The other day, we decided to go out for a team lunch. Three of us left ahead of the others (another three!) – and were supposed to have ordered started before they came in. We enter the restaurant, and I found myself walking oh-so-carefully – the place was so dark, you couldn’t see your feet! We dutifully follow the guy leading us, get to our table and…
The guy: Ma’m, would you like to have some water?
My friend: Yes, please!
The guy: Normal water or mineral water?
My friend: Mineral water
The guy: … … … … Aquafina
My friend: …hmm…
[Me was busy listening to this conversation and reading the menu. Turns out neither of us got the first 3 brands!]
Me: Sorry, can you please repeat that?
The guy: … … … Aquafina
Me: Aquafina, please
[Am never gonna get those other names! Later, I got to know, one of the missing three was Avian]
The guy: Sure ma’m [disappears into the darkness]
Two minutes later… he comes with two bottles of Aquafina – one normal temp. and the other chilled water!
The guy: Is this ok? [points to the cold bottle - wants my friend to check the temp!]
My friend: We don’t want cold water…
Another 5 minutes go by before we have water in our fancy glasses! Can you imagine someone really thirsty walking into a place like that! Maybe, just maybe, next time I should learn to say ‘Normal room temp. water’ or ‘cold Aquafina’ – all for a glass of water!
A minute later, the other three walk in and the first question was ‘have you ordered starters?’ We’d ordered, but not starters!!