I had been a year since I joined the comapany, when I heard a Lady say, the food in subway is really good. I knew she had been to US, so she was talking about Subway over there.
Background : Subway meant those underground crossings which we have where pedestrians are not allowed to cross the road. Ofcourse in Bangalore they have these hawkers selling pety stuff over there, so I assumed she meant the food she got there was good. I thought, lucky people, they get good food even in subways, all we get here is peanuts/cut guava/ or something which doesn’t look very healthy enough for us to eat.
I never discussed this with anyone to clarify, what subway food was all about. Few months later, I was in US and one of my friends suggested we go to “Subway”. I was thrilled, and wanted to see, what it was all about. Off he drove and stopped in front of a sandwich shop, which was called “SUBWAY”. The conversation was like this:
Me: Here?
Him : Yeah… this is Subway
Me: Oh (laughing at myself)
Him: It’s ok right? Or you want to go to Indian restaurant
Me: Its fine… I can try it out.
The first time I dint know what to order. I couldn’t understand what the fuss was all about. Bread and few veggies, so why go ga-ga over it. I dint go to subway for a long time after that.
Later, on a trip, one of my friends showed me that we could add sauces to it, have it with veggie patty etc etc. I started loving the sweet onion suace, slowly mustard. They even started with a broccoli cheddar soup. I liked that too…
Today when I was ordering in subway, when I asked for sweet onion, southwest, spicy mustard and I saw so many people in the queue (esp new to the corp world).. I wondered, when I was like them, I dint even know what this thing was… How things have changed!!!
Also, now I know Subway is just not the underbridge, but it’s a food chain.
PS: Hey the train system in New York is also called Subway… So if there was a Subway within Subway.. how would you say it?
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Words can be so confusing sometimes!! I used to visit Subway food outlets. Once, when I asked for a vegetarian sandwich, the girl who was till then handling meat simply picked up the break meant for me and started picking up veggies without changing her gloves. I asked her if she can change her gloves because I do not eat meat or someoneelse could serve me, while she can continue serving customers who ate meat. She shrugged off and shoulders and said "no one is free" as though indicating "do you want it or not?" I came back and from then I stopped patronizing Subway. I am not trying to be a critic here. Honestly, I do not like it when some people dont respect requests from vegetarians like me...a bit unrelated but thought of posting::)
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