Eres Talipandas: An Account of Slight Racism in Spain! (Part 1)

Have you experienced or received a sort of racism not on grand scale but a “simplistic racist actuation” here in Madrid or parts of Spain because of your color (brown and black) or they think that you are Latino? You can see these actuations on different actual scenarios that had happened to one of my family, friends or acquaintances:

(¿Has experimentado o recibido una especie de racismo no a gran escala sino una “actuación racista simplista” aquí en Madrid o en partes de España por tu color (marrón y negro) o piensan que eres latino? Puedes ver estas actuaciones en diferentes escenarios reales que le habían sucedido a uno de mis familiares, amigos o conocidos:)

1. One of my friends went to buy a grocery at Corte Ingles- Goya then the guard is always following him, if not the guard, then the staff of the store. He felt awkward though it is silently happening inside the store that you feel insecure to yourself, “Am I welcome here?”. Then he finished shopping and paid for everything but at the exit suddenly it sounded an alarm, the guard checked everything against the receipt and nothing he found. He asked the guard, why it so “because the cashier intentionally or forgot to cancel the barcode of embutido” so that the person can be automatically checked at the gate by the guard for unknown suspicious reason, but obviously it sounds the same, but the intention is equal.

(Uno de mis amigos fue a comprar una tienda de comestibles al Corte Inglés-Goya, entonces el guardia siempre lo está siguiendo, si no el guardia, entonces el personal de la tienda. Se sintió incómodo a pesar de que está sucediendo silenciosamente dentro de la tienda que te sientes inseguro contigo mismo, “¿Soy bienvenido aquí?”. Luego terminó de comprar y pagó todo, pero en la salida de repente sonó una alarma, el guardia comprobó todo con el recibo y no encontró nada. Le preguntó al guardia, por qué era así “porque el cajero intencionalmente o se olvidó de cancelar el código de barras del embutido” para que la persona pueda ser revisada automáticamente en la puerta por el guardia por una razón sospechosa desconocida, pero obviamente suena igual, pero el la intención es igual.)

This is the reason why Corte Ingles chain of stores are losing clientele because of suspicious character of guards and staff who don’t know how to behave well in front of their customers, they are losing the sense of customer service. They simply have suspicions specially if you came from 3rd world country, but they are not thinking even white color or a lady like model has some sort or tendency of being kleptomania. Being vigilance is ok but not to subject the person on that kind of situation otherwise what’s the use of your CCTV camera.

(Esta es la razón por la que la cadena de tiendas Corte Inglés está perdiendo clientela por el carácter sospechoso de los guardias y el personal que no sabe comportarse bien frente a sus clientes, están perdiendo el sentido del servicio al cliente. Simplemente tienen sospechas, especialmente si vienes de un país del tercer mundo, pero no están pensando que incluso el color blanco o una modelo como una dama tiene algún tipo o tendencia a ser cleptomanía. Estar alerta está bien, pero no someter a la persona a ese tipo de situación, de lo contrario, ¿cuál es el uso de su cámara CCTV?)



* The branch of Springfield here in Goya has a generative suspicious tendency, although it is light, but it is still suspicion. My family bought an item sale before the Christmas of 2020 then the line is too long at the 1st floor, so she was asked to go down at the Ground Level. At the cashier counter, the lady asked her the “tarjeta” and payment card together, so she was asking why with “tarjeta”? The lady cashier asked for more details not related like “are you belong to familia numerosa?” And sort of unrelated questions and she responded in spanish, “why are you asking the details, I just want to pay…are you going to give me a discount card?” then lady cashier said “no”. So, the intention is clear now, she is just checking only if her card is fraud that’s why the lady cashier is asking the “tarjeta” or asking unrelated questions…to delay or prolong the process of payment.

(La sucursal de Springfield aquí en Goya tiene una tendencia generativa suspicaz, aunque es ligera, pero sigue siendo sospecha. Mi familia compró un artículo a la venta antes de la Navidad de 2020, luego la fila es demasiado larga en el primer piso, por lo que le pidieron que bajara al nivel del suelo. En el mostrador de caja, la señora le preguntó la “tarjeta” y la tarjeta de pago juntas, entonces ella preguntaba ¿por qué con la “tarjeta”? La cajera pidió más detalles no relacionados como “¿perteneces a la familia numerosa?” Y una especie de preguntas no relacionadas y ella respondió en español, “¿Por qué me preguntas los detalles, solo quiero pagar … me vas a dar una tarjeta de descuento?” luego la cajera dijo “no”. Entonces, la intención es clara ahora, solo está verificando si su tarjeta es un fraude, por eso la cajera está preguntando la “tarjeta” o haciendo preguntas no relacionadas … para retrasar o prolongar el proceso de pago.)

* This situation I witnessed personally at Aldi near Casa de Moneda, a man who is color brown looks like Latino entered the supermarket then what the cashier did, she made a radio call to her colleagues, describing the color of shirt, pants and mark description of the person. But the person is not doing anything nor doing a robbery or pickpocketing, he simply enters with good faith and wants to buy something in Aldi. You cannot imagine this kind of security protocol being practice in a popularly known “supermercado” or if it is really a legal security protocol? I have no idea but this is a sign of slight racism.

(Esta situación la presencié personalmente en Aldi cerca de Casa de Moneda, un hombre que es de color marrón parece latino entró al supermercado entonces lo que hizo la cajera, ella hizo una llamada por radio a sus compañeros, describiendo el color de camisa, pantalón y marca descripción de la persona. Pero la persona no está haciendo nada ni está haciendo un robo o hurto, simplemente entra de buena fe y quiere comprar algo en Aldi. ¿No te imaginas que este tipo de protocolo de seguridad se practique en un “supermercado” popularmente conocido o si realmente se trata de un protocolo de seguridad legal? No tengo idea, pero esto es un signo de racismo leve.)

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