One day I went to lunch with two coworkers. We got in line at a small sandwich place and Brian ordered his sandwich and a large soda. The server said, "Sorry, all we have is medium." motioning to the single soda cup taped to the top of the dispenser. "Will that be OK?" "Yes," Brian said.
Peter, who had been talking during the previous exchange, ordered his sandwich and a large soda. "We only have medium, is it OK?" "Yes, that is fine," said Peter.
Finally it was my turn to order. I had been wondering why, with no other sized cups taped to the soda dispenser, this particular cup was a medium. The same 12 ounce cup at other food places might easily be a small or a large. I ordered my sandwich, "And a soda." Keep it vague, I though, and leave cup be with its delusions of medium-ness. The server paused, "The only size we have is medium. Is medium OK?" I smiled, careful not to laugh, "Yes, medium will be fine."
There are times it seems like the world has a grand sense of humor if only we are lucky enough to notice and patient enough to listen.
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These thoughts are my own and do not correlate to those of my employers, past present, future, or imaginary.
1 comment:
I love these kinds of questions, if all they have is medium, what is their response if you say "no, medium is not okay, I want a large, so call that cup a large. thank you"
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