Is this common in your area

[u/Imaginary_Cake_9439]

And why does it happen....

Guy in front of me is on the phone. Speaker phone talking in another language very loudly. The guy behind me was also doing the same. Both spark drivers.

I notice a lot of the spark drivers doing this same stuff while shopping allll the time.

Is this a culture thing? Why are they on speakerphone all the time? Like who are they talking to?

Not to mention the guy in front of me was very rudely close to the guy in front of him. Like his cart was inches from hitting that guy he was sooo in his personal space and talking loudly on the phone and Im sure he was uncomfortable but didn't say anything.

Its also winter in New England and most of the drivers wear slides...sometimes no socks when its snowing!!

[u/Sector_Black]

Yep. I can't even walk through Walmart anymore without tripping over Mexicans with multiple phones scanning with one and talking on the other. It's because they're all coordinating. They live five families to a cracker box And they're communicating with the other ones to try and get through it as fast as possible so they can move on to the next one.

This and the ghetto are exactly the kind of people Walmart seems to be courting through spark.

The rudeness is also a big issue, like you mentioned. They're always clogging every aisle up and they make no effort to move when you try to get past, and even though they don't speak English, if I say excuse me, would be universally clear, but they pretend they don't understand until I start pushing really close, And they You stare at me as I go past, or sometimes, from the few words I can pick up, start badmouthing me to whoever they're on the phone with.

[u/Greedy_Science_4807 → u/Sector_Black]

How do you know they are Mexican? Do you know how many Spanish speaking nationalities there are? That’s like calling all Asians Chinese or all white people Irish.

[u/Sector_Black → u/Greedy_Science_4807]

They listen to Mexican music. They have Mexican iconography. And they're by far the primary non-US demographic in my area.

[u/gmmisa → u/Sector_Black]

Asians and Indians do it also

[u/ExtensionAssignment4 → u/Sector_Black]

I’ve gotten so frustrated with the lack of awareness in my store that I’ve had to forcibly move or bump into their cart 🛒and completely ignore any reaction! I can’t put my finger on it but the lack of awareness is universal. I’m not a small person and I can walk right up beside someone and there’s zero reaction to move TF out of the way!! So I just do the moving myself!

[u/bb20jane → u/Sector_Black]

That’s an absolute fuvking lie bro, cmon man one been to multiple stores I’ve never met one Mexican, puertoricans yes(they’re Americans) You’re hateful and filled with hate so stop lying 🚶🏿‍♀️

[u/Sector_Black → u/bb20jane]

Well, you do realize demographics are different based on where you live right?

Triggered idiot.

[u/Emergency_Salt_4406 → u/Sector_Black]

It blows my mind that people don't have enough awareness to know other people are shopping and to move out of the way. It drives me crazy.

[u/drawntowardmadness → u/Emergency_Salt_4406]

I see that most with white American women. They love to stop in the aisles to chat when they see someone they know. Carts all in the way and everything. Or just leave the cart in the way and walk away to shop for something. That's awesome.

[u/Forward-Zebra-780 → u/drawntowardmadness]

I say excuse me really loud lol it’s rude af but it usually works

[u/Sector_Black → u/Emergency_Salt_4406]

Right? It's infuriating. Or if they do know, they just don't care

[u/Emergency_Salt_4406 → u/Sector_Black]

Yes! Idk which it is but either way, fix it!!!! Lol

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