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I opened my Facebook this w/e to see my MIL's status say"there was an armed robbery of(bank) this morning, have never seen so many folks including me hit the floor so quickly. Got a helluva fright. oh well this is South Africa."
The thing that astounded me was how blasé everyone there was about it. She was at a mall in a cafe when the shootout was on the next floor. I was impressed that everyone hit the floor quickly, but then they just went about their business. After it was safe to get up, she and her friend went into their post-adrenaline laughter/tears and went about their meal. She remarked, "Of course, by then the food was cold."
I shook my head and said (via Skype), "Seems like over there a waiter spilling a glass of water on you would cause about as much of an upset." They laughed and agreed. I said, "At least in CO we're allowed to shoot back." They agreed with that too.
I opened my Facebook this w/e to see my MIL's status say"there was an armed robbery of(bank) this morning, have never seen so many folks including me hit the floor so quickly. Got a helluva fright. oh well this is South Africa."
The thing that astounded me was how blasé everyone there was about it. She was at a mall in a cafe when the shootout was on the next floor. I was impressed that everyone hit the floor quickly, but then they just went about their business. After it was safe to get up, she and her friend went into their post-adrenaline laughter/tears and went about their meal. She remarked, "Of course, by then the food was cold."
I shook my head and said (via Skype), "Seems like over there a waiter spilling a glass of water on you would cause about as much of an upset." They laughed and agreed. I said, "At least in CO we're allowed to shoot back." They agreed with that too.