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‘These little encounters — helping young men getting ready for weddings of women buying shirts for their husbands — are very enriching.’‘These little encounters — helping young men getting ready for weddings of women buying shirts for their husbands — are very enriching.’Last modified on Fri 27 Jan 2023 14.02 GMTskipped the Australian summer’s club cricket this year for a weekend stint at a Melbourne shopping centre.
At this shopping centre I enjoy the brief moments of feeling like a host to dozens of people every weekend. It revives my traditional hospitality manners on a new professional level. And the sight of satisfied customers opening up about their personal lives and sharing stories just makes my day – making me briefly forget my own worries.
A young man leading a group of five came in straight from some roadside construction work. “We all want the same suit and shoes in matching colours for a wedding,” he said. As we went through the options, they were sharing jokes in the exact same way as we used to back in Afghanistan ahead of the big day of any of our friends . “Cheers, mate! Much appreciated your help,” said the satisfied customer leaving with five bags of suits and shoes.
Often I get women buying clothes for men and boys who don’t bother to come to try the sizes themselves. “What size shirt do you wear?” asked a lady with her daughter looking to buy some new shirts for her husband who was starting a new job.
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