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My first job was at a Staples office supply store in a town known for its tourism and glitz and glamour. Several times in my 15 months at that store, a German t
by geocrasher 6y ago
My first job was at a Staples office supply store in a town known for its tourism and glitz and glamour. Several times in my 15 months at that store, a German tourist would be seen wandering around the store, clearly lost. More than once they asked, in broken English, "where is the Milk?"
staple
/ˈstāpəl/
plural noun: staples
1. a main or important element of something, especially of a diet. "bread, milk, and other staples"
Considering that the Office Supply store was called Staples, and the local grocery stores were Alpha Beta, Vons, and Ralphs, one could understand their confusion!
- unphased 6y agoIt's funny that you did the German capitalization of all nouns in that broken English quote! It does add a delightful German feel to the quote.
- smabie 6y agoAlpha Beta, Vons and Ralph's... I wonder what town you are referring to
- geocrasher 6y agoI don't like posting specifics about myself online, but it was in the Coachella Valley in California
- ma2rten 6y agoWas this a very long time ago? Staples is a well known chain of office supply stores in Germany as well.
- cyxxon 6y agoAs a German, I only know Staples from American TV shows and movies. Is there Staples IN Germany? And yes, I live in a city of several hundred thousand inhabitants.
- hansoolo 6y agoOnline online I suppose
- kuschku 6y agoThere are several, for example there's one in the Ostseepark Raisdorf, Schwentinental, near Kiel
- ma2rten 6y agoIt seems like they are more concentrated in West-Germany. There are apparently none in Berlin, for example. https://staples.de/filial-finder.html https://staples.de/filial-finder.html
- geocrasher 6y agoIt was almost 30 years ago... my how time flies.
- raverbashing 6y ago> and the local grocery stores were Alpha Beta, Vons, and Ralphs, Well talk about making it easier for outsiders (though to be fair Publix does not sound like a supermarket neither)
- madcaptenor 6y agoI wonder if any Germans, thinking "surely this town has decent public transportation", wander into a Subway sandwich shop thinking it is an underground train.