4th December, 2006

You know one of my pet peeves is going to McDonalds. Not McDonalds itself but the people in McDonalds. Not the staff, the staffs are usually nice...I once saw a nice staff that was so courteous and making sure he got the correct order (by checking it twice) for this pregnant lady. That lady was sure that her water almost broke waiting for him in the fast food restaurant. It's the patrons that I'm targeting at.

Here's the situation: one lady was in front of me. She was third in the line. She looks ahead and make sure she's paying attention so that she'll get served when her turn comes. And when it WAS her turn, she hesitated and looks at the menu placed on the counter and THEN decides what to eat. That just irks me.

She had lots of time to think about what to eat when she was in line. It's probably NOT her first time in McDonalds and how hard is it to understand the menu? I feel like pushing her to one side and say "Look lady, since you have no idea what to eat, you could just step aside and let me order while you make your final decision?" She then took her own sweet time and looked over the menu at the counter and asked questions repetitively. Why can't she see the menu that is hung over the counter for the people at the back of the line to see while waiting? I can see that you are young and do not need glasses so why can't you do that in the first place so not to waste people's time?

Sigh.

Then she decided to take the "Happy Meal" and asked for a change of items that were part of the meal. She then questioned the poor (annoyed) cashier about what could be exchanged for a cola and everything else. She also spent some time to choose what toys and would ask for a change of the toy she picked because the toy that she got had a small defect. Now, I don't blame her but please from my point of view, it's the same. All the same. Just that the toy looks flatter (to her that is, that soft toy) and so asked for a new one. It just irks me so.

Well, this is my grumbling for the week. Hang tough.