Canadian: Is there anything I should know about Cuban business customs before we get started?
Translator: No.
Girl with tray of espressos walks in and hands one to each person.
Canadian: I don’t drink coffee.
Translator: You do today.
Cuban Health Ministry
Havana, Cuba
Overheard by: Drank the coffee
Employee: I’m tired of seeing movies that are just, like, The Adventures of White People.
Kane Hall, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Anonymous
Co-worker: If I didn’t have so much to do, I would get a lot more done.
3675 Ruffin Road
San Diego, California
Salesman: You know, customers who want their parts on time and in decent condition really get on my nerves.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Salesman: Yeah, I’m fucking fed up with that guy. He hasn’t sent in his reports for weeks. Just keeps flying out to Texas. What the fuck are we paying him for, anyway?
Manager: Texas? What’s he doing in Texas?
Salesman: Oh, apparently his dad died or something.
3000 Birch
Brea, California
Config Manager Guy: It’s like the island of misfit toys over there.
DBA: I don’t want to be in support, I want to be a dentist.
2202 N. Westshore Boulevard
Tampa, Florida
Manager: Yeah, in order for me to work it out, I had to bend over backwards and slap some K-Y jelly on it.
Radio Shack
California
Overheard by: Stephen
Agent #1: I am really upset today about something I saw on the History Channel…
Agent #2: Was it about Nazis?
Agent #1: No, it was about the universe. There are theories out there that say the universe will end in about five billion years.
Agent #2: And that upsets you? Why?
Agent #1: Well, if it is all just going to up and end one day, then what’s the point of me doing all this paperwork bullshit?
Agent #2: Oh, I know, it really gets to me too, sometimes.
Washington, DC
