You Are Intelligent

I made the trek over to Chinatown particularly to stock up on tea as my supplies were dangerously low.


A friendly man was behind me at the cash register. As I was being rung up he pointed at my puchases of Oolong etc. and asked, "Do you like these?"

I responded, "Yes, I do. Very much. I like these better than ..."

He finished my sentence with, "You like tea better than coffee."

I said, "Why yes, I do. My husband loves coffee, but I drink tea."

He said, "You like this better than American tea."

I said, "Yes. These are very good, and they are also very good value."

That's when he said, "You are an intelligent woman." By then I'd paid and been packaged and it was his turn.

So then, why ain't I rich?  :)