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In Paris the cashiers sit rather than stand. They run your goods over a scanner, tally up the price, and then ask you for exact change. The story they give is that there aren't enough euros to go around. "The entire EU is short on coins." And I say, "Really?" because there are plenty of them in Germany. I'm never asked for exact change in Spain or Holland or Italy, so I think the real problem lies with the Parisian cashiers, who are, in a word, lazy. Here in Tokyo they're not just hard working but almost violently cheerful. Down at the Peacock, the change flows like tap water. The women behind the registers bow to you, and I don't mean that they lower their heads a little, the way you might if passing someone on the street. These cashiers press their hands together and bend from the waist. Then they say what sounds to me like "We, the people of this store, worship you as we might a god. ↗
#cashiers #europe #euros #hospitality #japan
Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side? ↗
#a-song-of-ice-and-fire #curiosity #george-r-r-martin #tyrion-lannister #wall
London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it. ↗
Dear Mind, why do you keep talking to yourself? Mind: Don't blame me for your stupid Faceboook status messages & tweets. ↗
#funny #humor-inspirational #twitter-addiction #inspirational
Master: When a human being asks 'WHO AM I?', the honest answer is eternal silence. Disciple: Do we make noise to feel that silence, Master? ↗
Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. -- Margaret Cousins ↗
