I love my workplace.
There's a man, call him T, who works on my floor who is one of those
people who is Politically Obsessed. Whenever he starts a conversation
with you, you can be sure it's about politics, even if it doesn't seem
to be. He's in his mid-fifties, a Korean native, and extremely
liberal. He's a sweetheart, though, so no one minds.
Just now I had the following conversation with him as I came off the
elevator with my afternoon coffee.
T: Hello! *smilesmile*
Me: Hey.
T: How are you today?
Me: Pretty good, thanks.
T: Are you happy?
Me: (thinking it's an odd question) Sure, mostly.
T: Mostly?
Me: Well, nobody can be happy all the time.
T: Happy about the man!
Me: What man?
T: The man in Europe!
Me: (we are now at my office door) There are a lot of men in Europe, T.
T: Obama!
Me: (light dawns) Ohhhh! Yes, happy.
T: He can do curls with 70 pound weights!
Me: (trying not to laugh) What a stud!
T: Yes! Stud! Very good! Ha ha ha ha!
He turns and leaves.
I go into my office, shaking my head.
people who is Politically Obsessed. Whenever he starts a conversation
with you, you can be sure it's about politics, even if it doesn't seem
to be. He's in his mid-fifties, a Korean native, and extremely
liberal. He's a sweetheart, though, so no one minds.
Just now I had the following conversation with him as I came off the
elevator with my afternoon coffee.
T: Hello! *smilesmile*
Me: Hey.
T: How are you today?
Me: Pretty good, thanks.
T: Are you happy?
Me: (thinking it's an odd question) Sure, mostly.
T: Mostly?
Me: Well, nobody can be happy all the time.
T: Happy about the man!
Me: What man?
T: The man in Europe!
Me: (we are now at my office door) There are a lot of men in Europe, T.
T: Obama!
Me: (light dawns) Ohhhh! Yes, happy.
T: He can do curls with 70 pound weights!
Me: (trying not to laugh) What a stud!
T: Yes! Stud! Very good! Ha ha ha ha!
He turns and leaves.
I go into my office, shaking my head.