Hunger Strikes

I am amazed by the number of people that think if you speak to someone who doesn't speak your language much slower and louder...they will somehow be able to understand.

I am trilingual...I speak Spanish/English/and enough sign language to get by...

I was walking by the front area when I heard a guy talking loudly and slowly to my busser. He was attempting to tell him that the table he was cleaning was not gone yet. I witnessed the brick wall in communication and stepped in.

I asked the gentleman if I could help him because Milky didn't understand him. He told me that the occupants of the table (that had been empty for 15 mins) were coming back. I replied, "Sir, that table has been dirty and unoccupied for 15 minutes. But, if you think that they are coming back and are not bothered by the mess we can leave it for 5 more minutes."

Then he broke into his real reason...he said...

"I mean, you can clean it...but if you are just going to throw those chips & salsa away...you can give it to me and I will finish it."

ARE YOU KIDDING ME...SICK

Of course I didn't say that.

I said, "Sir, I can't give you food that has been eaten by other patrons. That is not sanitary. But I will "leave it here" and clean the rest of the table...in case they come back for it"

People amaze me every day...I could have made him a fresh batch...but we are not a soup kitchen...

That was my Strike against Hunger!