In cafe overprivileged today....
2nd customer of the day......
ME: Can I get you a drink ma'am?
COMPLETELYCLUELESS: Uh, yes I need some caffiene to get me going do I'll have a decaffinated coffee.
ME: You mean regular?
CC: No. I meant decaf. That's French.....it means "has caffiene".
*I stare blankly. I'm not gonna argue with this lady so I fix the decaf.*
CC: And plus, when I drink a regular coffee it makes me a bit jittery. I don't know if it's because it's a different bean than the one used to make decaf or what.......
ME:*not being able to resist* Yes ma'am, "that bean" is different. It has caffiene in it.
*So you mean to tell me that they believe you are smart enough to be a RN at *soandso* hospital down the street, but you think you can speak French (when you can't) and you have no idea that decaf means no caffiene???????????
Seriously?*
Actually, they are the same beans. One just went through the DECAFFIENNATION process (which is English for "taking out the caffiene" though 85% of the world's coffee is decaffinated in Germany).
ReplyDeleteLucky for her, decaf coffee still has 2% caffiene in it.