Sookie made a mental note of the man's order, thinking she'd give him more than the regular amount of french fries. She was glad her suggestions had helped him decide. She stayed listening to the man speak on.
"No, don't be sorry," she said politely and honestly, "I didn't know that and I like learning something new everyday." She thought of her word of the day calender and that today's word was abaft meaning to the rear of, particularly on a ship. She didn't think she'd ever have a need to use it, she's only been on a fishing boat on a lake. "Nice to meet you, Max. Around here we all know each other, but I've never met someone from the midwest. What brings you all the way down here to the Louisiana South?"