Mean!who me mean? wasn't I the one that tipped here there and everywhere? Wasn't I the one that left the room reasonably tidy,to make the their job easier,and I was the one that generously left half a bottle of shampoo behind when it was time to go home not just to lighten my load in the suitcase,but to leave a little treat for them
Mean he called! me the one that gave rhe little old lady beggar,a good sized tip,and tried to help the mother and her baby.
This was anew line ,anew approach,from the hawkers I had not heard before.
Sure I'd heard the usual"Buy one more," no matter how many of whatever it was you had already bought.
"I give you good morning price","I rember u ".and "u promised were all familiar phrases,I'd grown to know and love.
But "mean' never! it shocked me, it threw me .
I bought 2 watches off this kind smiling Balinese ,for a price we both happily agreed upon.At the request of u buy one more I politely (or so I thought said no (I already owned more watches from Bali than any one person could wear in a lifetime
Suddenly this sweet little guy, changed into a pouting,childlike figure in front of me
He called me mean "why u so mean' he yelled "I be nice to u " "why u so mean to me"
A small crowd of on lookers had gathered.and feeling a little guilty,at the thought that I was being a little mean,and should have bought more than just 2 watches
I quickly chose another 2 then scurried away
As I left the beach I giggled to myself "what a clever little fellow was he"
And by the way_ who switched the tomatoe sauce for the hot chili at
Breakfast????.