Last week I was visiting at Waikato Hospital. Whilst I was in the waiting area outside the Delivery Suite, a man came along with two small children and an older boy. I cannot be certain but this family appeared to me to be Somali. The man polietly knocked on the glass resception window and watied for the receptionist to slide it open and address him. He explained that his wife was having a baby and that he was here to see her. The receptionist was very abrupt and cold in her response. Telling him to "sit and wait" before shutting the glass more or less in his face. He than asked if she had had the baby. The receptionist refused to give him that information. The man thanked her and sat down. A few minutes later, a nurse came out of the entrance to the Delivery Suite and said "you can come now" He got up with his children and went through the doors. I then heard her ask "Do you know where you are going?" " No" replied the man "Then listen to me then" said the nurse. She then gave him directions whilst standing in the door, it struck me as odd that she would not take the man to his wife rather she just give directions as if the man was stupid.
I may not have thought a lot about this other than these were tired, grumpy hospital workers. However, a few minutes later, another man came in. He was a well dressed middle aged white man. He also knocked in the window. He was greeted with a kind smile. He explained to the receptionist that his wife had a baby the previous day and that he had taken many photos and had unfortunately left the camera in the recovery room. The receptionist was very sorry to hear that, she was full of concern and in fact two other people in the office offered to help try and find the camera. He was invited to come through an look for the camera, in fact a member of staff very kindly said "I will take you there now".
Is it just me? or is there an obvious difference here? What do you think.
13 comments:
she is very racist and she should lose her job at waikato hospital
yes because its a hopital and every one should be treated the same. not because he was black
I think that it's not right.People should be treated the same as they are the same really.That nurse is silly thinking she can get away with this. The hospital should fire her.
I think that is really mean just because he is a different colour or race he shouldn't be treated that way and that is really rude to do that in front of other people."WHO ARE THEY TO JUDGE"
Our opinion is that this is racism also cruel to the person with different coloured skin. It's rude and disrespectful to do that to another race, put yourself in that persons shoes and think about what it feels like,(you should hear yourself lately!)To be so harsh and snappy to the offender then treat the white man differently, than the Somalian:( you should be ashamed of yourself!!
i think this story is racisam because she judged them by there looks and racisam.she was grumpy to the somali and nice to other man that was english.i think it is very silly judgeing by there looks.:) do you think that to?
she is a racist little woman and she should lose her job
at Waikato hospital (THATS WHAT I`LL WILL DO)
yes and people should not be judged by thier gender or the colour of thier skin
i think that they were just been rude and racist and no one should have to be treated like that if i was ever to be treated like i would proberly have a yell back and want to talk to the head man or ladie i think it was rude to do that in front of his children and well he was waitin to see his new born child if i was ever been treated like that i wouldnt be happy i wouldnt think that a new zealand hospital would treat otheres like thatxox
that was sad because that man with the toddlers did not desevre that so why, was she in a grump and a couple of mins later shes all nice to a white man i mean why? who in there write m9ind would be like that.
I think it was very racist to talk to him like thet in a hospital i would not be happy if that was me.
From one brown skin brother to another....there is prejuduice out there....knowingly or unwittingly it occurs....ie all Indian own dairies....
She is very racist because she was probably really tired and something might of happened to her family by other racis.If it was only that she hates other racis she should lose her job.
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