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For those who don't understand Hardcore Engrish i.e. everybody xD (what I did was translate what I wanted to say into Japanese, then back to English, then to Korean, back to English, then Chinese, and back to English and I'd repeat this cycle until I felt that what I said couldn't possibly sound any stranger or more removed from what I meant), the basic gist of last night's post was that I am now in Maryland (but only 'til Wednesday), and have several complaints about Greyhound's customer service.
Nearly every single time I ride Greyhound, I have noticed the strange phenomenon of the employees at the ticketing booth making lengthy small talk with customers. It's okay for customers to talk to employees casually in some situations, and for short periods of time. It is COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE and UNFAIR to chat up a customer for TEN MINUTES when there are many customers behind them, and even more inappropriate when those customers are on a time schedule and have buses to catch. On one occasion, I would have actually missed my bus if the bus hadn't been late, because while I was trying to pick my ticket up from Will Call, the person at the register would not shut up with one of the customers - "Oh, you're going to ______? My family is from there and blah blah blah blah blah" for a good 15 minutes - no joke. There's obviously no time for this sort of banter when the system in the place you work is extremely busy at all times and operates on a (more or less) fixed schedule. It's absolutely infuriating how many times I've seen this happen, and in nearly every station I've been to (especially the Baltimore and Philly ones, but I've seen it happen in NYC a few times - not so much in less urbanized locations, oddly enough)
I'm coming back up Wednesday evening. I'm only here because I need the sealants on my teeth repaired, and I don't have a dentist in PA. Thursday I need to see Alex about the house again, and meet Bente as she's here from Norway for a bit and those days might be my only chance to see her as I'm going on vacation in the mountains next week. Thursday is also the day Steve takes his law test, so I anticipate some manner of celebration afterward. Of course.
My mom is cooking something that smells vaguely Italian.
ETA: You know how I tend to react REALLY badly to most allergy meds? Well, I found a solution! Children's Claritin. My nose woes are over! I should have figured this before. I have a very, very low drug metabolism. Thus, when I take any medication or chemical, I have to take extremely low doses for it to work and not agitate my body in some way. Well, my side reactions to most antihistamines and decongestants tend to be absolutely ungodly, so I had pretty much given up on them, thinking lowering the dose wouldn't do any good. But I needed something, so I scoured the medicine aisle for something low-dose that didn't contain ANY diphenhydramine, dextromethorphan, or pseudoephedrine. So I picked up the Children's Claritin and figured it sounded pretty tame, and it worked. Hooray. :D
Nearly every single time I ride Greyhound, I have noticed the strange phenomenon of the employees at the ticketing booth making lengthy small talk with customers. It's okay for customers to talk to employees casually in some situations, and for short periods of time. It is COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE and UNFAIR to chat up a customer for TEN MINUTES when there are many customers behind them, and even more inappropriate when those customers are on a time schedule and have buses to catch. On one occasion, I would have actually missed my bus if the bus hadn't been late, because while I was trying to pick my ticket up from Will Call, the person at the register would not shut up with one of the customers - "Oh, you're going to ______? My family is from there and blah blah blah blah blah" for a good 15 minutes - no joke. There's obviously no time for this sort of banter when the system in the place you work is extremely busy at all times and operates on a (more or less) fixed schedule. It's absolutely infuriating how many times I've seen this happen, and in nearly every station I've been to (especially the Baltimore and Philly ones, but I've seen it happen in NYC a few times - not so much in less urbanized locations, oddly enough)
I'm coming back up Wednesday evening. I'm only here because I need the sealants on my teeth repaired, and I don't have a dentist in PA. Thursday I need to see Alex about the house again, and meet Bente as she's here from Norway for a bit and those days might be my only chance to see her as I'm going on vacation in the mountains next week. Thursday is also the day Steve takes his law test, so I anticipate some manner of celebration afterward. Of course.
My mom is cooking something that smells vaguely Italian.
ETA: You know how I tend to react REALLY badly to most allergy meds? Well, I found a solution! Children's Claritin. My nose woes are over! I should have figured this before. I have a very, very low drug metabolism. Thus, when I take any medication or chemical, I have to take extremely low doses for it to work and not agitate my body in some way. Well, my side reactions to most antihistamines and decongestants tend to be absolutely ungodly, so I had pretty much given up on them, thinking lowering the dose wouldn't do any good. But I needed something, so I scoured the medicine aisle for something low-dose that didn't contain ANY diphenhydramine, dextromethorphan, or pseudoephedrine. So I picked up the Children's Claritin and figured it sounded pretty tame, and it worked. Hooray. :D