For all the non-vegie types
This rant from O over at Commissioned Comic caused me to think of many people both 'meat' and 'not-meat' eaters ...
So while I was waiting at the airport for it to be time to board the plane that would bring me back home, it eventually became lunch-time. Sitting there in the food court, I saw a Mongolian place that apparently sold food by weight. Yup, you'd go to a sort of buffet where you'd tell them all the stuff you'd want in your plate and then they'd take it all and stir fry it, add whatever sauce you chose and finally serve it.
So I just took a look at the selection and saw it all to be a rather limited - but good - selection of vegetables. Sitting right beside them, there was some beef, some chicken, some pork and some shrimp.
I told the guy in charge to give me "everything except meat" with some szechuan sauce. He told me that I could go to my table and he'd take it to me, but I decided to stick around.
And I'm glad I did.
The guy filled my plate with all the vegetables, but right away he sent the spoon for the chicken bowl.
Me: Wait, wait... no chicken, remember?
Guy: Oh, no chicken either?
Me: Yeah, of course. I said "no meat", right?
Guy: Yeah, exactly. So no meat, and no chicken either?
Me: Well, not wanting meat that would be correct.
Guy: No pork either?
Me: No meat.
Guy: Yeah, I heard that. See? I didn't put any beef in it.
Me: (sigh) No pork either, then.
Guy: (Immediately slumps a huge spoon-full of shrimp into the bowl).
Me: Wait, wait... what are you doing?
Guy: What? You didn't want any shrimp either? But I thought you just said you didn't want any meat!
Me: Yes, that's exactly what I said. No meat.
Guy: So if you're not going to eat meat, chicken or pork - then I thought you'd eat shrimp!
Me: No, I don't want any shrimp either.
Guy: Why didn't you say so?
Me: I did! I said: "No meat!". Guy: And look! There's no meat in it!
Me: (big sigh) Look, just take the shrimp out, add some carrots and leave it like that, ok?
Guy: I already put carrots in it.
Me: No you didn't.
Guy: Yes I did.
And so, he finally gave up as I had given up on him, took out the shrimp and added some carrots (which he had not - in fact - already put into the bowl.
See those of you attending at the Collegium this Saturday.
So while I was waiting at the airport for it to be time to board the plane that would bring me back home, it eventually became lunch-time. Sitting there in the food court, I saw a Mongolian place that apparently sold food by weight. Yup, you'd go to a sort of buffet where you'd tell them all the stuff you'd want in your plate and then they'd take it all and stir fry it, add whatever sauce you chose and finally serve it.
So I just took a look at the selection and saw it all to be a rather limited - but good - selection of vegetables. Sitting right beside them, there was some beef, some chicken, some pork and some shrimp.
I told the guy in charge to give me "everything except meat" with some szechuan sauce. He told me that I could go to my table and he'd take it to me, but I decided to stick around.
And I'm glad I did.
The guy filled my plate with all the vegetables, but right away he sent the spoon for the chicken bowl.
Me: Wait, wait... no chicken, remember?
Guy: Oh, no chicken either?
Me: Yeah, of course. I said "no meat", right?
Guy: Yeah, exactly. So no meat, and no chicken either?
Me: Well, not wanting meat that would be correct.
Guy: No pork either?
Me: No meat.
Guy: Yeah, I heard that. See? I didn't put any beef in it.
Me: (sigh) No pork either, then.
Guy: (Immediately slumps a huge spoon-full of shrimp into the bowl).
Me: Wait, wait... what are you doing?
Guy: What? You didn't want any shrimp either? But I thought you just said you didn't want any meat!
Me: Yes, that's exactly what I said. No meat.
Guy: So if you're not going to eat meat, chicken or pork - then I thought you'd eat shrimp!
Me: No, I don't want any shrimp either.
Guy: Why didn't you say so?
Me: I did! I said: "No meat!". Guy: And look! There's no meat in it!
Me: (big sigh) Look, just take the shrimp out, add some carrots and leave it like that, ok?
Guy: I already put carrots in it.
Me: No you didn't.
Guy: Yes I did.
And so, he finally gave up as I had given up on him, took out the shrimp and added some carrots (which he had not - in fact - already put into the bowl.
See those of you attending at the Collegium this Saturday.