At some cheap grocery store I go in, I end up scanning all the rows and walking to the snack corner. Obviously. I cannot seem to find the pretzels I want. A guy passes by to go to the cash and then turns around and starts talking to me in German. I reply back I don't understand (and in my head thinking.. I need to obviously concentrate on these pretzels, stop distracting me). So he switches to English and holds out a bottle of red wine. And asks me, "Uh do you know if this is red wine?" I stare at him because I figure he is not serious.. until I realize he maybe is. I say yes.. even the little picture of purple grapes on the label show you it is red wine. "Ok, thanks" and I think he is about to leave, but of course this cannot be the end of the story.
"I have never seen you around here."
"Around the grocery store? Sometimes I come to buy food. When I am hungry."
"Yeah, are you new?"
"Not really." Still concentrating on pretzels, friend. Go away.
"Cool, are you a student?"
"No, I work..." Go away.
"Ok, did you come here by yourself?"
"No, my husband came here first and I came after. I brought my two kids _____ and _____ with me. They are in kindergarten."
"Ok."
"Ok.."
"BYYYEEEE" Pretzels found.
Line up. He comes after and is behind me, but then lets another guy go in front of him.
All I wanted was pretzels. Leave me alone.
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