On Martin Luther King Day my wife and I walked into a local Chinese Buffet restaurant that we had walked into many times before. We thought we knew the price we were going to have to pay for lunch but that day the price was a shock to us.
The first thing we saw was a large handwritten sign next to the podium that the Little Asian Lady who would show us to our seats usually hides behind because she is a Small Asian Lady.
As soon as I saw the handwritten sign I looked toward the hiding podium, but I could not see the Little Asian Lady because she was really hiding behind the hiding podium today.
I don't think I would have been surprised to find out Asians had respect for Martin Luther King but the degree of their respect for him was a surprise to me.
They had so much respect for Martin Luther King that they had raised their price by $8.00 above their usual price to a whopping $21.00!
It was at this point that the Little Asian Lady stuck her head around the side of the hiding podium, and she said one single word, "Holiday".
Maybe my problem is I don't understand Asian Customs and Traditions. Maybe in Asia it is a sign of Respect to charge more money if you are selling something to a person you respect.
That's it! Maybe they were charging me
more because they respected me and it just happens to be a Holiday.
What do I know, in Asia it might even be an insult to charge someone you respect the usual common ordinary low price.
That must be it...Or is it?
On the other hand, if this is the case, why does the Little Asian Lady feel compelled to hide behind the Hiding Podium while she says, "Holiday" to me?
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
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