Cultural Differences

This is a true story that really happened and it is funny as hell.

 On my way home from work one night I stopped at a local Chinese restaurant to order some takeout.  I gave my order to the older Chinese woman behind the counter and gave her my name and then I sat in the seats by the door waiting for my order to be prepared.  While waiting a Black woman and her friends came in to place their order.  They had placed their order with the same older Chinese woman.  The Chinese woman asked the Black woman her name.  Here is the actual exchange….

Chinese woman (CW) – Name?

Black Woman (BW) – ShaynaQuay

CW – What?

BW – ShaynaQuay

CW – Oh no!  That be too hard.  You be Carol now.

The CW walked away with her order back to the kitchen leaving the BW stunned and speechless.  Her three friends started laughing to the point where they were crying.  I have to admit that I did too.  We laughed and laughed at what had just transpired and people sitting in the restaurant eating were all looking at us wondering what was just so damn funny. 

I think that if the BW didn’t have her friends with her it would have been an ugly scene.  I laughed and cried the whole way home and all through dinner.  Every time I go to a Chinese restaurant now I always remember this story.

Oh no!  That be too hard.  You be Carol now!