I was buying gourmet fruit and nut chicken salad from the deli counter for my lunch. One of the usual deli counter employees, who was currently on break, said to me "tuna," as she sat at a table within the in-store Starbucks — adjacent to the deli. She didn't get up to weigh out my order. She just knows I buy 1/4 pound of tuna, when I am not buying a world famous, $1.50 Albertson's Poor Boy sandwich. It was nice to be recognized, and remembered.

A guy who was next in line started complaining to me about how lazy this women was, as she got up from chair and walked outside. He looked semi-disheveled, wearing camouflage shorts and sunglasses inside the store. I wasn't really paying much attention to what he was saying.

The complaining customer got my attention when he referred to her as "black." The whole time I said nothing, and gave him the "I don't speak english smile." Watching ABC's "What Would You Do" with John Quinones, I had a brief thought, maybe this guy was an actor and this was all a setup. I quickly remembered where I was. These people are real — and they might be mildly insane. There is a likely chance that John Quinones will not appear from behind a curtain to ask me about my actions at the end of the interaction — or save me from getting beaten to a bloody pulp. John Quinones' show is creating a false hope in humanity. Most quirky situation will not be justified by a candid camera.