Tuesday, November 26, 2013

CP #2 Jordan: Hard Time on a Bar Dime

Husain and I met at Proof and I was surprised he wanted to go. I didn't know that he enjoyed imbibing alcohol. Unfortunately they did not have his brand of beer, which was some Italian brew. I suggested Stella, which is always a safe bet but he did not like it. As the night wore on we spoke about bar etiquette and some slang expressions we use for ordering drinks , like neat or on the rocks or straight up. At some point we some guy who knew exactly who I was but I couldn't remember him. New lesson: how to talk to someone that knows you but you don't know them. Use boisterous happy tone for greeting say I haven't seen you in a while and then engage about how life and class are going while searching for clues on how you know them. If all else fails start talking about a random party you went to with them and then they will reveal where you know them from. and play drunk if not already. Husain and I after conversing with several patrons ordered to shots of Jack and called it a night.

1 comment:

  1. Did you have a chance to speak to him about alcohol use in his country? It is often a sign of affluence, or at least Western "modernization" to drink alcohol. I wonder if it is illegal in his country, and how they get around the rules if it is.

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