eavesdropping

was eavesdropping today while waiting for take out at my favorite quick korean restaurant in the neighborhood. (by quick korean restaurant, i mean a place that we think of as a sit-down korean restaurant that serves delicious food, but actual koreans think of as a not very delicious fast food-type restaurant where you only go if you're broke.  ~lol~)  


this is the first time i've gotten take out at this place.  we usually just order delivery.  


setting:  a small restaurant with an open kitchen in the back.  


characters: 
three sweaty ajummas (older woman) cooking in a tiny kitchen.  
one cranky ajumma packaging up food for serving/delivery (basically, preparing the banchan )side dishes),
     wrapping delivery items in plastic wrap, serving food if 
     you're eating in, etc.).  
one old ajosshi (older man) taking phone orders.  


the conversation:


three cooking ajummas:  (yelling something at the cranky ajumma) "it's right there."


tired ajumma: "no."


three cooking ajummas:  "yes yes yes there there there. get the banchan. here's the soup."


tired ajumma: (muttering under breath)


ajosshi:  "you're loud"


three cooking ajummas: "get the bowl"


ajosshi: "it's not there."


three cooking ajummas: "YES IT IS GET IT RIGHT---"


ajosshi: "I SEE IT" (rather violently throwing styrofoam bowl at ajummas)


three cooking ajummas: (laughing loudly)


ajosshi: "aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you are so noisy.  shit."


~LOL~ 


so then, when i was trying to leave, they asked if i needed a spoon.
i said no, i was going home.  
then they asked where i lived.
i said "i live in this neighborhood, it's close." 
then they said "you're from japan, right?"
i said, no, i came from the US.  
and then they gave me a delivery menu (i have two at home) and said "next time just order delivery, don't come here."  


which i think means that since i live so close they can just deliver, instead of meaning they don't want me in their restaurant.


but who knows.  ~lol~