Embarassement

Yesterday, a Caucasian couple came into the restaurant and I was the one serving them. They were exceptionally polite and I was really flattered by their thank yous and the words they use. I dare to say that they are the best customers I had served.

Today, they came in to dine again and I was the one serving them again. I was also taught how to handle the billing machine too. The problem is it does not calculate how much change you have to give back. You have to do it usuing a calculator. Just so happens that the receptionist was not around while the Caucasian couple were paying the bills so I took over. Their bill was 81 dollars and they gave me 120 dollars. I was shocked and panicked. They walked away after saying "They are for you."

I told them to stop and said "No, I cant do that"

The reason is because they are too kind and I don deserve that. There is no tips system in the restaurant in the first place anyway.

But here came the problem. The entered 100-81 on the calculator and I just gave them 19 dollars of change; short of 20 dollars.

I only found out that I gave the wrong change when the receptionist came back and saw the money.

I know those Caucasians will never read my blog. But if you do, I will gladly return the 20 dollars to you from my own pocket. (The boss kept the rest of the extra anyway).

I will always remember their faces and smiles and I will always have a 20 dollars note in my wallet so that one day when I see them on the streets, I will insist on returning the money back to them.

I know it sounds silly and people must be thinking that I am a madman. But they are really too kind and I don deserve this 20 dollars.