I think the funniest thing that has happened to us so far in the Foreign Service was when we first moved to Ecuador. Ecuador is a high-crime country; there's no doubt about that. Every business and most of the well-to-do folks have guards posted outside their buildings and homes. We got used to that in a hurry, but I have to say that all those guns made me nervous.
What you don't expect to see much is a tank driving up to the local McDonald's very often. Not only that, but you don't expect four or five soldiers carrying AK-47s to jump out at said McDonald's and go inside while you're waiting to order your child's McQueso happy meal.
On this particular day, we were waiting in line to order when these armed-to-the-teeth soldiers/guards walk into the McDonald's. Imagine our surprise when they took off toward the kitchen of the restaurant. My hubby and I looked at each other, ready to bolt ASAP, figuring there was a really bad dude who was about to get shot. Well, out comes the manager--screaming at the soldiers in Spanish (which we only half understood at the time). The soldiers do a full "about face" and head out of the kitchen like they've seen a rat.
Then, to our total and complete shock, the manager comes running out with a handful of hair nets. You guessed it: they were for the soldiers!!!! It seems that--AK-47 carrying or not--EVERYONE needs a hair net to enter a McDonald's kitchen, even the guys coming to pick up the cash to deposit it at the bank.
What you don't expect to see much is a tank driving up to the local McDonald's very often. Not only that, but you don't expect four or five soldiers carrying AK-47s to jump out at said McDonald's and go inside while you're waiting to order your child's McQueso happy meal.
On this particular day, we were waiting in line to order when these armed-to-the-teeth soldiers/guards walk into the McDonald's. Imagine our surprise when they took off toward the kitchen of the restaurant. My hubby and I looked at each other, ready to bolt ASAP, figuring there was a really bad dude who was about to get shot. Well, out comes the manager--screaming at the soldiers in Spanish (which we only half understood at the time). The soldiers do a full "about face" and head out of the kitchen like they've seen a rat.
Then, to our total and complete shock, the manager comes running out with a handful of hair nets. You guessed it: they were for the soldiers!!!! It seems that--AK-47 carrying or not--EVERYONE needs a hair net to enter a McDonald's kitchen, even the guys coming to pick up the cash to deposit it at the bank.
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