after i returned the $50 headphones from target, i headed over to publix in atlantic station to pick up a turkey sub. i told myself if one of the tables in the front was open after i'd paid for my meal, i'd sit outside and enjoy the weather and take a break. normally i eat at my desk and rush through lunch - not taking time to enjoy my food or my personal time. well, as luck would have it, one of the tables was free, so i sat and ate my sandwich and flipped through Shape magazine.
about 15 minutes into my lunch, a big black woman comes up to me and asks to share my table. i say "of course" and move my things to accommodate. i've never really shared tables with someone before - but if you ask to share a table with someone who is clearly reading, do you talk to them?
i don't know what the etiquette is here, but the woman would not stop talking. i might have been more tolerant had she asked me about my day or how i was doing or asked for my name, but this lady went on and on and onandonandonandon about her day, her interview, her aching feet, how tired she was blahblahblah. i would look up from my magazine and nod my head and smile every once in awhile, but she didn't seem to grasp that i was reading and wanted to be left alone. finally, i had to pack up and leave. lady and her incessant talking got on my nerves.
let me say that i can totally see my mother doing this to someone - which is why i don't want to hate on this woman for too long. my mom will make conversation with just about anyone. at any time, invited or uninvited. its just her way.... i'm sure it was this lady's too, but it was SUPER annoying.
No comments:
Post a Comment