I Like My Italians Color-Coded, Too
Liquor Store | Connecticut, USA
Me: “Hi, how can I help you today, ma’am?”
Lady: “Hi, yes. I’d like to get a bottle of wine for my neighbor.”
Me: “Alright, what kind?”
Lady: “Kind?”
Me: “Yes, red or white?”
Lady: “Oh, there are two kinds?”
Me: “Well, there are more than two, but those are general groups.”
Lady: “Oh, well, he’s Italian…I think…so we’ll go with Italian.”
Me: “Alright, a red or a white Italian?”
Lady: “Well, he’s kind of Tan, but I guess White.”
Me: “Um…not your neighbor. The wine, ma’am?”
Lady: “Oh…the Italian wines have groups too? I guess one of each…”
(This was just the beginning, as I had to describe the fact that there are numerous Red and White wine varieties. You can imagine how that went.)



