![]() ![]() A couple of older customers have been playfully telling him to use Pokémon moves like scratch and flamethrower.)Ĭustomer #1: “Charmander, use fire fang!” Currently in line is a boy in a Charmander costume, probably about ten years old but maybe younger. We had so many reservations we have to turn away people who just try to pick them up, but so far it hasn’t caused any problems. (It’s the release day of a new set of Pokémon games, and there is a line of people to pick up reserved copies. Without Not Always Right, I would probably have thought, “D***ed customer, it must be unbearable sometimes to do that job!” and that would have been all. Later that day, I thought about what had happened and regretted that I didn’t give her 11€ or 12€ more to cover the woman’s bill, which was a bit more than 16€. That’s why your tip is really appreciated! Thanks again!” My Friend: “But your boss is not going to take her bill from your paycheck, is he?” Waitress: “Thank you very much! This is really helpful!” I point to the table where the woman had been sitting. Me: “That’s for keeping your cool and actually smiling to every single customer, despite that.” When the waitress brings us our bill, I pay and add 5€ we normally don’t tip in Belgium. My friend tells me she clearly had no money so they just let her go. I go to the bathroom when I come back, the woman is gone. I already didn’t charge you for your food.” ![]() This goes on for five or ten minutes, during which the waitress also has to take care of other customers, and she ends up saying: I can’t catch everything, but among other complaints, she is saying she hasn’t had the whiskey, which is still in plain sight on the table. When she receives the bill, she begins arguing about it. I am having a drink with a friend when a woman comes in and orders pasta, a beer, and a whiskey. Do you speak any other language than Dutch?”Ĭaller: “…Wat mort ik dan doen?!” *What should I do, then?!*Ĭoworker: “Do you speak English? French? German?”Ĭaller: “…” *Hangs up with a frustrated scream*ĭid he expect her to magically learn Dutch? ![]() Do you speak French?”Ĭoworker: “Again, no, sir. Do you speak English?”Ĭoworker: “No, sir, I’m sorry, I don’t speak Dutch. *Ĭoworker: “Sorry, sir, I don’t speak Dutch. ” *Hello, I would like to talk to someone from about a letter from. The phone rang, and a Flemish speaker started.Ĭaller: “Goeiedag, ik wil met iemand van spreken in verband met een brief van. This story happened as my coworker was alone at the reception. When we get a Dutch speaker, I generally handle them as, even though my Dutch isn’t perfect, I can be understood and understand roughly 40% of what they say to me. This happened today at the reception of the building I’m working in: my coworker was born abroad and is fluent in English, German, and French. Belgium has three official tongues - Dutch, French, and German - yet nearly everybody speaks French, and there are more English speakers than Dutch speakers even though English is not one of our national languages. ![]()
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