Hard to stomach

> People who act like tortoises and monkeys at eateries often leave a disgusted bad taste in our mouth

fast-food takeout counter. It’s like what someone said: “You can’t chase two rabbits at the same time.”

When your mind is cluttered, you can’t make good decisions.

As what the fourth Earl of Oxford Horace Walpole said more than 200 years ago, “when people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles”.

So it was only after a good 10 minutes did the customer finally go away with her goodies. My friend thought it was going to be her turn next. It wasn’t to be.

Someone came by the drivethrough window in his car and started to honk incessantly!

The employee ran towards the window and attended to the driver. My friend had to endure another wait.

When the employee finally came back, she was asked why she was attending to the customer at the drive-through window when the sign explicitly said that there was no service.

Her feeble reply was that some customers can be such a pain.

My take on that whole situation? Illiterate and inconsiderate customers!

Another beef I have with some people is those who eat like monkeys at restaurants!

These are the customers who leave a messy trail of leftover food and spillage after a meal.

Such a sight reminds me of the annual Monkey Festival in November in Lopburi, about 150km northeast of Bangkok.

Hundreds of Crab-Eating Macaque monkeys, which are a symbol of Lopburi, are feted to many different kinds of food laid out on tables on a special day. The aftermath of the festival is often a sight to behold.

Similar traits are also displayed by some humans at our local restaurants.

Jeff Yong, after making his mark in the twisty maze of mainstream journalism, has finally decided to enjoy what he does best – observing the unusual and recounting the gleeful. He can be contacted at lifestyle.borak@ gmail.com.