Perhaps part
of the reason I have regained much of my lost weight, (in spite of the fact
that I have peddled 10 miles a day for over 4 years) is due to the foot long
deli sub which I order, (and subsequently eat) a couple of times a week.
I step up to
the counter, and one of the servers steps forward and asks,
“What can I
do for you today?”
And without
fail, I respond,
“I’ll have a
foot long ‘Ultimate’ on white bread with Swiss cheese, and mayonnaise and honey
mustard. Please top it with Publix brand meat, and all the fixings; except
cucumbers, green peppers and spinach.”
One of these
deli workers is a lovely, middle-aged oriental lady; (somewhat younger, by the
way, than me).
Recently,
this particular woman happened to be my server, and I asked,
“Are you Japanese?”
To which she
responded,
“No, I’m
Chinese. I’m originally from the Island of Taiwan, or as they used to call it,
Formosa.”
I apologized
for my inaccurate guesstimation, primarily because of the cruelty the Japanese
inflicted upon the Chinese in WWII; (though not to characterize present day
Japanese people, by any means).
The lady
behind the counter smiled, and said,
“Oh, that’s
okay. No problem. Lots of people mistake oriental people’s nationalities.”
I continued,
“Speaking of
‘Formosa,’ I also grew up on Formosa.”
My server
seemed surprised, but I immediately added,
“Just not
your Formosa. You see, I grew up on a little central Florida street named,
‘Formosa Avenue.’”
And with
this, I think we both laughed.
By
William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 51. Copyright pending
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