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  I moved to the state of Washington back in the fall of 2013 after spending nearly two years living and working in Israel. My first job there, the first one I could get, was at a local McDonald’s. I worked there for a good six months before moving onto another job at Home Depot. While I didn’t want to necessarily spend the rest of my life working at McDonald’s I did have some interesting experiences, and there were regular customers that I enjoyed seeing. I shared a memory from McDonald’s on this blog awhile back, and now here is another one.                   Typically I ended up working the early morning shift when breakfast was being served. One man came in and asked for three breakfast McMuffins without the sausage. Basically he was asking for pieces of buttered bread with cheese. I put his order in and then he says, “And I would like those for free!” “Okay,” I said. “Do you have coupons?” “I am a Muslim!” said the customer. “Well, okay,” I said. At first I was confus