Last weekend I was sitting at a table waiting for Thai takeout and there was this older Asian woman sitting by me, engrossed in a conversation with the waitress. I’m always intrigued when I hear fluent, barely or non-accented English coming out of older Asians because I’m first generation and pretty much only accustomed to Chinglish coming from the mouth of wise elders.
Well, after the conversation died down, the waitress went to the back and the woman started eating her food. Only a few bites in she stood up and started reaching deep into the pockets of her high-waisted jeans. The aisles are narrow at Siam Chan, so when the waitress returned, the lady was in the way, and caught in an awkward position of having her hands shoved down her jeans. As people often do when odd behavior is witnessed by others, the woman felt the need to qualify her actions and continue just a bit longer.
