Light at the end of the tunnel

• I walked into a shoe shop today, expecting the usual poor service, expecting to have to speak english in a broken staccato way to have myself understood, and be frustrated as the sales assistant followed me around like I was going to pocket on of the display shoes...however, as I asked for me size to a very tall young man who approached me, he answered back in a polite cultured voice in perfect English which took me aback! Turns out he was a 17 year old Kuwaiti kid who decided not to sit on his arse for the summer, but (despite many protests from his parents) went out and got himself a job to keep himself occupied and get some customer service experience prior to taking a year's exchange program in the US next school year. I told him he was unique and his parents should be very proud of him. It nearly brought me to tears...they are rare but there are some good ones out there. Hopefully enough to eventually come back and make a difference.

  Impressed 07 Jul 2009, 05:50 - Report

Kuwait + Culture