Hi. It's me. The girl who comes in roughly once a week. The girl who always orders the same thing: Sweet and Sour Chicken, one egg roll and a Diet Coke. The girl who brings a book to wait at the table for you to call her name. The one who always asks for chopsticks as she picks up her food. Yeah, that girl.
My question is simple: How long will we pretend you don't know me?
The lady at the bagel shop down the street knew me by week 2. During the school year I would get out of my car, walk into the store, and she would already be digging around in the plain bagel basket looking for the best and warmest plain bagel. She didn't have to ask if I wanted it toasted (she already knew the answer: no). She didn't have to ask what kind of cream cheese (she already knew the answer: plain). She didn't have to ask me if I wanted a bag or a receipt (she already knew the answer to those questions too).
So all I'm asking from you, Chinese Food Lady, is to acknowledge that you remember me. Maybe one time you won't ask me if I want white rice (you of course already know the answer to that). Maybe one time you'll remember that I don't want the large Diet Coke, just the regular size. Maybe one time you'll remember my chopsticks, and I won't have to ask. Maybe one day you won't tell me to be careful with the bag, because the sweet and sour sauce is in there, and it might spill (remember, I'm a pro at this). Maybe just one time ...
If you need any pointers, you could probably ask the lady down the street at the bagel place. She seems to have this down pat.
Until next week!
Sincerely,
Sweet-and-Sour-Chicken-White-Rice-One-Egg Roll-Diet-Coke-To-Go Girl
2 comments:
I have issues with this too. Below my office there is a bakery. I go in every other day and ask for a diet coke, no ice (I like the ice my office has). I have done this since last August. There are no new employees and today, I go down and say, "I'll get the usual" and what does the girl do - the same girl who shows me pictures of her son every day like we are friends and has gotten my diet coke the past 8 months - she asks, do you want cream in your coffee today? WTF I have never bought coffee before. I give up. I'm bringing coke from home. P.S. I love your blog posts!!!
Keisha at Sam's Club. I made it my personal mission for about three weeks to get the woman to smile- we only saw her EVERY day for, like, ever- and never the slightest recognition. I got her though. She smiled once. Now she's back to I-dont-know-you.
Oh well.
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