08-06-2014, 11:49 AM
Pyotr accepted her outstretched hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you, Alex."
Pyotr heard a sound from the other end of the diner. A customer was yelling at his waitress, but the man's words were discernible. He was yelling too loudly for it, and Pyotr felt sympathy for the poor woman. His anger also flared at the man. In his experience, rude customers usually searched for reasons to get mad and threw a fit at the first person they could - which usually happened to be their server. Of course, Pyotr had also deserved to get yelled at sometimes - Yay spilled spaghetti man.
The customer quit yelling at the poor girl as the manager approached the table, and the girl moved to their table, and Pyotr felt an admiration for her. She was clearly upset and her eyes were a little red, but she sucked it up and moved on.
Pyotr had been on the receiving end of rude customers and always made a point to make sure he wasn't one of them. In this case, he turned up the charm by offering more encouraging smile and made sure to speak politely to her. He didn't forget a please or thank you as he ordered his grilled chicken breast, soup, and coffee.
The waitress's smile had returned as she finished taking their orders and went to report it to the kitchens. Pyotr turned towards his new friends and asked smiling, "So, what do you guys do for a living?"
Pyotr heard a sound from the other end of the diner. A customer was yelling at his waitress, but the man's words were discernible. He was yelling too loudly for it, and Pyotr felt sympathy for the poor woman. His anger also flared at the man. In his experience, rude customers usually searched for reasons to get mad and threw a fit at the first person they could - which usually happened to be their server. Of course, Pyotr had also deserved to get yelled at sometimes - Yay spilled spaghetti man.
The customer quit yelling at the poor girl as the manager approached the table, and the girl moved to their table, and Pyotr felt an admiration for her. She was clearly upset and her eyes were a little red, but she sucked it up and moved on.
Pyotr had been on the receiving end of rude customers and always made a point to make sure he wasn't one of them. In this case, he turned up the charm by offering more encouraging smile and made sure to speak politely to her. He didn't forget a please or thank you as he ordered his grilled chicken breast, soup, and coffee.
The waitress's smile had returned as she finished taking their orders and went to report it to the kitchens. Pyotr turned towards his new friends and asked smiling, "So, what do you guys do for a living?"