Viral Video! Cafe owners make fun of manager's English speaking skills in Pak, video goes viral

A shocking video from Pakistan has gone viral on social media where owners of a cafe are seen mocking their manager's English speaking skills.  

In the one-minute-and-18-second clip, the women introduce themselves as Uzma and Dia - owners of Cannoli by Cafe Soul in Islamabad. Both the women ask the manage to introduce himself in English and then they are later seen laughing as he struggles to speak in English.
 
The women faced severe criticism on social media after the video went viral yesterday and made #BoycottCannoli one of the top trends in Pakistan. 

In the video, Uzma and Dia reveal that their manager, Awais, has worked with them for nine years. "How many classes have you taken for English?" Dia asks, to which Awais responds that he has studied three English courses over the course of one and a half years.

"So could you please speak to everyone in English?" Uzma requests. The video then shows the two women laughing as Awais speaks in English at their request. 

"This is the 'beautiful' English he speaks," says one of them in a mocking tone, while the other adds, "This is what we paid for."

"This is just so sad. Class privelege, colonial hangover and depravity of Pakistani elite -- all rolled into one clip," wrote one Twitter user while sharing the video. "The hero here is this manager and my salam to him for his hard work, dedication and putting up with this!"

This is just so sad. Class privelege, colonial hangover and depravity of Pakistani elite -- all rolled into one clip. The hero here is this manager and my salam to him for his hard work, dedication and putting up with this! pic.twitter.com/8IVnE6nSYv

— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) January 21, 2021