Idiot Commuters!

[thefirstlady]

Hi, I'm new to SGT.com, but not to SGs! So I thought I'd share. :)

Last week...

Several guests approached me, one eyeing my nametag very intently.

Guest - "You're from GEORGIA?!"
Me - "Yes, sir."
Guest - "How far away is that from here?"
Me - "To my town, about four hours."
Guest - "YOU DRIVE FOUR HOURS TO WORK EACH DAY???"
Me - "Um, actually -"
OtherGuest - "Is it true they even have people from other countries who work here?"
Me - "Yes, Disney hires people from all over the world. For example, at Epcot -"
Guest - "Like from China?"
Me - "Yes, there are cast members from -"
Guest - (more quietly and to the other guests) - "These people commute back and forth from other countries each day to work at an amusement park! What fucking IDIOTS!"

As they walk off and I'm left staring at their retreat dumbfounded, a very elderly guest (probably 80+) motions towards where they'd been and whispers, "If I'd ever raised such idiots, I'd've taken 'em out back and shot 'em."

I had to take a few moments for myself in the stockroom to compose myself again after that!

[darph nader]

Kudos to the elderly guest. Someone please save us from those other fools.
Welcome btw,have a beverage. :pepsi:

[Lasolimu]

I'm glad somewhere nearby wasn't a moron and could understand that they weren't commuting from those places. Unfortunately, I've been saying it for years, but common sense isn't very common it seems; almost like it's a super power or something... :p:

Hello thefirstlady, I am the resident dragon you were warned of and would like to offer you a very warm* welcome to that slice of the internet we call SGT. This website contains threads with quick twists and turns and I would like to advise you to not try to hard to keep up with them. Please keep your hands, arms, and legs safely inside the website at all times and enjoy your stay.

*this instance of warm is actually hot**... very hot

**this instance of hot means that you are now literally on fire, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for any inconvenience

[Buggy]

What sort of transportation gets you to and from China for work each day, and can I leverage that for more frequent visits to the park?

[DragonFox98]

Welcome, thefirstlady!!! :waves: Nice to have you on board (especially since you had a great story!) :D:

[glendalais]

It's not the first time it's happened. I can't even count anymore the number of times I've had people ask if I commute to work from Quebec on a daily basis.

I just so want to point out that the only direct flight to Orlando from Montreal lands at about 12:00 p.m. and then departs to return to Montreal about 50 minutes later. But these are SGs, and if the mental calculations don't overload them, they're still not going to allow simple facts to get in the way of their beliefs, lol.

[Big Wallaby]

Hello, thefirstlady, and
:sgthello:

I see you've already received your cooking. We usually like to do the less painful part of welcoming people to the site first... but when the dragon wakes up before you, there's not much you can do.

Enjoy your time here.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

You should tell them that Disney makes tinkerbell and her friends transport you to work each day!!


Welcome!

have some rum!

[Widget]

Or just tell them that Disney bought the rights to Star Trek's transporter and that is how all the cast members commute back and forth to work each day.

[Chaka Peachfuzz]

WOW!!!

It takes all kinds. I would love to buy the elderly guest a drink!!!