Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Coffee Shop Experience


Part 1
Sunday morning and my siblings and I decided to have our breakfast at the coffee shop below our house. So we went. Got seats and all. My brothers went to order their food along with my sis so I just sat at the table and waited. Then this lady came to me to take our order for drinks. By that time my siblings were back and we ordered drinks.
Then she replied, " ok. I'll get it for you".
Nothing special? I know. But I thought it was rather awkward. I spotted a tinge of basic "waiter-to-diner" etiquette.
Then she came back with the drinks and however my sis gave the wrong order and wanted to change it. After the amendments, the lady replied, "ok. give me a minute and I'll get it for you".
I was like..wow...
I've never seen people like this before at a coffeeshop...
And after paying her, she replied, " thank you sooo much".
seriously. its nice to have people like this at a very typical, busy coffeeshop:)

part 2

Then it was my turn to order. And so I went. I wanted the fishball noodles so I told the lady attendant at her stall, "one bowl. Fishball noodle. Dry with chilli."
She stared at me and went "huh?"
then I decided to try what I normally wouldnt and said, "one bowl. Fishbarr nooder. no soup. Dly wif chirri".
And guess what. She totally understood! haha...
Damn she needs to learn how to speak properly:P

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