It is not Asian/non Asian thing. It is language thing. Some shops do not want to serve you if they can’t speak language. Uncomfortable for them, you and other

It is not Asian/non Asian thing. It is language thing. Some shops do not want to serve you if they can’t speak language. Uncomfortable for them, you and other customers (that is their thinking), they might not even have menu you can understand and they speak no English except Hi bye It is also possible you wondered into a snack shop which is kind of like hostess bar but not. Basically part of the service is a conversation which is hard to do if you do not speak the language.