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The original was posted on /r/talesfromretail by /u/everyoneareperfect on 2025-01-08 14:20:59+00:00.
A few important things to know. I live in Finland and during the story I was 14 years old. When you turn 14 in Finalnd you can get a 2-week summer job (6h per day for 10 days no weekends). Now the story. About 4 days into working I was stocking selves in the nut and cereal aisle with 2 other summer workers. At some point this canadian woman (I'll call her C for canadian) comes up and asks if I speak english. I said "yes and how can I help you". Well when C realized that I could speak english she started talking politics and how bad the economic situation in Canada is for a few minutes. When C finally stopped her Husband arrived who was also Finnish and from the same town I was. He greeted me, looked at his wife, grabbed the nuts they were looking for and left. C looked at me, said that she hopes she will see me in Canada some day. Then C thanked me for helping. I just smiled and said have a great day. The I turned to the other workers told them what happened and we laughed for a while.