Those people

I used to blog, once upon a time, in an office far, far away, about a courier driver (CD) who used to frequent said office.

This CD used to annoy me endlessly with bad jokes, racist observations and generally bigoted points of view.

That was, until I moved offices. He now frequents my office on a daily basis and this morning he came up with a pearler when talking about a Zimbabwean-born journalist that recently began working for us.

CD: "He's a really nice guy."

Me: "Mm-hmm."

CD: "He's really well educated."

*At this point I am reminded of a Boston Legal episode in which William Shatner's character told Jaleel White's character that he was "Very well-educated. You know, for someone like yourself."*

Me: ...

CD: "You know, I really like it when those people (that's right, he said 'those people') get out of their home country, get a good education somewhere else and do well for themselves. Then, eventually, they can go back to their countries and make it a better place."

Me: "Um, yeah. Talk to you later."