Welcome to the neigborhood

I can't say enough about the little things people do to help make you feel welcome in Napoli. Just this morning. I dropped Grace off at scoula and stopped by the local GS Supermercata to pick up a few things for dinner. Jon and I have both been to the GS a few times and have always been treated nice but this morning was extra special. The supermercata's all have discount cards similar to the US except I was told by my Italian teacher that there was a fee so I never worried with them. Everytime you checkout at the GS they would ask if you had a card and I would politely say no. But this morning when she asked and I said no. She then asked if I wanted one. I said no. The cashier did not end with that. She asked her English speaking manager to help explain. The discount card at the GS does not have a fee so you recieve the discounts simply by using the card each time you shop. So of course after purchasing my groceries with a discount for the day I went over to the customer service counter and filled out the info card with the manager's assistance. Just walking out of the store with a GS discount card made me feel like a local and welcome in their community.

It is the little things we often over look. I am sure the cashier nor the manager realized how special they made me feel so I thought I would blog for a minute this morning to share it with all of you.