll around in agony after someone's boot accidentally connected with his nether regions, I exclaimed that even if I had the fitness and the physique for it, no way would I ever play football, as I rather dislike intense pain and injury. "No-one's forcing you to", came the reply.

Exactly.

Football and similar sports are for those who don't mind a kick in the hazels (or rather, who do mind, but their enjoyment of the sport outweighs the possible downsides). But if you're going to be a footballer, you're going to get the odd kick. If you apply to work in a bar, you're going to breathe in smoke. If you want to work in a grocers, you're gonna have to handle bacon rashers. If you can't handle the basic conditions of the job, you shouldn't apply.

Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 12:44AM | Registered CommenterTom Tyler
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/01/19/7dd90b31-3b22-4e90-83d9-ecd7f428dcdf.lpf

WH Smith jump on the bandwagon....WH Smith are notorious for their queues...then to be told "No can sell"...and you're dying for a smoke..who knows what might happen.
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 08:36AM | Unregistered CommenterGordon
"So a clone cashier has to be located..."

Just curious, what's a clone cashier?
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 09:46AM | Unregistered CommenterDawkins
I'm looking forward to seeing a pig with a red X through it on a check-outs sign at my local Tesco.

Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 12:07PM | Unregistered Commenteriluvni
A trans-atlantic kiss to Tom -perfect analogy!
Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 01:42AM | Unregistered CommenterDaphne

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