Let me preface this entry by saying that the overwhelming majority of Hungarians I have met and interacted with have been incredibly nice and accommodating (especially my co-workers). However, this post is not about them. I dedicate this post to those in Budapest who have waited on me in a customer service capacity with extreme frowns, exaggerated eye rolls and exasperated sighs. I love you all. As a person who spent many years in your field I have to say: I get it. People suck. And I am not someone you want to wait on b/c, first of all, I don’t speak Hungarian (or German or any other language you know unless you’re familiar w/ Pig Latin or Spanglish), I am going to have a million questions in addition to my initial question, then I’m going to require lots of detailed directions/instructions and, chances are (since I’m American), I will drop an “awesome” or “cool.” Let’s be real, I’m just jealous that you can huff and puff at me and get away with it. In the U.S., where “the customer is always right,” I had to eat shit lots of times when waiting on people. I like that you not only refuse to eat shit, you throw it in people’s faces (and maybe even smear it). So I’m going to continue to ask my annoying questions and you continue to be annoyed by me. Deal?