[OT] command of English by non-native speakers

[Christopher Chan]

Robert Holtzman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 08:44:27PM -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
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>> Don't /even/ ask them to count change back to you.  Where's the
>> calculator?
> 
> I actually ran into this in an Albertson. The power went out as I was
> about to pay and the young mouth breather at the register couldn't make
> change because he didn't have a calculator.  I left the whole cart full
> of groceries on the checkout stand and walked out.
> 

They should have a set of abacus on standby. :-P