Ouch! Good one, Coop...
My apologies in advance for taking the thread off topic, but the following is a true incident related to me by a colleague at work about her sister.
Jill is a designer who recently flew from her home in the midwest down to Atlanta to attend a professional conference. There were several delays with her flight and traffic problems into the city which resulted in her barely making it to the opening evening session of the conference. She hadn't had a chance to eat anything, so she grabbed a candy bar (Kit Kat) on the run from a vending machine in the hotel and stuck it in her bag. The presentation had already started and Jill obviously was not in the best of moods as she plopped down at a table. The room was quite crowded and there wasn't a lot of space for each participant to spread out their stuff, but she laid out her things and started to pay attention to the speaker.
A little while into the presentation Jill was surprised to see the man sitting next to her (Asian, probably Japanese) casually pick up the Kit Kat bar, unwrap and eat half of it (Kit Kats are segmented). She couldn't believe her eyes! What was this guy thinking? She fixed her gaze on him and gave him the dirtiest look she could. When he set the candy bar back on the table, Jill snatched it from under his nose and deliberately started to eat the remaining half. The guy seemed to be surprised at her actions, but didn't offer a word of apology. Maybe he was too embarrassed to say anything or perhaps it was a cultural thing or he was lacking in language skills Jill reasoned. Still, ...
The presentation reached the half-way point and a short break was called. The man still did not say a word to Jill but stood up and quickly left the room. After a few minutes, everyone took their seats and the presentation continued. The rest of the session proceeded uneventfully but as it was winding down Jill noticed the guy had another Kit Kat bar. Just as before, he unwrapped it and ate half, leaving the rest on the table. This was too much!! What was this guy trying to prove? Not only does he steal and eat her candy bar, but he has the nerve to taunt her with another. Or was this some kind of twisted come-on? Cultural differences or no, this guy is obviously a jerk! As the session ended and participants stood up to leave, Jill reached over, grabbed the remaining half of the candy bar, stuffed it into her mouth and said, "I guess that makes us even!" and left the room. The man was speechless.
She was still seething as she went up to her room, and only partially satisfied with how she had dealt with the situation. She could think of all kinds of scathing comments that she should have made. That guy had better not be anywhere near her tomorrow or she would stuff a Kit Kat down his throat! As she finally started to calm down and think about ordering some dinner, she reached into her bag and saw with slowly dawning comprehension and a sinking in her stomach, the familiar shape and wrapper of.......a Kit Kat bar.
She decided not to attend the conference sessions the next day.
My apologies in advance for taking the thread off topic, but the following is a true incident related to me by a colleague at work about her sister.
Jill is a designer who recently flew from her home in the midwest down to Atlanta to attend a professional conference. There were several delays with her flight and traffic problems into the city which resulted in her barely making it to the opening evening session of the conference. She hadn't had a chance to eat anything, so she grabbed a candy bar (Kit Kat) on the run from a vending machine in the hotel and stuck it in her bag. The presentation had already started and Jill obviously was not in the best of moods as she plopped down at a table. The room was quite crowded and there wasn't a lot of space for each participant to spread out their stuff, but she laid out her things and started to pay attention to the speaker.
A little while into the presentation Jill was surprised to see the man sitting next to her (Asian, probably Japanese) casually pick up the Kit Kat bar, unwrap and eat half of it (Kit Kats are segmented). She couldn't believe her eyes! What was this guy thinking? She fixed her gaze on him and gave him the dirtiest look she could. When he set the candy bar back on the table, Jill snatched it from under his nose and deliberately started to eat the remaining half. The guy seemed to be surprised at her actions, but didn't offer a word of apology. Maybe he was too embarrassed to say anything or perhaps it was a cultural thing or he was lacking in language skills Jill reasoned. Still, ...
The presentation reached the half-way point and a short break was called. The man still did not say a word to Jill but stood up and quickly left the room. After a few minutes, everyone took their seats and the presentation continued. The rest of the session proceeded uneventfully but as it was winding down Jill noticed the guy had another Kit Kat bar. Just as before, he unwrapped it and ate half, leaving the rest on the table. This was too much!! What was this guy trying to prove? Not only does he steal and eat her candy bar, but he has the nerve to taunt her with another. Or was this some kind of twisted come-on? Cultural differences or no, this guy is obviously a jerk! As the session ended and participants stood up to leave, Jill reached over, grabbed the remaining half of the candy bar, stuffed it into her mouth and said, "I guess that makes us even!" and left the room. The man was speechless.
She was still seething as she went up to her room, and only partially satisfied with how she had dealt with the situation. She could think of all kinds of scathing comments that she should have made. That guy had better not be anywhere near her tomorrow or she would stuff a Kit Kat down his throat! As she finally started to calm down and think about ordering some dinner, she reached into her bag and saw with slowly dawning comprehension and a sinking in her stomach, the familiar shape and wrapper of.......a Kit Kat bar.
She decided not to attend the conference sessions the next day.
