(My friend and I are customers at a cafe. Note that she is legally blind but sees vague shapes. We usually order together and I help her, but not this time. She has no problem asking for help, so it’s usually not an issue.)
My Friend: “I would like a tea, please.”
Barista: *hands her a cup of water* “Here you go. You get your tea over there.”
My Friend: “Where?”
Barista: “There!” *vaguely waves her hand*
My Friend: “I’m sorry, but could you be more specific, or maybe show me? You see, I’m—”
Barista: “IT’S RIGHT THERE! WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND?!”
(At this point, the whole café has gone quiet. My friend smiles calmly.)
My Friend: “Yes. Yes, I am. Now, could you please show me where it is?”
(The barista turned bright red and didn’t know what to say. At this point, I had caught up to my friend and took her arm and led her to the tea. The barista? They ran into the kitchen, embarrassed.)
n3bulas-and-satelites said:
Right now, I’m so desperately in need of new glasses (I’ve only had my current ones for about a year and a half), that I can’t actually read signs or anything from any sort of distance. Even my computer screen’s fuzzy atm. So yeah, I get this.
n3bulas-and-satelites said:
Right now, I’m so desperately in need of new glasses (I’ve only had my current ones for about a year and a half), that I can’t actually read signs or anything from any sort of distance. Even my computer screen’s fuzzy atm. So yeah, I get this.
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