September 27, 2012
Opinion
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Customers, we have feelings too! As a worker in the food industry, I’d like to point out a few things that customers do that annoy us, and give some truth to the old saying “don’t mess with the people who make your food.” Things that, to you, may seem harmless and polite, but to us, are the bane of our existence. For starters, please do not tell us how to do our job. We don’t tell you how to eat the food, and we don’t complain if you chew with your mouth open. Along with that,
PLEASE do not reach over the glass and point to the food you want! I get that you want Sesame Chicken and I know which one it is. There is glass for a reason. It is meant to keep your hands away from the food. This is both disgusting and very rude to us and the other customers who have been waiting patiently in line for food. Going with that, please speak up when ordering something. I have people who whisper what they want so I have to guess. Then, they turn into a wild animal and yell at me saying that it wasn’t what they had asked for. Where did this side of you come from, my dear customer?! Why
couldn’t you have used that volume earlier?! Why didn’t you specify that you didn’t want any egg rolls?! While I’m fixing your food, conversation is inevitable. If I talk to you, please have the courtesy to at least acknowledge that I’m talking to you. Please don’t be the customer who scowls the whole time and says absolutely nothing. If I say “Thank you” or “Have a nice day/night”, please be polite enough to respond appropriately to each of them. Be as polite to us as you would be to anyone that’s doing you a service. Respect us. We give you your food, or in my case, your Chinese food! Don’t stand there
texting your best friend making me, and other customers, wait on you to make up your mind. I don’t care what your friend has to say, get on with it! And finally, learn to pronounce the name of the foods correctly even if it is foreign to you. Now these were just extreme examples of the annoyances that we have to deal with. Take this in as a way to better yourself as a person and to get a better experience when out getting food. Use it in your daily lives! As my cook says, “Have nice day! Come again!”
There are so many sweet things to miss about summer: the pool, sleeping in, no stress, etc. However, I find it quite sad that the number one thing missed among many students is the ability to use the restroom whenever you want. What kind of person is not allowed to go to the bathroom when they need to? I never thought I would have to argue my right to do something as common and daily as sleeping, eating, and breathing.
Many teachers may argue that we need to go during the passing period, which, if you have super speedy line-passing powers, is a great idea! Maybe it never occurred to anyone that I didn’t have to go during the passing period which was 30 minutes ago. It’s quite difficult to go get your materials for the next class, use the restroom (which might take longer than five minutes if there is a line), and get all the way across the school to your next class in the time allotted for a passing period. Rushing and scrambling around is just not worth the many tardies you will receive. A large majority of the
students at Xavier are athletes, which means they drink plenty of water throughout the day. Last time I checked, water=restroom needed. The age-old question of, “can you hold it?” should not even be in someone’s vocabulary. Making someone hold their urge to go to the bathroom is very bad for your health and can cause lots of health issues. “Holding it” can cause the bladder to stretch and overtime you may lose the ability to know when it is time to go. Many people believe that by the time you are in high school, you are intelligent enough to know when
it is time to use the restroom, but apparently that is just not good enough. Who can tell you, as a high school human being, when you are allowed to go the bathroom? I think by the time I am old enough to drive, I can be civilized enough to make that decision for myself. The fact of the matter is that using the bathroom is a right as a human being. It is not a privilege we receive, and being able to go to the bathroom when we need to should not have to be begged for.
Congrats senior class! We did it! We are finally top dog at Xavier High School, and with that comes exciting traditions such as senior parking, senior patio, senior release, and senior pictures. Yes, senior pictures. Most of you have probably taken your pictures and now comes the slightly awkward part: handing them out. Some questions may pop into your head like, “When do I start handing them out?” “Do I give them to the people I’m not close to?” and even “How do I hand them out?” Well look no further, because this article is a guide to help you deal with these difficult questions.
How soon is too soon? For those of you who got their pictures taken in June, you’re probably on the edge of your seat waiting to show everyone your gorgeous pics, but relax. No need to jump the gun too soon. Wait until others start to hand theirs out so you can gush over each other’s smiling faces at the same time. Also, you don’t want to hand all yours out too soon and be sad when others are still in the process come October. Who do I give them out to? This seems obvious. You hand your senior pictures out to your friends… but then who else? You don’t want to give one of the potentially best pictures you will ever take to just anyone. And what if you give so many to randoms that you have none left for your underclassmen buddy? The solution: set aside the
wallets you want to save for your close friends and write a note on the back for them. That way, you can’t give it out to a random person AND when your friends are looking back at them in twenty years, not only will they be laughing at your out-of-date clothes and hair, but they will enjoy your hilarious inside joke written on the back. How do I hand them out? It may seem simple, but there is a science to this part. You don’t want to be the person shoving your wallet size portraits down your classmates’ throats, but you also don’t want to end up with one hundred extra pictures of yourself because you were too shy to hand them out. So where’s the happy medium? Ask them if they want one of your pictures, then ask them for one of theirs. This takes the pressure off
Brennan Graeve Opinion Writer
We gotta fight for the right to potty
Morgan Noonan Opinion Writer
Stress-free guide to senior pictures
you: you hand out your pictures casually, and receive others’ pictures all in one step. Easy as that. So there you have it! The guide to an awkwardless senior picture season. Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen: I apologize this article has no guidance for you and your high school probs, but you’ll thank me later.
CJ Lampe Opinion Writer
Lunchtime Poll Number of students who have brought their lunch sometime this year:
247/753
Number of students who bring their lunch on a regular basis:
175/753