Monday, January 26, 2009

the restaurant.6


Bandera Guest: Excuse me, is this the year of the ox?

Lexie: Excuse me?

Bandera Guest: Is this the year of the ox? You're asian, aren't you?

Lexie: Uh, yes.

Bandera Guest: (astonished) And you don't know if this is the year of the ox?

Lexie: (irritated)...No, but maybe I can find that out for you.

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a few minutes later, at another table...Lexie is addressing a table of 8 people sitting in a booth designed for 6.

Lexie: Usually we split up a party this large between two tables so you will be more comfortable.

Bandera Guest #2: I don't want to hear this. I wouldn't be here if we had to sit at separate tables. 

Lexie: I was just extending the offer.

Bandera Guest #2: You're from the far east. We're from the middle east. We like it like this.

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15 minutes later at the same table...

Bandera Guest #2: What is that small country south of China?

Lexie: (confused) I'm not sure. (Eyes Mark, who travels frequently. to him) Do you know of a small country south of China?

Mark: No.

Bandera Guest #2: No, you should know this, you're Chinese.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

REDICULA. That's the name of the island south of China.

A.L. Scott said...

meg, i wish you would have been there to address this man with your international knowledge.

Sarah W K said...

oh my gosh, i would have slapped someone! preferably, the customer.

Anonymous said...

haha! Sarah, i can picture you flailing your arms.