In the first scene we can see a well dressed man wearing a suit and badge attending people by a pool side. He speck very politely for example saying "thank you very much" and greeting passing people. the mis-en-scene of a long, panning shot depicts a very large pool, and people laying down in spa robes. From these features we can tell that this must be some sort of successful hotel. because the man attending the customers, and is wearing a badge we can assume that he works at this hotel, so therefore has quite a successful job.
When another man appears in a shot reverse shot sequence, he refers to the hotel worker as the slang terms 'bro' and 'blud', while the hotel worker replies with polite phrases such as "how are you" and "you're looking good." This man challenges the stereotype which black men are often giving of using slang quite often in their speech. As well as terminology, we can also see a clear contrast in the appearance of these two men. The hotel worker is dressed for business with a smart hairstyle, while the other man is wearing 'bling' on his ears and around his neck, and has dreadlocks and tattoos. This kind of style is stereotypical of people of this ethnicity.
The hotel worker insists to "get back to the desk" while the other man insists on a party consisting of "booze, girls, and ganja". Here people of this ethnicity are being represented as being drug takers and people who like their alcohol, however the hotel worker hesitates and tries to get back to work, so he is represented as sensible and more interested in his job and becoming successful than having a party. The camera zooms into the hotel workers face to show a reaction shot. He looks quite disapproving and worried, giving the impression he does not like the idea of the party. In this scene, two people of the same ethnicity are represented as being very different, with one man being a stereotype for his ethnicity, while the other man challenges all of these stereotypes.
In another scene we are shown a medium shot of two women pushing trolleys of cleaning equipment down a hallway. They are wearing matching uniforms so we can assume they are at work. There hair is neatly tied up as if they are going to be doing some practical work. As we know from that the last scene took place in a hotel, it would make sense if these two women were the chamber maids. When we hear one of them speak in a medium two shot, we can hear they have a strong eastern european accent. It is quite stereotypical for chamber maids in the UK to be from other parts of the world, particularly Eastern Europe.
In the last scene, the mis-en-scene depicts a rather large, clean and busy kitchen. A man dressed in a cooks hat with olive skin speaks with a strong accent Italian accent and refers to a woman as "madam". He uses stereotypical Italian hand actions when speaking, and talk very loud and
repeats words quite often and uses a wide vocabulary. Here Italian people are represented as quite excessive which contrasts with the British man. For example in shot reverse shot sequence when the two men are arguing, the Italian man uses the phrase "big ugly English cretin" while the British man replies "you prat". Here the difference in Italian and British terminology is clearly shown, with the Italian man using more words and being quite excessive, while the British man speaking more simply with less words.
Another way Italians are represented as excessive in this scene is the picking up of the knife, and by the close up reaction shot of the British man which is held for quite a long time, we can see he looks afraid and surprised. During this sequence the editing is very fast to emphasise the action and conflict between these two men of different ethnicities.
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