KFC and Reincarnation

Yesterday I ventured out in the afternoon to do some Christmas shopping. I knew exactly what I needed, so it didn't take me long. As I was leaving, I decided to eat my dinner there b/c they have a KFC. It's not the KFC as you know it. The chicken is really spicy. I order chicken strips and my nose is running by the end of the meal. It happens every time. Also, instead of mashed potatoes or biscuits, they serve french fries. They do have ketchup. In London they serve mayonnaise with their fries at KFC. I think that's so gross, but they may think ketchup is gross.

As I was eating, one of the workers came up to me and asked for me to fill out a comment card. While I was filling out the card, I thought I saw something move under my table. I didn't immediately see what it was then the little booger moved again. There was a rat under my table! I was sitting in a booth, so he would run from one corner to the other. I immediately jumped up and got away from my booth. As usual, people were looking at me like I was crazy. I tried to explain that I saw a rat, but they acted like they didn't care. I was doing hand motions and everything, but of course the little rat wouldn't come back out. Eventually, I jumped back into the booth on my knees and grabbed my bags and the comment card.

I walked up front to hand in my halfway completed comment card and to order food for my partner. I tried to explain to the workers what I saw. I don't know if they think it's normal or if they didn't understand me. I really think that everyone just thinks rats in restaurants are normal. Our instinct is to set a trap and kill it, but here that rat may be someones deceased uncle. Their solution is to catch it in a trap and release it outside. Which doesn't solve anything b/c they find their way right back inside. Restaurants and Reincarnation is South Asia shouldn't mix well. We, foreigners, prefer all animals inside the restaurant to be the cooked ones we are being served. However, I cannot blame the managers belief in reincarnation for keeping him from hunting down the rat, b/c he does sell cooked chicken for a living.

You probably thought, I cannot believe you still ordered your partner food from there. That KFC is one of the cleanest restaurants I've been to over here. I'll continue to eat at it and I did warn my partner about the incident, but it didn't really bother her. I'm sure you may have rat siting stories that have happened to you in the U.S. or other countries.