So this happened last year. I was working as a bartender in this kinda fancy bar in LA where a lot of people come to show off. You get influencers, actors, TikTok people… that kind of crowd. One Friday night, this guy comes in with a girl. He looked like some Hollywood dude. Tall, kinda flashy, wearing expensive shit, beard perfectly trimmed, just screaming “I think I’m important.” The girl he was with was one of those types that look like they live on Instagram. She didn’t say much. He, on the other hand, was being loud and acting like he owned the place. Demanding a table that was already reserved, talking down to waitresses, trying to be funny but really just being a jerk. Then he said something to my coworker (who’s really sweet btw) like: Are your hands good for anything other than pouring drinks? She just looked shocked. I saw red. I told him, Yo man, maybe treat people like people, not like background extras in your life. He gave me that look like, you don’t know who you’re tal...
we all kinda just got used to that routine you know we read his note he gives us the biggest smile and goes on his way i always thought it was cool that he still came every day even tho it probably took extra effort for him
but then my coworker she’s kinda quiet type super shy she started taking sign language classes on her own like nobody asked her she just decided she wanted to make him feel more included she didn’t even tell anyone she was doing it she would just sit in the break room on her phone practicing or watch videos during lunch
one day i noticed her practicing in the mirror mouthing out words and doing hand signs i thought she was just being goofy or practicing a dance at first but turns out she was learning so she could actually greet him properly instead of just nodding or awkwardly waving the paper around
last week she finally decided to try she signed good morning to him and when i tell yall the look on his face bro it was pure joy he literally lit up like a christmas tree he started signing back super fast and she was trying her best to keep up she kept laughing and messing up but he was so patient with her
they must’ve stood there for like a good 5 mins just chatting in sign i don’t even know what they were saying but it looked like they were having the best convo ever she looked so proud of herself too and i swear we all just stood there watching with stupid grins on our faces
he ended up giving her this lil handwritten thank you note later that said something like thank you for learning to talk to me it means a lot and she actually teared up and hugged it like it was a golden ticket she taped it on her locker too now every morning they have these mini convos in sign and he’s started teaching her new words too sometimes they even joke around and she tries to sign silly stuff and he corrects her
now the rest of us are all inspired and we started picking up random signs too like good morning thank you have a nice day we still mess up a lot but he always laughs and helps us fix it it turned into this wholesome thing where the whole team is lowkey learning bits of sign language just to make him feel welcome
honestly seeing her effort made me realize how big of a difference small actions can make like she didn’t have to do any of that she just genuinely cared enough to make that connection and now it’s become the most heartwarming part of our mornings
some customers even started noticing and complimenting her and he brings his friends sometimes now and they all sign together and it’s just the cutest thing ever fr it gives me hope for humanity ngl
idk man it just hits different when you see ppl go out of their way to make someone else feel seen and heard we need more ppl like her fr
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