This week The Columbian-Progress spotlights Subway's Antrinice Carter.
Q: Where were you born?
A: I was born in Jackson.
Q: Where did you attend school?
A: I went to Brookhaven.
Q: Where do you work?
A: Subway!
Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?
A: My customers! I love getting to talk with them each day.
Q: What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
A: Probably the rush we get around lunchtime.
Q: What is the most important lesson you have learned on the job?
A: I've learned the importance of patience, for sure.
Q: Who is the person who has been most influential in your life?
A: My sister, Annetra Diggs. My mother passed away when I was two, and it's just always been me and her.
Q: Do you have children?
A: I have five children: Jimmarcus Williams, Jimmarious Williams, Hunnish Williams, Azarion Carter and Arlandus Carter.
Q: If you could have anything for your last meal on earth, what would it be?
A: Fried pork chops with rice and gravy.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
A: I'd love to visit Jamaica. My hope is to be able to go there for my 40th birthday.
Q: What hobbies do you like to do in your spare time?
A: All of my spare time gets spent here at Subway.
Q: What do you enjoy about Columbia and Marion County?
A: I really like the schools. My children go to Columbia, and they love it.
Q: If you could have lunch with anyone from your life or history, who would it be and why?
A: Steven Seagal.
Q: What moment in your life has had the biggest impact on who you are today?
A: I don't know if I could point to just one, but I would say that having my children was the most impactful thing to happen in my life.
Q: What is one thing you want to do that you’ve never tried?
A: I'd like to try scuba diving.
Q: Using one word for each, what are your top three defining characteristics?
A: Funny, outgoing and understanding.
Q: How would you like to be remembered?
A: As someone who cracked a lot of jokes and made people laugh. -
— By Brad Crowe
