I was standing with Wee Jimmy at the coffee shop this morning when I guest shook my hand and told me they had sailed with me before and then said, “So, don’t take this the wrong way”…….as soon as he said that I knew I wasn’t going to like what was said next because no good can come from beginning a sentence that way..
It’s the same when a guest says “Don’t be offended, but” ……..or…….”I don’t mean to bother you.”
Anyway, the guest carried on telling me he had cruised with me on the Carnival Triumph and “it seems like you’ve put on some weight.” Then he quickly added: “But you look good still.”
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