Thursday 13 September 2018

I'm back, standing in the queue at the supermarket and it is getting longer and longer so the girl on the till makes an announcement to see if 'Fulanita' ( all names changed/no relation/not meant in any derogatory way..) could please come and help on the other till. Fulanita doesn't show up, the queue gets longer and the same announcement is made. Minutes go by, they seem like hours, no sign of Fulanita. The girl repeats the message, still no sign. She repeats it again. The manager comes over and tells the poor girl to do it again but this time 'a bit stronger'. The girl says' Fulanita can you come to the till?' Still doesn't show up. The manager grabs the intercom and shouts the Spanish equivalent of ' Fulanita, stop whatever it is you are doing and get to the fucking till now'. About two seconds later she appears tossing her hair and straightening her uniform moaning 'God, can't even go to the toilet these days'.

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