Barista Responds Perfectly To Customer Who Demanded A White Server - Carbonated.TV: A South Sudanese coffee shop manager in Australia was shocked when a white customer demanded to be served by a white barista. What she did next was priceless.
Josie Ajak, a barista and manager at Gloria Jean's coffee shop in Cairns, Australia got a downright nasty surprise when she went into work. �Ajak, who is South Sudanese, went to serve a white woman who entered the shop in a wheelchair and was shocked by the woman's response.
In an interview with the Cairns Post, Ajak confided that the customer addressed her by�saying "I refuse to be served by a black person, get me a white lady."
Shaken, but determined, Ajak�quickly came up with the perfect response to the woman.
Facebook, Josie Ajak
Ajak reported to Buzzfeed News that she�smiled and told the customer, "That's fine." Ajak�then quietly told the rest of the staff, "She is racist and [...] we won’t be serving her."�
The woman moved to the side as Ajak and the rest of the coffee shop served all of the other customers, completely ignoring her until she realized there weren't any white staff members willing to serve her either.
Ajak�said that the woman gave her an "evil" stare as she left; what else can you do when an entire building has refused to validate your racism?
Ajak's friend, Jade Arevalo posted the story to Facebook using the hashtag #BuyACoffeeFromJosie.
Josie Ajak, a barista and manager at Gloria Jean's coffee shop in Cairns, Australia got a downright nasty surprise when she went into work. �Ajak, who is South Sudanese, went to serve a white woman who entered the shop in a wheelchair and was shocked by the woman's response.
In an interview with the Cairns Post, Ajak confided that the customer addressed her by�saying "I refuse to be served by a black person, get me a white lady."
Shaken, but determined, Ajak�quickly came up with the perfect response to the woman.
Facebook, Josie Ajak
Ajak reported to Buzzfeed News that she�smiled and told the customer, "That's fine." Ajak�then quietly told the rest of the staff, "She is racist and [...] we won’t be serving her."�
The woman moved to the side as Ajak and the rest of the coffee shop served all of the other customers, completely ignoring her until she realized there weren't any white staff members willing to serve her either.
Ajak�said that the woman gave her an "evil" stare as she left; what else can you do when an entire building has refused to validate your racism?
Ajak's friend, Jade Arevalo posted the story to Facebook using the hashtag #BuyACoffeeFromJosie.