Customers say the darndest things....

As I was working the POS today to nurse a hurting wrist, I have my name tag written in its actual native language of Hebrew. I know it isnt traditional or easy to understand but it gives me a small sense of pride and self esteem and have no issues telling anyone my name though i am mostly well known by our clients anyways so its not a real issue having been a partner for over two years.

Today, however, fate or chance played coyly with me as i met the fellow who would confound my brain with two simple sentences. he asked for my name, and I said "$@#!*&" to which he said "oh yeah because your chicken scratch is undecipherable." i laughed it off a bit, understanding that this man doesnt know what he is seeing. i say "oh its Hebrew its my name in Hebrew". to which he said "Oh i was gonna guess Chinese, but didnt want to be rude." So, and as im typing this out im even realizing this more, was that this man in two sentences made three cultures go, "wait what did you say?" like first he compared my hebrew writing to chicken scratch, which okay it isnt perfect but most hebrew speakers (all 3 of them) i see daily knew exactly what i had written and can easily read it) and then he admitted he thought mandarin was written in chicken scratch, but also was like, "im a cool guy haha"

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i rang him out and kept my smile on but walked right into the back and was just, flabberghasted. like im not really mad, im just, what?