Racism

[KBs PensNmore]

Everyone seems to be in such a hurry to scream 'racism' these days...

A customer asked, "In what aisle could I find the Guinness?"

The shop assistant asks, "Are you Irish?"

The guy, clearly offended, says, "Yes I am. But let me ask you something,

If I had asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian?

Or if I had asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German?

Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish?

Or if I had asked for a Taco, would you ask if I was Mexican?

Or if I asked for Polish sausage, would you ask if I was Polish?"

The shop assistant says, "No, I probably wouldn't."

The guy says, "Well then, because I asked for Guinness, why did you ask me if I'm Irish?"

The clerk replied: "Because you're in Bunning’s....“

[AlexS]

Hmmm. A few years ago I went to a Japanese hardware store, sort of a local equivalent of the big green shed. At the entrance they had a beer dispensing machine.
There are lots of things we could learn from the Japanese.

[rrich]

I was on the Big Island of Hawaii. SWMBO insisted on stopping at this tourist trap for souvenirs. It was probably about 11 AM. There was a Japanese gentleman, probably about 20 years younger than I. With him he had an infant in a car seat and a toddler was running amuck as toddlers normally do.

He was really struggling to feed the infant and control the toddler. I bought two cans of beer and walked over toward him. At about 3 M distant, I did a courtesy bow. He, in a total panic stood up and reciprocated. I sat down next to him and gave him one of the beers. He spoke no English and I speak no Japanese. For 15 or 20 minutes while sipping our beers we had the most delightful conversation. Then his wife showed up. She really started giving him a tongue lashing. He explained and then in English got into me for giving him a beer. About this time my wife showed up with her purchases and I said to the Japanese woman that he was distraught trying to manage both children and needed a beer to relax. My wife then said, "Come on we have to go." And later in the car I got an ear full about drinking beer before noon.

[KBs PensNmore]

My brother would never drink before noon.
His favourite answer, if offered a beer was, "It must be afternoon, somewhere in the world!!!!"