Chrissop's Fable...

[virtk0s]

I love a good Pita -- almost as much as I love a first conversation with somebody I've never met. It's got everything I could ask for: meat, cheese, tomatoes, black olives, and... pitaBut recently, I had a rather disheartening Pita experience. Spirits were high, as I was readying my mind for fall break, and stomachs were empty, as I had not filled

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[cornellengr2008]

Well, your typical food aquisition experience doesn't share the same factors as this one. I mean, put yourself in that guy's shoes. He has to work two jobs. He doesn't like cooking (he considers it a "hassle"). He's probably not having a good day right now (or... then). He really doesn't need some elitist little punk coming in and telling him he's making his pita too big. I know that's not at all what you were doing, but it's possible that that's how he interpreted it. And that's not unreasonable. Have you ever worked a job like that? It really sucks. Customers usually aren't nice or caring about the workers, like you are. They usually only make contact with the non-cashier workers to correct them (like, "hey, i said no mayo!"). So, it's reasonable that he would interpret your statement as a correction, more like "hey man, that's way too big", which would definitely be frustrating and may, if the guy's already frustrated, elicit such as response as he gave you.

I understand that you're confused about how the guy could possibly interpret your statement as something so far off from your intention, but it's unreasonable to say "well, he just shouldn't interpret it that way". Instead you should, in the future, consider more carefully how the person's feeling, what there situation is, etc., which will give you much more insight into how they'll take what you're about to say. And I'm not just talking about you, I think it's good advice in general.