1st - my husband's birthname is Calvin but we have always called him Skip. No idea why, it just is what it is.
2nd - the only reason I mention the race of the below individuals is because it will explain my faux pax to a point.
3rd - I try hard. I really do.
Monday a Hispanic man came in from company A to pick up his order and I said "Hey Salvador"! He said "I'm not Salvador, I'm Julian." So I asked him who was Salvador; and he said a guy that works for company B. Tuesday a black man comes in from company B and I said "Hey Salvador!". He said "I aint Salvado". So I said "who the heck is Salvador then anyway?!!" He said some Mexican that works for us. I asked him his name and he said "Calvin". I said great, no way I'll forget your name, it's the same as my husband's. I'm off on Wednesdays so on Thursday when he came in for his order, I smiled really big and said "Hey Skip! How ya doing?" He looked at me weird (weirder than on Tuesday when I called him Salvador) and said "Who?". I said "Skip". He asked who Skip was and I said stop teasing me, I know your name is Skip - it's the same as my husband's. He shook his head and said "no, my name is Calvin." Friday Calvin came in and .....just kidding, I finally got it right, along with a big "ole smile from him. I still don't know who the heck Salvador is but I must tell you that Jose and Ubaldo get a kick out of never knowing what's coming out of my mouth! They are teaching me Spanish and I have an auditory issue..... hmm... I think that will be a blog for another day!!
And that my friends, is another day in the Live with Cheryl on the Northern Neck : )
That is just too funny! I bet you remember Calvin's name next time.
ReplyDeleteHilarious and a CLASSIC Cheryl story!! Love it.
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