Serviette
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
I am a waitress at the local restaurant called the Howey. I started there a couple weeks ago, so I'm still pretty new.
I'm under age to serve drinks, so whenever someone someone asks for a Palm Bay or Budweiser, obviously I just ask my boss, who works with me, to serve it.
But I don't know hardly anything about those drinks so when someone orders something with a funny name, I just assume that its alcohol and pretend I know what they're talking about, then ask my boss to serve it.
Serviette is a Canadian and French (One of our official languages) word for napkin. I should know that since almost everyone in Canada does. And I do know that..... Now....
So at the restaurant I delivered food to this one man, then asked politely, "Is there anything else I can get for you?"
He replied, "Could I get a serviette, please?"
"Sure," I said, pretending I knew exactly what he was talking about. Then, because I'd never heard the word before, I went to my boss and said, "Umm, that guy asked for a serviette. Could you pour him one for me?"
I'd never heard that word before in my life!! How was I supposed to know? Why doesn't the guy just speak like a normal, civilized person and say napkin?!?
My boss chuckled. "Serviette means napkin, actually."
My eyes bulged and I bet my mouth dropped open. "Really!?" I said in disbelief.
He simply nodded.
Well, I gave the guy his 'serviette', *Eye roll coming from me*.
Anyhow, I get myself into the funniest situations.
I bet my boss is STILL laughing at his innocent - more like IGNORANT - employee.
When I told my family we laughed and laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes!
So hilarious!!
A couple weeks later I saw the man come in again (I found out he comes to the Howey often), and I told him what happened. He was surprised that I'd never heard the word before. He whipped out his phone and searched up the word to show me, just to prove he was right.
A couple days after that, he came again and was eating his meal. He asked me for a serviette just out of habit. I looked at him a bit irked and exasperated. But a smile tugged at the corner of my lips.
"Oh, I mean napkin." He corrected with a laugh.
I shook my head with a grin. As I was walking away, he called after me, "I'll never forget that!"
Over my shoulder I said, "Me neither!"
Now, believe it or not, him and I get along quite well, and I always remember that the Serviette Guy never takes cream in his coffee.
I am a waitress at the local restaurant called the Howey. I started there a couple weeks ago, so I'm still pretty new.
I'm under age to serve drinks, so whenever someone someone asks for a Palm Bay or Budweiser, obviously I just ask my boss, who works with me, to serve it.
But I don't know hardly anything about those drinks so when someone orders something with a funny name, I just assume that its alcohol and pretend I know what they're talking about, then ask my boss to serve it.
Serviette is a Canadian and French (One of our official languages) word for napkin. I should know that since almost everyone in Canada does. And I do know that..... Now....
So at the restaurant I delivered food to this one man, then asked politely, "Is there anything else I can get for you?"
He replied, "Could I get a serviette, please?"
"Sure," I said, pretending I knew exactly what he was talking about. Then, because I'd never heard the word before, I went to my boss and said, "Umm, that guy asked for a serviette. Could you pour him one for me?"
I'd never heard that word before in my life!! How was I supposed to know? Why doesn't the guy just speak like a normal, civilized person and say napkin?!?
My boss chuckled. "Serviette means napkin, actually."
My eyes bulged and I bet my mouth dropped open. "Really!?" I said in disbelief.
He simply nodded.
Well, I gave the guy his 'serviette', *Eye roll coming from me*.
Anyhow, I get myself into the funniest situations.
I bet my boss is STILL laughing at his innocent - more like IGNORANT - employee.
When I told my family we laughed and laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes!
So hilarious!!
A couple weeks later I saw the man come in again (I found out he comes to the Howey often), and I told him what happened. He was surprised that I'd never heard the word before. He whipped out his phone and searched up the word to show me, just to prove he was right.
A couple days after that, he came again and was eating his meal. He asked me for a serviette just out of habit. I looked at him a bit irked and exasperated. But a smile tugged at the corner of my lips.
"Oh, I mean napkin." He corrected with a laugh.
I shook my head with a grin. As I was walking away, he called after me, "I'll never forget that!"
Over my shoulder I said, "Me neither!"
Now, believe it or not, him and I get along quite well, and I always remember that the Serviette Guy never takes cream in his coffee.
It’s so special when you remember what someone likes. It tells them that you care about them. Good job!
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