The attendant began filling her tank with gas and checked her engine fluids. They struck up a conversation while he worked.
“ I’ve just moved to this area. What are the people like around here?” she asked.
“Well, what are the people like where you are from?”
“ Oh, they’re very nice and pleasant.”
“ That’s the way you’ll find them around here also.”
“ Oh, that is so good to know. Thank you sir.”
She left and ten minutes later another woman came in with the same routine.
“ I’ve just moved here and I was wondering what the people are like,” she asked as the attendant was cleaning her windshield.
“ Well, what are they like from where you moved from?”
“ Oh, I’m afraid they’re not very nice. They’re rude and obnoxious.”
“ I’m afraid you will find that they are that way around here too.”
“ Oh, that’s what I was afraid of?”