So this past week I spent a significant portion of time at a certain [retail pharmacy] in a slightly less desirable area of town. Now, I personally really like this store but it isn't exactly the suburbs. I've never felt unsafe but I wouldn't just loiter around the store for fun.
Now on to the fun stories. Lady walks up to counter with younger friend/possibly daughter to get prescriptions. Younger lady looks at my nametag as I'm ringing up the older lady and the following conversation ensues:
Young Lady: Is your name really Nikita?
Me: yup, sure is.
Young Lady: that is soooo ghetto
Me (thinking): should I say thank you or be offended?
Another fun story. Lady walks up to counter and is bantering with the lady with her. Banter ends with, "n***** shut up" directed at friend and "OH MY GOSH, I'm so so so sorry, I shouldn't have said that, I'm sorry, my bad" etc... directed at --- guess who --- ME?! I am not sure why I would be more offended than her friend but it seems that using this term in front of a white girl is a huge taboo. I don't know... but I found it humorous non the less.
So, maybe my stories aren't very PC but they are what happened... and they are part of why I love that store :-)
That's all for now.
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