tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post8930599067071519076..comments2024-02-14T16:54:15.327-05:00Comments on PLAINFIELD TODAY: C-Town supermarket touches a nerveDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867186465663386310noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-56353056798142945332010-07-28T09:20:46.342-04:002010-07-28T09:20:46.342-04:00Hi Rob -
a lil more information than this blog n...Hi Rob - <br /><br />a lil more information than this blog needs regarding the Native Americans, but also, a lil more information than I knew. Very interesting indeed. <br /><br />However -I don't think they killed any humans or races while settling in this part of the globe.<br /><br />: )Yep I Said It!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-7038416062299765382010-07-27T19:40:45.383-04:002010-07-27T19:40:45.383-04:00In a nutshell... I will say this... I don't ca...In a nutshell... I will say this... I don't care if you have 3 eyes and 2 heads if the supermarket where you work is clean, has product that isn't expired, good friendly help, decent prices and doesn't SMELL. <br />I am from Upstate NY where it's WONDER BREAD for "people" so upon moving here the first thing I basked in was the DIVERSITY of the Metro NYC/NJ region. It was a breath of fresh air...be it Hispanic/Latino/Black/European Whites/Asian/South Asian/Samoan/East Indian...what have you... I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU OR MYSELF LOOK LIKE. It could be a Kosher Deli run by Black Muslims from Turkey who speak Spanish for all I care...give me good service, good products, good prices and NO SMELL and I am there...<br />And I hate to disagree with "YES, I said it..", but the "Native Americans" moved here to over the Bering Straits land bridge..they were imports just like the rest of us, just a bit earlier...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347593167569748403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-2433149595815661212010-07-27T12:07:21.729-04:002010-07-27T12:07:21.729-04:00I made my first trip to the store this morning. At...I made my first trip to the store this morning. At least half of the pre-made salad packages on the shelf were expired. The woman at the deli counter had a hard time understanding english. The meat selection was narrow, only 80% lean ground beef. <br />Can't comment on prices as I don't pay that much attention to be able to compare.<br />Based on location I will probably give it another try, but first impression was not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-82486213126893990522010-07-26T21:29:25.989-04:002010-07-26T21:29:25.989-04:00I shop at Supremo. I only have a rudimentary under...I shop at Supremo. I only have a rudimentary understanding of Spanish and have had no issues. I have noted that the hiring signs there list bilingual as a requirement. That alone tends to limit the diversity some, but isn't illegal. It also means that their workers must understand English.<br /><br />I generally expect that a Chinese restaurant will usually be filled with Chinese workers wherever it's located. But maybe that's just me.<br /><br />As long as I'm treated with respect as a customer at a business, I really don't care what race, color, creed, nationality, etc. the workers are. <br /><br />It's a changing world and Plainfield is part of it. I will admit that I sometimes feel limited to really knowing some folks in town due to the language barriers. However, they're more likely to learn English than I am to become fluent in Spanish. Yet, I haven't had any problems communicating in stores like Supremo.Jackie S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00329275604115301953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-29631044842332313902010-07-26T14:12:58.080-04:002010-07-26T14:12:58.080-04:00Replying to yesterday's comment:
"This ...Replying to yesterday's comment: <br /><br />"This store, like Supremo and all the other urban supermarkets caters to the spanish speaking community. I will continue to shop where I always shop, even if it means I pay more.<br />I am tired of feeling like a foreigner in my own country!!!!<br /><br />July 25, 2010 9:30 AM"<br /><br />In case you didn't notice -the Spanish community is growing rapidly in Plainfield. One of my daughters had a Kindergarten commencement exercise at Evergreen and the ceremony was in Spanish and English. My other daughter goes to pre-school and she was the only non-hispanic student in her particular class.<br /><br />C-Town caters to THE COMMUNITY. I don't remember seeing a sign saying "FOR HISPANICS ONLY"!<br /><br />And . . . "foreigner in your own country"? Unless you are a Native American -this is not YOUR country. <br /><br />I am hoping the Latinos/Hispanics become more active in the political arena and VOTE! Oh yeah . . . <br /><br />!Si' pueden!Yes I Said It!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-71791875340716170252010-07-26T12:18:22.044-04:002010-07-26T12:18:22.044-04:00My experience at the Fanwood A & P is that the...My experience at the Fanwood A & P is that they employ a number of Plainfielders. I have often responded to comments among young check out workers - finding out that they are Plainfield HS students working part-time at the A & P. I don't like that A & P because of problems with lines at check out and discourteous checkers (not the young folks, interesting enough). There was a nasty oler woman a few years ago and I refused to get in her "line" no matter how short it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-91232125925969429112010-07-26T12:01:17.081-04:002010-07-26T12:01:17.081-04:00I don't have a problem with the changing demog...I don't have a problem with the changing demographics...my issue is,the "Latino" community does not try to be "inclusive" to Non Latinos. It is very difficult to patronize establishments where the employees speak little to no English. I am not bi-lingual. I tried shopping @ Suprememo, and could not communicate with the workers especially the cashiers. That tells me my business is not needed in order for theirs to thrive. It is the reverse with English speaking businesses. They go out of their way to accommodate the "Latino" community. They make sure they are able to communicate in both English and Spanish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-50201188011643227642010-07-26T11:52:10.646-04:002010-07-26T11:52:10.646-04:00Private companies have to be held to Affirmative A...Private companies have to be held to Affirmative Action laws too. I am African and when I go into a store I do expect people to look like me. There are people from the a wide range of the African Diaspera who eat avecados, mangos, fresh meat and so forth; the response about who I would expect to work in a chinese food store that is in a diverse community -- the answer is a DIVERSE Employee base. That means EVERYBODY not just SOME Bodies. White store owners of a large department store (we are not talking MOM &POP here so don't go off on a tangent)in a predominately white neighborhood cannot legally hire all white people so why should other ethnicities be allowed to do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909246571366789334.post-40857578252808779662010-07-26T11:17:09.546-04:002010-07-26T11:17:09.546-04:00I don't care that they LOOK like Plainfield, I...I don't care that they LOOK like Plainfield, I care that the employees ARE from Plainfield.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com