Ok.. so I've been meaning to rant about work and customers for quite a while, but never seemed to get around to it. There were a whole list of new types of customers that I don't like (such as the ones that stuff all their servietts into the glass cups that I then have to fish out so I can wash them out)as well as bogans of the day (general lack of teeth, too much facial hair and stupid requests to do with chopping off every single little microscopic piece of the green bits of the cucumber on a pissy little sandwich...)
So anyway.. these things weren't enough to shift me to rant... but this did... Some dude talking to me. Now that in itself isn't always bad, say if I was bored and they were entertaining, but I was in the library, READING A BOOK. Who the hell TALKS to ANYONE that is reading a book. Lordy, he wasn't even trying to talk about the book, it was blatant:
Him "do you mind if I talk to you for a while?"
Me "meh" continues reading
Him "something boring"
Me "mmmm"
Him "How old are you?"
Me "ummm 19"
Him "bla bla 24 bla"
Me "mmm, yeah"
Him "bla pretty bla bla bla come here often bla bla"
Me "sometimes"
Him "bla bla boyfriend?"
I suddenly realise I have to take some evasive action, rather than just reading and ignoring it until it goes away
Me "yeah, He's supposed to come and pick me up soon, once he's finished at the gym"
Him "bla bla have to go soon bla"
Me "kinda"
Him "bla bla it was nice talking to you"
Me "Yeah you too"
Him "I hope I can see you again. Bye"
Dear God. I was trying to figure out something and how to cook that something to eat for dinner. I didn't need conversation. I didn't need his number. I didn't need his 'pleasant' company for the afternoon. How do you not take a hint? I was READING A BOOK. I DON'T LIKE BEING CHATTED TO/UP WHEN I'M READING A BOOK.
Ps: McDonalds now have a freaky, wrong and annoying ad where kids crawl out of peoples' bellys and go to McDonalds as though it was all new or something.