Worked in a curry house as an apprentice and at lunch time we were called into the (empty) restaurant where a full curry menu was served with a beer, I thought it was great but the boss said later they always did it to knock the price at the end...
had a roast dinner cooked for us before as well and we had to sit down with the old couple and eat up, felt a bit weird and the conversation didn't flow very well as we wanted to scoff it down and crack on, but didn't want to be rude so dragged it out.
One lady cooked me a meal every day I was there at lunch because it was out in the sticks. Wasn't anything special, beans on toast, sausage sarnies and fish and chips, but it was the one that I found most thoughtful as the lady had a chronic disease, had been forced out of her old home by scamming neighbours and bought this bungalow only to find it was a converted garage or something. All sorts of problems and couldn't afford a survey when she bought it. I fitted her heating under the warmfront scheme and she was so grateful that someone could help her, she went out of her way every day to cook for me even though she was ill. When I finished she had heard me talking about my daughter and wrapped up one of those snow globe type plastic cups for her as a thank you. My daughters still got the cup.
Always find its the people who haven't got much who give the most.
