Posted: 9/25/2006 8:13:37 PM EDT
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So, I work for a small software company located in Redmond. My particular team consists of: 1 Japanese 1 Romanian 1 Pakistani 1 Israeli 2 Americans It's quite a diverse crowd of people and to quote John Travolta, it's the little differences that make it interesting. What's my point? Well, last week, my boss, the Israeli asked if I could give him a lift over to a different building on campus, I obliged. We walked out to the parking lot and he asks which vehicle is mine. I point to my GMC Sierra 1500. "Ooh, the big truck?" I reply, "yup, pardon the mess, I kinda live in it with my commute" He gets in and is admiring every nuance about it, things I don't even notice. "This is really nice!" he says "I like it" I reply He then says, "I've never ridden in a large truck like this, this is cool" Fast forward to today. I'm walking out of the building and he hits me up for a ride again. I of course oblige. "Same building?" "Yes" He replies "Not that I can't walk over there, but I like riding in that truck of yours" It occurs to me that looking around the parking lots in Redmond, there aren't a lot of full size trucks. Most are small cars. I took a bit of pride thinking that little things about the US like our large pickups are things of wonder to people from other countries. Was kind of a shot to the ego and a reminder why people like my boss come to this country and get his citizenship. ETA: He was telling me the other day how he was excited that he got jury duty this month, only a year after getting his citizenship and how they do not have a court of your peers in Israel. 
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We were talking guns today, he was also fascinated with the idea that I once had AR-15s and AK-47s (before the boat accident) |
I can't believe it took that long for someone to make that kind of comment. I'm dissapointed in you guys. |
Well, if his residency is on the up and up, I'll show him how to get a WAC membership. 
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And a half assed one at that. 
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I work for a small rail shipping company in Everett. Our parking lot is just the opposite. Last week as we were arriving at the yard office in the crew shuttle for a break, my foreman commented "Is today drive your truck to work day?". To which I replied "Yes, didn't you get the memo?". 
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