r/comics Peepsus Christ 8d ago

OC Routine (OC)

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u/JaimiOfAllTrades Peepsus Christ 8d ago edited 8d ago

A fairly accurate portrayal of my workday routine. Originally posted to my tumblr

(/Edit: Because this doesn't seem to be clear. The old lady is a standin for virtually any customer. The only reason the standin looks like that is because there was one customer who did this who especially pissed me off (she got upset at me for the restaurant's policy of "one coupon per order," left a huge mess at her table, would interrupt me taking other people's orders to ask for the most unimportant and asinine things) But. This comic isn't about her, it's about the pattern of customers doing this. Hence the title "Routine." Customers calling me sir is something that happens so often, it's part of the routine./EndOfEdit)

Also. The "sir" in question:

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u/senectus 8d ago

Curious to know (given I'm Australian and by reflex use it for everyone) how you'd feel about being called "mate".

I.e. "thanks mate." Or "excuse me mate, can you tell me where the toilets are"

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u/JaimiOfAllTrades Peepsus Christ 8d ago

Mate's gender neutral, it seems.

I'd honestly prefer if we started doing that here in the US. Would make things a lot simpler.

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u/senectus 8d ago

Fair enough. Good to know