the truth and the myth

"Hey there!" he shouted, in a polite way.

I rushed to him from the bar, hoping not another complain again.

"Yes, how can i help you sir?" i offered.

"Do you happen to know if your foods here have MSG ?

(I knew something wasn't right. I knew it!)

"Errr..." i paused.

"Do you know what's MSG??" he looked pissed.

Yess. "It's Monosodium Glu.... tamate??" D'oh .

"Wow, you knew?" he looked impressed.

(The thing with this customer, he thought peoples who wait for table are usually less educated, and working around the clock just for the monies.)

Bahh. The streotyping.

Back to the conversation,

He asked again, "So, do you know?"

"I am not quite sure. but i can check for you."

"Well, please do so." he looked panic.

And i ran to the kitchen with a confused look.

Along the pathway, Aunty B saw me. After confirming with her, i ran back to the customer with a glass of water.

"Heya sir, i am terribly sorry. Unfortunately, there... is."

"Oh no..oh noo..oh no..." he chanted while shaking his head.

"Shittt" was the only word in my heart. I know we are in the weeds again.

The customer said he is allergic to MSG, and he looked weird when we had the conversation.

He said he has left his medicine/tablets in the hotel room. Feeling dizzy and heart pain.

"Think!. think!!. think!!". the inner voice yelled at me.

I remember, i offered to call for an ambulance.

Hey, that's not a bad idea afterall? Eventhough he was still conscious. That's what we called precaution. Just.Incase. But he insisted that he's fine and kept saying it's alright.. And left with his wife with a cab and £1.70 as the graituity. Oh well.

Hmmm now i'm worried.

I just hope he is alright. If you happen to read any news about an American tourist died of MSG in the hotel room or sth. Harhar. You know why.

Waitress's pov : well, i am pretty sure the exclusion clause does not work here since it's not due to our negligence. He, at the first place should have told us his current illness and any allergic etc. Yes i pity him, but then again, when comes to own health, who has to be more precautious and responsible? Yes, we are almost everything. Clowns, marketers, economists, cleaner, runner, business analysts- but we're not your care taker.

What say you?