A Stupid Call By Any Metric, Part 2
(I check out a customer purchasing a large exercise ball that measures 65 centimeters. I say hello and ask how things are.)
Customer #1: “Good. I’m hoping this ball will be big enough.”
Me: “Well, you can use Google to convert the centimeters into feet.”
Customer #1: “I’m an American; I don’t want to do that.”
(I stare in disbelief and finish the purchase. Then, the next customer comes up to my register; they have overheard what the first customer said.)
Customer #2: “Wow, what a great way to prove your ignorance.”
Me: “You heard that, too? I thought I just imagined it.”
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