Spanish staff at McDonalds, Manhattan, NY, Penn Station, Madison Square Garden, discriminates against non-Spanish with the 30 min rule (eat and leave w/n 30 min). They told me it was a 20 min rule. Only non-Spanish persons was asked to leave. I spent $8 at McDonald’s, I paid w/ Credit card but McDonalds machine was out of paper so I didn’t get a receipt to prove to the police that my 20 or 30 min time limit was not expired. A floor sweeper/mopper (60 yr old male Spanish) told me “you must go now”. I guess I was in the way, and this is the only way a frustrated staff can vent his anger about his “go nowhere because I can’t speak proper English lowly” job.
Unprofessional, not courteous. I went to the manager, Spanish woman, no help whatsoever. Is this how you treat your paying customers? It is 2:45am at Penn Station. There is free WiFi at McDonald’s, I had my computer. Later, 6 MTA Police are at McDonald’s, some hands on their guns, saying I must go. Intimidation. Clearly, they wanted a confrontation. I asked the sole black staff to give me my other order of apple pies and I left. What was I supposed to do? The Spanish staff stereotype all blacks. Police do the same. The Spanish are taking over!!! They work hard, they may deserve it.
