I walk to the coffee vending machine 4-5 times in a day. Same old daily routine - insert coin, select drink, select sugar and collect the drink. Nothing interesting but, that's the only thing that keeps me awake and working in office. There are a variety of drinks to choose from in the machine. Lately, a note has been pasted on the coffee machine with the heading 'Columbian Coffee Not Available'. The detail note is below.
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Columbian Coffee Not Available
Due to some issue with the packaging, columbian coffee
is not available at the moment.
This issue is under investigation and will be
rectified at the earliest opportunity.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
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This was something I couldn't help pondering upon since, i'm from a country where people have got so used to adjusting with the inconveniences around instead of giving importance to it. Maybe just a simple note saying 'Columbian Coffee Not Available. Apologies for any inconvenience.' would have been "more" than enough for me, (afterall isn't it just for a type of coffee that is missing??) but, the detail in the above note is remarkable. Though it's seemingly insignificant, it silently speaks a lot about the difference in the ways of life and the way people think and act.
3 comments:
Really very nice observation.. These small things sometimes make significant differences too..
Too much of everything is bad!
if someone says words make a difference, its here when i realize it does.
thks for the columbian coffee of words....
Here, in UK, people r extra-cautious about everything, no matter how insignificant it is. In our office, I find this note on every cupboard...
"Careful!!! Your fingers might get trapped in the hinges".
and lot more...
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