Monday, March 1, 2010

Man Crazy

Did I mention that I'm enjoying working from home? No? Well, now that I've mentioned it, I do love working from home ... LOL! I managed to finish all that I needed to do for the day and after checking out this free life insurance quote, I can go take a nap which is something that I wouldn't be able to do if I was still working full time.

I don't really have anything else to do for the day and my appointments are set for tomorrow so I've got loads of free time on my hands. I must say this working from home idea is pretty neat. I just wonder why it took me so bloody long to actually start this! I even had time to go shopping with wifey just now. So yeah, I'm enjoying being my own boss right now :D

Speaking of shopping, wifey has this very strange habit or rather requirement when it's time pay for our groceries or stuff. She will always INSIST we go to a cashier terminal that's manned by a male cashier. And she doesn't mind waiting in line even if the queue is long. She will never want to go to a terminal that's manned by a woman, unless she has no choice.

And no, it's not cos she's 'man' crazy (LOL!), it's cos she says women cashiers are 'songeh betul' (obnoxious)! According to her, women cashiers tend to be governed by their moods and can be rather rude and irritating at times. She says the men are much more easy going and more efficient (of course la we men are more efficient ... hahaha!) and are NEVER governed by their moods.

Ok, before all you women start bashing me for being a male chauvinistic pig or something, remember this observation is coming from wifey, another woman and not me. I just find it amusing that every time we shop, she'll walk past all the checkout lanes and look for one manned by a male cashier.

But she does have a point. We've on many occasions before suffered at the hands of female cashiers who are rude, 'songeh', sour-faced and whatnots. It's like as if we forced them to stand there. There have been times when they even just chuck our groceries like as if we didn't pay for it. And god forbid if you ask them for extra shopping bags!

The men on the other hand (and I'm not being biased here) are much easier to deal with and are way more patient with customers. And you seldom if ever, see them with a 'sour' face. So whenever we go shopping and it's time to pay she'll walk up to all the checkout counter looking for one manned by a male cashier.

And if there happens to be no men on duty, she will meticulous look at all the women cashiers one by one before deciding which one will give her the least grief. Trust me, it can be quite a funny scene. So the next time you go shopping and you see this girl walking up and down all the checkout lanes checking out all the men, that'll be my wife! LOL!
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16 comments:

  1. Well, it's a known fact that women are a moody lot. So definitely I can't say much to defend our kind ... LOL!

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  2. Hmmm actually your wife has a point. I think most male cashiers have always said "Thank you" with a smile when they give me back my change.

    Can't say the same for most female cashiers though.

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  3. Wenny - Hahaha ... I'm so inclined to agree with you!

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  4. Sriyany - Yes, all male cashier always say thank you with a smile. They're not affected by any mood swings and stuff like that.

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  5. I always noticed that cashiers (male and female) alike will say thank you to a Mat Salleh.
    TheMat Salleh in front of me gets a Thank you from them and I will get a sour look instead. :(

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  6. you know, i gotta agree with your wife.

    and i hate it when the female cashiers gave their sour face while attending to customers. some even cakap kasar2 lagi..and im even more pissed off if the dont say thank you.

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  7. Hehehe...what to do liao!

    Women got different hormone level than male. Hehehe

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  8. Working from Home RULES. And you are doing a great job at managing your time being that you get to take a nap!

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  9. LOL... I always look for an empty lane cos I'm probably equally as moody.

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  10. I have fun reading your post. I am also a work at home dad and my wife is also like that. Great post.

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  11. Lina - That is SO true. I don't know why our service industry people treat Mat Sallehs better than us lowly locals! That's something I've seen happen countless times.

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  12. Carol - Oh yes, forgot about the cakap kasar ones! They really get on my nerves.

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  13. Willie - Hahaha ... you better be careful pal or else all the women here gonna smack you silly ... LOL!

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  14. Meleah - Yes it does. I've learned to work smart these days, so more napping time for me ... LOL!

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  15. Terra - Hahaha! Not many empty lanes these days la, well during the time I shop anyway.

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  16. Work At Home Dad - Hey, welcome to my blog :D Cool, a fellow work at home dad. I'm glad I discovered this work from home thing.

    Your wife goes around looking for male cashiers too? LOL! Join the club :D

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