Lidl cashier tells customer "Go on, you Muslim, die."
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Monday January 20 2014
The Daily Mail reports on an incident of anti-Muslim abuse at a Lidl supermarket store in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
A video of the incident can be found on the Mail Online website and shows a checkout assistant allegedly asking a customer if he is a Muslim before telling him, “Go on, you Muslim, die. Arrogant man. Arrogant Muslim man.”
A transcript of the exchange between the cashier and the customer, which was sparked by confusion over the cost of carrier bags, shows the cashier repeatedly insult the customer, addressing him as ‘Mohammed’ and telling him he is ‘not a good Muslim’.
CASHIER: ‘Arrogant, arrogant, that’s what he is. He’s wasting time?’
MAN: ‘I am wasting time?’
CASHIER: ‘£16.70. No, I am right. You don’t judge me and my personal life. You understand? You’re a customer. Just go, just go, just go. Listen, Mohammed. It’s arrogant. Ten years in this place.’
MAN: ‘And you messed up one customer.’
CASHIER: ‘Who are you? Who are you? Who are you to judge me?’
MAN: ‘I judge you – the way you behave, that’s why I judge you.’
CASHIER: ‘How dare you judge me and my personal life. Who the f*** is he?’
MAN: ‘See, she’s having a bad day. Are you having a bad day?’
CASHIER: ‘Are you Muslim? Are you Muslim? You’re not a good Muslim. You’re not a good Muslim.’
MAN: ‘You’re having a bad day and you’re just taking it out on me.’
CASHIER: ‘No, how dare you? He’s not bothering me. I’ve been here 10 years. I was having a good day until I saw your f***ing face. Go. Go. Go on, you Muslim, die. Arrogant man. Arrogant Muslim man.’
A Lidl spokesman told MailOnline: “We were extremely concerned to learn of this incident and we are looking into this as a matter of urgency with this store and the persons involved.
“We expect a high level of customer service from all members of staff so we are very disappointed to see this and certainly do not condone the behaviour shown in this video.
“We apologise to anyone who may have been offended or upset by this and we are now conducting an investigation as per our internal processes.”