Culture Club versus ACDC

Just a reminder: as a culinary extern, don't reveal too much about yourself for fear of alienation. Don't clean too much either. That just makes you seem like an OCD anal retentive prick. A classic example involved the dishes. He states," Man your really gung-ho about those dishes." (and this is after I asked him how the dishwasher worked). I reply,"Oh man, my mom is pretty anal about the dishes and I uh bee bop buh dee dahhh sigh....."From the look on his face I had to just stop myself. Then I tried to cover it up by saying that my "dish washing" tendencies stemmed from my educational experience and that my "teachers would deduct points from our grade" if we didn't keep up with the washing. That was just brilliant. He states," I know man. I get it."In my head I just sat in my little corner and screamed as loudly as I could while I just smiled. Well that one went right out of the window. All of my friends know my mom is a dish Nazi, so it was just natural to spit it out. I had to clean on the sneak while he wasn't looking. I couldn't help it. I suppose that one isn't as bad as when one of the guys asked me what kind of music I listened to. That was a train wreck waiting to happen. I said," Oh you know, stuff like Nancy Wilson, Nina Simone, Ladytron, accoustic Brazil and even country music too. Thats when I realized I just said "country". Everyone seems to be an enemy of country. He responded with blank stares. It was almost as if I told him that I smoke crack with a tire gauge as a hobbie while teaching pre-schoolers as a part time job. It was that slightly disgusted look with a hint of disbelief and confusion. So as they listen to their heavy metal and alternative rock stuff, I just put the record on play in my head and zone out. God forbid I ever tell them that I own Madonna, Culture Club and Elton John on vinyl. Now if I said I owned the Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Marley, I'd fit right in. Oh if only I worked in an all gay kitchen.