On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 9:33:59 AM UTC-10, sanne wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 30. Juli 2017 19:33:11 UTC+2 schrieb dsi1:
>
> > What's the PC term for colored folks this year?
>
> Who cares?
>
> > Just to let you know, I'm a colored folk
>
> I know, having seen you on your shopping-cart fun-ride. ;-)
>
> > and you're not.
>
> How do you know?
> Besides that: Genetic tests show that nearly everyone whose ancestors
> have been around in the US at the times of slavery have those slaves'
> blood running through their veins.
>
> > So solly.
>
> 괜찮아요. ;-)
>
> I try to treat everyone equally friendly - a smile on the subway, a
> compliment for a nice bag (with smileys! :-)), a firm grip at a cart
> full of kids (not all her own obviously, more like shared daycare in
> bringing the children to the nice playground on the other side of our
> street) when she was asking her friend for help, but I was just passing
> by, wait a few minutes longer at checkout when someone behind me has
> very few items and is in a hurry, showing people who obviously aren't
> familiar with Munich public transport what ticket is best for their
> needs - it's easier just to act in a friendly way than to grump
> through life. ;-)
>
> As a matter of fact, in our neighborhood I'd have a lot to do to determine
> who is where from! Lots of small businesses run by immigrants.
> A great choice of foreign groceries this way, too!
>
> "München ist bunt!"
>
> A few days ago, I was at our fish monger again after a few months because
> he had monkfish cheeks on sale. There was a new employee; he was "warned"
> by his colleague to treat me correctly because I'm a picky customer -
> I always tell them if something's not OK. (Rarely enough, mostly some
> hiccup with the bill, never on purpose, always solved. This time, too. ;-)
> But I also give them a call after having unpacked and refrigerated the
> seafood at home to thank them for that great stuff!)
>
> We talked about it, he realized that I wasn't sulky but had a good laugh.
> I had a nice chat with the other employee who offered to remove the iffy
> bones from the char he was filleting for me, too.
> When I was ready with my purchase, the new employee inspected it, nodded
> in agreement and complimented me on my choice (what I mentioned before
> and some swordfish and Atlantic mussels).
> That compliment meant a lot to me because I had asked the young man before
> where he was coming from and he had told me that he was from the Caribbean.