I am The Loop. There are other Loops, I know some of them personally, but I can tell you that I am truly The Loop. This is another attempt at an online presence and a vent for all the things that are going on in The Loop. Let’s start with a little diddy that happened today…
A lady called in asking for directions. Not too difficult, as the store I work in is not far from the freeway. That is, of course, unless the person I’m giving directions to doesn’t speak very good english. Not to be racist, but the customers that I recieve that I have the hardest time communicating with are typically Asian. No, that isn’t a gross generalization. Japanese, Thai, and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese speaking) primarily. Anyhow, I gave her directions that included no more than 3 turns and 4 streets. She would interrupt me to ask me a question dealing with what I hadn’t said yet, then would interrupt me to verify what I said a minute ago. If there is a communication barrier, I’m sympathetic. If you are going to add your own lack of manners on top of it, you can eat my ass… with a spoon.