Instance # 1
The other day I went to Paradise Cafe and Bakery on Park Ave for some soup. There was not much of line as I arrived, and I found a place behind three girls. I would have called shenanigans on these girls (work out and MAC makeup attired), but they seemed to be completely honest with themselves and the world. One girl was complaining about how long it took her to apply her makeup that morning, so I figured she was not trying to fool anyone. Just as I gave this girl credit for her honesty she turned to order her sand which and asked the cashier behind the counter "I would like a turkey sand which without the bread." The cashier behind the counter looked stunned and asked for clarification "So, you want a salad," and the girl replied "No, I want a turkey sand which without the bread." The cashier appeared as confused as I was. I thought maybe this chick was trying to be ironic, but apparently not as she allowed the cashier to charge her for a sand which...without bread.
Instance #2
I was part taking in a conversation with a classmate about the devastation in Haiti. Our professor had forwarded the entire class an e-mail explaining an opportunity to travel to Haiti for assistance through several volunteer programs. My classmate then divulge "My friend is going to Haiti. He is in a nursing program, and he is also in the Coast Guard. They are shipping him off to Africa within the next couple of months to allow him to help with the relief effort."
I replied "Wow, and he is also going to Haiti?"
The girl said "Um yeah...I think he is just going to Africa in general."
To which I asked "Well, how is he getting to Haiti from Africa?"
She said in all seriousness "Um, I think they are giving him a GPS."
I thought, I sure hope he knows how to swim.
Now I would like to say I was digested with ignorance of our youth culture, but to be honest I think it is pretty hilarious that this generation is going to be the one that decides if we the United States goes to war, into more debt, gets out of debt, and provides health care yo the population. I wonder if bread girl and GPS girl will be future campaign contributors.
<3,
Nikki
Response to number 1: Sandwiches have bread.That's how I've known them, that's how I like them. I am particularly fond of a grilled chicken salad sandwich on toasted wheat with jalapenos, avocado, and bacon.
ReplyDeleteResponse to number 2: This deeply disturbs me. I realize that geography is an area of our education that has been seriously neglected and that most people can't point out Afghanistan on a map, but wow. oh wow. Am I to believe that this broad thinks that all black people and terrible things come from Africa?
Yes, these people and countless others like them will be the future of this country, at which point I will be living in exile. Far, far away.
Oh, and I would also ask the dumbass in #2 if they make GPS waterproof now for underwater navigation.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your instances 1 & 2 blog, I though both of them have really interesting similarities and it’s funny how people receive information in mixed ways. I’ve been in lunch lines like that before and I have been struck by some of the open honest people that say comments in public. Sometimes I look at people and try to think about how they are even getting up in the morning because they are so helpless! On the other hand I have a friend, who has a wife that is completely obsessed with health. She works for one of those doctors’ offices or it’s like a nutritionist office that patents pay for health advice and the nurses promptly stick them with vitamin shots and all sorts of stuff. Back on point- one night I was over at their how and his brother was there. His brother is into this whole, I’m working out every day for hours because he thinks it’s his ticket to getting a girlfriend. It’s sad, and yes, I’ve tried to figure it out but haven’t. Anyways, he was at their how’s blabbing to my friends wife about how he’s not getting enough tone in his muscles. And she was giving him advice about how to eat properly. Not a diet but picking and choosing foods. Like I was at Panda Express and I ate the place alive but then she said stay away from rice- it’s loaded with bad things for the body. I was like how the hells do you eat Chinese food without rice? Anyways I was stunned when she was talking about eating stuff and she said; yeah try to limit your bread intake. She told me when she cooks hamburgers, she eats them without bread! At that point I found something seriously wrong with this woman’s way of thinking. How could you eat a hamburger without a bun? Like that goes against every principle I have ever learned as an American.
ReplyDeleteIt's fine to be health obsessed, but she could have just gotten a salad instead of a sandwhich. I think she wanted people to be aware of her health obsession.
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