Last week was the beginning of the month. That means (banking wise) that a good majority of the customers I dealt with were either dealing with some sort of disabilty or were elderly. These folks come in usually once a month a draw all of the money out that the government agencies have insisted must be direct deposited to a bank account. These same folks can be very, very chatty. AND some of the things they chat about make it very difficult for a teller to keep a professional look on her face.
Examples:
Elderly Mrs. Q: Yep, my husband has corroded arteries and has been dealing with prostrate problems. It's really kept him down.
(I kept thinking, if my biology class served me correctly, we all have carotid arteries and no man has a prostrate in his body!)
Suzy (from the group home): I gonna go to camp. It's a cool camp. I gonna get to learn how to put peas in my porridge. What's porridge??
Elderly Mr. M: Gimme all that money they put in that account. I got things to take care of and no bank is gonna keep my money.
John (from another group home): I gots to go buy underwear. I need my money. I think I'm gonna look for red underwear. Do you think I'll look good with red underwear?
(John is 60+)
Mrs. S: I like your pictures. Are those all your kids? Oh, grandkids. Can I take those pictures home to show my daughter?
This is just a small sampling of the things I heard last week. Some of my co-workers got concerned when my face kept turning red/purple. It's hard to communicate to them that I was trying not to laugh out loud in front of a customer.
Have you ever had someone say something to you in all seriousness that made you want to howl?
3 comments:
I'm sure that I have, Theresa, especially when I worked at the library, but for the life of me, can't remember a particular occasion BUT if my memory should decide to kick in and work, I'll post it,k? *feeble grin* LOL
I have a lady at work who isn't the brightest crayon in the box. Once I told her that the tub of parts she was working on was the last of that particular part. So she replies "Then you want me to start on another part?" Bite tongue, nod head.
I have always been a fan of older people. Along with the malarkey, there often seems to be a child-like honesty in the things they talk about. Your one little old lady made me really giggle. The one with the husband with prostate troubles that are keeping him down. hahahahaha I'm sure there was no pun intended, but i wouldn't have been able to keep a straight face. Just love it, trespassing Greyeyes
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