Three memorable staff in souvenir shops in Slovenia and Croatia_1 I traveled to Slovenia and Croatia last month. I have written about three memorable staff in souvenir shops. 1. When I entered in a souvenir shop in Ljubljana, I found chocolate embedded prosciutto, seeds of sunflowers or something. It looked weird to me but I got interested in that, so I asked the staff if it was delicious. And he said after a couple seconds silence, “…I don’t like it.” He likes chocolate, prosciutto and the seeds themselves but he doesn’t like everything together in chocolate. His honesty made me laugh. He still wondered why people kept making chocolate like this. After his talks, I didn’t feel like buying it anymore. When I left the shop, I pushed the door which should be pulled so I made the sound loudly. Then he said, “Don’t worry, you’re not the first person to do it!” I couldn’t help laughing again. 2. In Zagreb, there was a small gemstones shop outside in open area. I stopped to look at the stones because there were various kinds of stones I’ve never seen before and they have various attractive colors. They were beautiful. The staff explained to me the meaning each stone has. She answered all my questions. She was really familiar with stones. I was impressed. She said it was my job. I bought a stone called “Labradorite” because its color changes when it gets light. It fascinates me. I forgot the meaning of the stone though. And then she picked another small stone called “Clear Quartz” and put it in another bag. She said that she enjoyed talking with me so she would give it to me. How sweet she is… I had a nice time with her.