It is an age since I blogged, or even visited my blog, or visited anyone else's for that matter. The reason? I have a full time job and there are literally not enough hours in the day.
I miss it greatly, but I MADE IT TODAY.
I manage a Shawarma shop. Shawarma's to take away or customers can sit at a counter where they attempt to eat them before they fall out of the wrapping, as it is an art you see, the wrapping of it and the eating of it. Quite a skill, very messy skill.
I soon learned that I had to educate myself a bit re the dreaded shawarma. Soon after starting, I was asked where they came from. I stared blankly at the customer and tried desperately to search my mind for an intelligent answer. Alas, none came to mind and the customer went off thinking they came from Italy. That night I googled Shawarma...
ARABIA!!
Now I know and so do all of you.
Having had that experience I went about educating myself on the other foodstuffs and drinks we sell. I noticed the colours of the Vitamin drinks was significant, for example : c's and b's (vitamins of course) was murky white, D+quarana was yellow, and A-zinc was white etc, so to avoid telling some analyst coming in and asking what they are all for, I will have a more intelligent answer to give them than "dunno but its good for you".
It would of couse be easier if they just bought coke, the whole world knows what a coke is, or a Coke Zero, Sprite Zero and other Zero's. They are for diabetics which I know as I am married to a diabetic, who is very strict about buying the zero's as it is good for him being diabetic, {as he washes a chocolate down with it).
I sound like the local MD.
Then there are the really bad things to buy, the best things of all, like fried everything....chips, chicken and fish nuggets etc. We also sell "Pap and Wors" .......yuk..... sorry Pap lovers.
On a more serious note, far too many people live well below the breadline. The number of people who live on the streets has never been brought home to me more strongly than now. People are coming into the shop looking for work, food or money daily. Far too many people are unemployed and there are not enough jobs available. When hungry people come into the shop asking for food, it is very hard to turn them away when I look poverty and hunger in the face.
There but for the Grace of God go I............
