Casual Conversations at a Store
Hey, how's it going, man? How much this?
Okay.
Gonna throw chips on the floor and stuff.
That's all you want? Yeah.
Two seventy.
Okay. You need a bag too? Yeah, I need a bag.
Yeah, I got you.
Don't be rude and stuff. I got
you.
There you go.
Come on, man. Yeah, here. That's, that's your change.
Come on, man. Yeah.
What's going on, man?
That's fifty cents, bro.
Okay.
There you go.
Have a good day, bro. Thank you.
Your change, bro.
Your change.
You don't want your change?
Hello.
What's going on, man?
Good, good.
That's all you're getting?
Uh, one of that for me. What's up here?
Candy?
The candy, right.
You're only getting one, right?
Yep.
You want a bag?
Uh, no, no. That's good.
All right. That's one thirty-five, sir.
One thirty-five?
Yes, sir.
There you go.
That's one thirty-five right here. Thank you, man.
Have a good day.
Thanks.
Oh, but look. I gotta get two more 'cause-
Huh?
It's ninety-nine cents for three.
Yeah, it's ninety-nine cents for three, but you only paid me for one.
You only paid for one.
Well, I gotta, I gotta get two more.
You can get two more, but you're gonna have to pay for it,
'cause I only charged-
I already paid you.
You paid me for one and the water.
Uh-huh.
But
if you're gonna get two more, you're gonna have to pay for the other two
that
you're gonna get 'cause I only charged you for one.
You know what I mean?
I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna pay... I already paid you, bro.
I'm not gonna pay two more.
You got... Let me see. Let me see. Let me see.
My friend,
you only paid for one.
Mm-hmm.
Okay? You paid one thirty-five, a dollar for the water.
It's ninety, ninety-nine cent for three.
Yeah, but you only paid for one.
How you gonna get three?
That's all you can get.
Give me.
I'm trying to be nice here, man.
Okay.
Better-
Hey, what's up, Danny? What's up, dog? Hey, let me get the... How much is it?
That's two fifty, bro. Hey, I only got a dollar.
You only got a dollar? Yeah.
But hold on though. Okay. I
only have
a dollar, he said,
bro. Hey, let me slide with you 'cause I only got a
dollar. Yeah, go ahead, bro.
All right.
Yo, what's up, pop? What's going on, man?
Hold on. All right. How much is this? I gotta go. Dropping chips on the floor.
What happened? How much is this? I gotta go.
How much is this? You gotta go. Yeah. You in a rush? Yeah.
Okay.
That's all you're getting? Yeah. Two dollars.
Here you go. Throwing the money
too.
Mm-hmm. You got a bag?
Huh? You got a bag? A bag?
Yeah. No, I don't have any bags, bro.
You don't?
You got a bag? Say what? You don't got a bag? No,
I don't have any bags, man.
No bags.
Why? Huh? Why? I don't have any bags.
Go ahead, take your chips.
Don't be rude and stuff.
Hey, man. What's going on, bro?
That's all you're getting? Yep.
Doritos.
Two seventy, bro. Huh? Two seventy. Huh?
Two seventy. I didn't hear you. Two, two seventy, bro.
I only want this one.
What's this, bro?
One fifty. One fifty? One fifty. One sixty. Oh. I see one- That one.
Yeah, but it's two seventy, my guy. Yeah, make it work. Make it work? Yeah.
Okay.
I'm not gonna put something I'm not gonna be making. I'm gonna make it work.
Man, now what are you doing? Well, didn't you say to make it work? Yeah.
Okay.
I only want this.
Yo, yo.
Yo.
What's going on, man?
Good morning, man. Good morning.
Good morning.
Can I get a straw please?
A what?
A straw.
Yeah, I got you. Gatorade and a coffee.
Yes, sir.
Four-
How you doing, man?
Four fifty. I'm all right, man. You?
Best believe. I'm okay.
Yes, sir.
Getting ready for work.
Yes, sir.
You said four fifty?
Yeah.
All right.
Thank you.
What's this, man?
It's money.
Money?
It's money, brother.
Come on, bro. I mean, I know,
I know it's early morning and you're trying to get your coffee
and go to work, but
does it look like we in Guyana?
Bro, what are you talking about, bro?
It says Bank of Guyana over here, bro. Look.
Boy, don't... No, bro. No, bro. Look, all this the same, bro. It's the same.
It's money. It's money Bro, I know it's money,
but we're not in Guyana,
my man. We're in America
I'm Guyanese and, uh, it's money
I, man, I don't care if you're Chinese, this is not American money
Well, I already drunk some coffee, man. What you want me to do?
I know you got more money in that wallet
I drunk some water already, too, so yeah
Okay, well you can drink coffee, Gatorade, whatever you want
Guyana money, Guyana man, here you take it
That's how you wanna do this?
Bro, what, what you want me to do?
Okay, here look.
I don't care you opened this
Oh, man. So, so my money no good-
Give me so- give me some American money.
I, I can't take this here, man
Okay, but it's Guyanese money
But we're not in Guyana, we're in America
Okay. I'm Guyanese and I'm in America
I respect that, but I can't take that here
Okay, we're in America
Exactly
I'm Guyanese
Okay
I'm giving you money in America
This is Guyanese money. It says Bank of Guy-
I know it's Guyanese money. I'm Guyanese
Give me some real money, man
What are you talking about?
Give me some real money
All right, man, how much, how much-
Give me some American money
How much?
Four fifty, man. Damn
All right, I got 50 cent. I owe you four dollars
What?
I owe you four dollars, bro
All that money you got in your wallet
This American money. This is not Guyanese money.
Like you said
That's exactly what I want. I want American money.
I don't want this
Oh, man
What I'm gonna do with this?
Oh, man. Spend it
Spend it? You spend it
I'm trying to spend it now
When you go back to your country, then you spend it
Oh, don't do that. You don't do that, man.
You ain't gotta be like that, bro. I come here every day.
I can't spend my money?
Not that
All right, all right
That's American money. This is Guyanese money
All of it's Guyanese money 'cause it's a Guyanese man's money
Well, there you go. Thank you very much
All right, you have a good one, man
Yeah, you too, man
Appreciate you, bro
It's too early. It's too early for that
Can I get an American bag?
Thank you, sir
Yeah
You have a good one, bro
Yeah, you too, man
Word
Tripping
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