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99th_Monkey

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15. Thank you

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 03:30 PM

Dec 2014

I love hearing about your grandmother and that my generalization
has exceptions, her being a case in point.

Thanks too for reminding me of the dangers of over-generalizing.

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Was in line at a cash. Two people in [View all] applegrove Dec 2014 OP

I don't trust people who are "exceedingly polite" 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #1

I had a grandmother who was exceedingly applegrove Dec 2014 #5

Thank you 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #15

It could have been that he was short on change at the time pacalo Dec 2014 #2

I should have done that. applegrove Dec 2014 #10

Cashiers have a tough job helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #3

You would enjoy /r/TalesFromRetail over on Reddit. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #4

Does everything have to be racist now? Quantess Dec 2014 #6

My point exactly. I am primed for racism applegrove Dec 2014 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author WhiteAndNerdy Dec 2014 #7

I wouldn‘t have said anything about racism. applegrove Dec 2014 #9

I was a cashier at a gas station safeinOhio Dec 2014 #11

How often do you "catch yourself moving in the wrong direction"? (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #12

I've been aware of this for more than 40 years, safeinOhio Dec 2014 #14

you should have asked for change also JI7 Dec 2014 #13

One time I was at a Homeland grocery store and the hispanic cashier, he was speaking spanish CBGLuthier Dec 2014 #16