This week, a video went viral two elite class English-speaking owners of a restaurant in Islamabad. These owners introduced themselves as Uzma and Diya. When they introduced their manager, they started bantering about how he could not speak English.
At this moment everything begins to go downhill and the privilege and tone deafness of the owners begins to show.
This is the most disgusting thing I have seen on Twitter today belittling the staff if they can’t speak English. I don’t know when would this vicious upper class come out of this English language complex & stop judging people on their Eng language skills#boycottCannoli #cannoli pic.twitter.com/acRtsp6FEx
— Fãtîmå (@Kan__Fatima) January 20, 2021
Cannoli becomes a hot topic on Twitter
Soon after this video git viral, canolli became a hot topic on Twitter. People all over Pakistan started talking about Canolli. Virtually, everyone has taken offence on behalf of the manager Awais. In fact, the owners just wrongly shamed him for not knowing English.
Many people started tweeting in defence of the poor man.
To the female owners of Cannoli who filmed this man Awais and made FUN of his English, this is called WORKPLACE HARASSMENT and what you two privileged BURGERS did is the most DISGUSTING thing. ENGLISH IS NOT THE MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE!!!!#BoycottCannoli pic.twitter.com/LLuqUUONiI
— Amber Khurshid Raja (@AmberKhurshid_) January 21, 2021
Many people mentioned that English is just a language and in fact, it is no national language of Pakistan.
Anyone who is living in Pakistan must have to know these lines.
#BoycottCannoli pic.twitter.com/NV5Oql2bhA— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_) January 21, 2021
Soon after this, #BoycottCannoli became trending on Twitter.
Cannoli Lahore’s Response
The Lahore Branch of Cannoli Resturaunt also shared an Instagram post. They explained that the video was made by the owners of Islamabad Branch and had nothing to do with the Lahore Branch.
Islamabad Owners Respond
In result to the objections of a huge population, the cannoli owners respond saying that they feel saddened. Moreover, they say that the video was just a ‘gup shup’. However, they continue to argue that they are not required to defend. In additon, the team has been with them for decades.