Suffice it to say, the title of this book says it all. I found it to be a very entertaining book, part of which I read on the subway today, suppressing a chuckle every now and then so as not to draw undue attention to myself from fellow riders. I'd like to cite two excerpts from the book which made me laugh:"Customer: Do you stock Nigella Lawson under 'sex' or 'cooking'?"Bookseller: It's a tough call, isn't it?""Customer (holding up a copy of Ulysses): 'Why is this book so long? Isn't it supposed to be set in a single day? How can this many pages of things happen to one person in one day? I mean, I get up, have breakfast, go to work, come home... sometimes I might go out for a drink, and that's it! And, I mean, that doesn't fill a book, does it?' "This is a book that can be easily read (and savored) in a few hours. Enjoy. I didn't feel like heading into work.. so I picked this up and read it on my commute. I laughed as much as I groaned with second-hand irritation. It gave me war flashbacks.Years ago I had to man an EMPTY deli counter, simply to tell customers we were unable to serve them due to a water issue, and it was HOURS AND HOURS of people leaning in really close, looking at the empty black box of a counter, covered in neon caution tape and closed signs, and pointing at things they'd like 100 grams of. I watched them confer with each other over which invisible, featureless, unlabeled item they would like. I watched them lift up a closed sign to get a better look at the counter before ordering 3 things, gesturing at each NONEXISTENT ITEM.. NOT EVEN EMPTY BOWLS. JUST 8 FEET OF EMPTY BLACK SPACE WITH CLOSED SIGNS. Swearing at me for not grabbing the NONEXISTENT ITEM "right there". Not even having a decent OH MY GOD I'M AN IDIOT reaction when they finally clued in (usually by me showing them there was no ham or trays or anything besides blackness and neon closed signs). At that same deli, in an upscale neighbourhood, I had a lady once try to punch me because I gave her her order free because our scale was broken. Tried to punch me while screaming, "WHY WON'T YOU GIVE ME MY CHEESE???".. as I was smiling, holding out free cheese to her.Man...The average consumer is frighteningly stupid. Legitimately terrifyingly so. And it boggles my mind as I do not encounter these people in my day to day. Retail is a strange place...So I enjoyed this aha.
What do You think about Kummallisia Kysymyksiä Kirjakaupassa (2012)?
This is absolutely brilliant can't wait to read the sequel!
—HoneyBlanco
