Serge from Babka<p>He looked at me and he said "Kosher food.... What exactly are you looking for?"</p><p>me: "Kosher food?"</p><p>him: "Exactly What is Kosher food."</p><p>me: (a little stunned and unsure how to answer) "Food for Jews?"</p><p>him: Well we go these crackers in.... (pointing to a display of matzoh I hadn't seen). Is there anything you're looking for specifically?</p><p>me: Well that's good (I hadn't seen the matzoh). What about gefilte fish, or borcht, or bamba, or....?</p><p>him: *looks blankly* I'm sorry I'm not very.... I don't have a very... broad... experience with....</p><p>me: (really uncomfortable at this point) "It's okay. It's okay really. It's fine" and I walked away (out of the store).</p><p>I believe the guy when he says he doesn't know what kosher food is, but he was head (?) of grocery, and even though he didn't do anything wrong, it was a lesson in how important understanding can be in making someone feel welcome/unwelcome.</p><p>2/2</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/kosher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kosher</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/multiculturalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multiculturalism</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a></p>