Multiculturalism Enriches Us All
Holidays, Inspirational, Kind Strangers, Office, Religion, USA, Wisconsin | Hopeless
| February 28, 2018
(I have dark curly hair, and always wear a hat — I’m Quaker — so I am sometimes assumed to be Jewish. One December day I’m at our service counter, and a client wearing a hijab comes up to me.)
Me: “Salaam aleikum.”
Client: “Aleikum salaam.”
(We transact her business, and she thanks me.)
Client: “Happy Hanukkah!”
Me: *smile* “‘Merry Christmas’ for me, actually.”
Client: *startled, but smiles* “Merry Christmas, then.”
(I love multiculturalism.)
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