Also, I need to back up the train...why would it matter if she were a janitor? I dont feel like seeing who it was, but wtf? You also would be horrible.
I wasn't the one who said this, but I can see how this could be awkward if you spilled something, or, even worse, if your kid threw up, and if you were trying to clean it up when the janitor arrived, and the janitor turned out to be an acquaintance. The situation would already be awkward, because you'd be embarrassed that you or your kid made a terrible mess and now here comes someone who didn't make the mess who's saying, "Oh, don't worry, I'll clean it." And you're going, "No, no, no. I/My kid did this, I'll clean it up." And the janitor keeps going, "It's okay. I've got it." And then you look up mid mopping of child vomit with a paper towel to see that it's your child's friend's mom, and that if you keep insisting that you clean it, she'll think it's because you know her, but if you stop insisting, then someone else is going to have to clean your kid's barf. I mean, you'd still go, "Oh, hey, Jane!" But it would still be awkward.
Also, I need to back up the train...why would it matter if she were a janitor? I dont feel like seeing who it was, but wtf? You also would be horrible.
I wasn't the one who said this, but I can see how this could be awkward if you spilled something, or, even worse, if your kid threw up, and if you were trying to clean it up when the janitor arrived, and the janitor turned out to be an acquaintance. The situation would already be awkward, because you'd be embarrassed that you or your kid made a terrible mess and now here comes someone who didn't make the mess who's saying, "Oh, don't worry, I'll clean it." And you're going, "No, no, no. I/My kid did this, I'll clean it up." And the janitor keeps going, "It's okay. I've got it." And then you look up mid mopping of child vomit with a paper towel to see that it's your child's friend's mom, and that if you keep insisting that you clean it, she'll think it's because you know her, but if you stop insisting, then someone else is going to have to clean your kid's barf. I mean, you'd still go, "Oh, hey, Jane!" But it would still be awkward.
That seems to be a stretch of an example, but in that case, if the janitor insisted on cleaning it up, I would thank them and apologize for the mess.
I don't understand this at all. I can't imagine a situation where pleasantries shouldn't be exchanged between two people who know one another.
Because apparently if you know the help, you aren't supposed to talk to them. You're just supposed to go back to your other friends and talk about not talking to them. HTH!
Septimus, I'm really curious about what you told this woman.
wow... I went to my son's IEP meeting (where I got everything I wanted without having to fight so now I wonder if I should have asked for more)... and I'm already on page 5.
Post by basilosaurus on Aug 14, 2012 15:01:45 GMT -5
I went out of my way to go to the starbucks my friend worked in. I'd get to have pleasant 20 second chat, see a friendly face, and sometimes get his discount
The guy had a couple masters' and had worked at starbucks through school but then found he loved it and kept going after graduation. Don't knock the sb!
Oh, and it's not really awkward to see someone come in for STI testing. At least I never thought it was. Maybe the people I recognized did, but I didn't. But, then again, I already get all sorts of calls from friends asking me awkward questions anyway. The most common one is "it's 3am. Where can I get plan b?" I should have a red phone installed for that shit.