Nail Fever

Getting a mani-​pedi is a huge splurge for me. Unfortunately, this was a waste of my money.
First, the woman who did my nails understood very little English other than to say «hello» and «fifty dollar.» I tried to explain what I wanted, and the woman just did not understand. Another technician who presumably could translate tried to explain to her what I wanted. I then found a picture on Pinterest that showed exactly what I wanted, but apparently they do French nails one way and one way only… painting half of the nail white instead of just the ends. I gave up and let her do whatever since I was already going to be charged the full amount anyway.
Just a little over 24 hours later, my polish is already chipping off, and this was not a housecleaning day or anything like that. Just a shoddy job of a manicure.
This post is not to make a statement on the importance of learning English if you’re going to live in America. Speak pig latin, I don’t care. But if you’re going to be in a business that serves a mostly English speaking clientele, you better have someone there who has a good grasp of the language.