We met in a nearby cafe - it's an
ANYWAY, said soon-to-be minion receives her coffee first.
Said coffee has "single?" marked into the froth.
(Soon-to-be minion being a not-altogether-unattractive young thing of a female persuasion with trendy glasses and a confident manner. Barista being of a similar description, substituting 'piercings' for 'glasses' and 'male' for 'female'.)
I wasn't really sure how to react to it, so I went with a combination of:
1) WTF?!?!?
2) Why don't I get propositions included in my coffee? Oh, that's right, the butchness.
and
3) WTF?!?!?
I don't know quite why, but this incident, and my reaction to it, makes me feel really old and uncool.
That's alright, I'll just take out these frustrations on the soon-to-be minion when she starts work in a couple of weeks.
That would be the mature, middle-management type thing to do.
*shakes head*
ReplyDeleteBreeders.
What Would Degrassi Say??
Was it at Starbucks?
ReplyDeleteAh, the yoof of today. God I feel old.
ReplyDeleteEhem.
ReplyDeleteIn retrospect that was the wrong link to put in. I had meant to allude to the fondness of officey-types for Starbucks, not imply that you were one of those people mentioned in the email.
*Walks of muttering to self about posting too hastily.*
WTF?
ReplyDeleteThough, I confess, I thought the froth tactic rather imaginative.
On the other hand, I also regard coffee as sacred, and as such, could consider such a tactic a trifle violating.
Never mind, CSH, you were just born a little early for cafe culture pick up techniques.
As was I. Dammit.
You found The Lovely Wife, regardless.
Off to buy a coffee.
Right. Now.
Maybe you ordered the wrong kind of coffee? Don't all the different coffees mean certain codes to the staff?
ReplyDeleteLike when I used to work in a supermarket...these girls would come in and buy a whole heap of cat food and ask for extra plastic bags.
That meant they were single.
I'm hoping to get hit on in a coffee place one day...only this time it won't involve a baseball bat and a police restraining order.
Hello, can I have a Attachedbutnotamisstocasualflirtingocino, a singlebutnotlookingiatto, and a flat white, please?
ReplyDeleteOr maybe just the hoary old,
ReplyDeleteI'll have what SHE'S having.
Bah, I am a breeder and used to be a "barista" (I use that term loosely) and would never dream on doing that sort of shit.
ReplyDeleteIf you wanted to avoid it you could just order long blacks.
A Long Black What?
ReplyDeleteba dom tish.
I would have leant over & said 'I think that's mine.....'
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