Humans Do The Strangest Things
Ever had a stranger just sit next to you at the customer service desk? Imagine you're at the bank handling your private information, talking about all the money you don't have, how they can increase your overdraft or even about all the money you have and want to spend. You got some rapport going with the bank lady ... y'all are laughing and joking. You know you got it in the bag.
And then ... out of nowhere someone sits down next to you. A total stranger. She sits down, roots around in her bag and pulls out a notebook and start making her grocery list. What the F***!
That is exactly what happened to me. Granted I was not at the bank; I was at the phone company talking about my new phone connection when this woman walks up and sits next to me. I looked at her and looked at the customer service lady. She looked at me, looked at the lady and looked back. I shook my head: I don't know this woman.
Will you believe me when I tell you she was genuinely surprised that she was told to go sit somewhere else? She said but I just need to get my latest bill printed. The lady told her there were chairs that she could sit and wit on but not that particular chair. She turned to me and said: But surely the lady doesn't mind?" I said: "Yes, I mind. I would like you to move." She huffed and puffed and then left.
As she obviously didn't have any personal space issues I am not going to feel bad about telling you this woman's story. Her visit to the phone company was to get her latest bill as it came out a bit higher than usual. It turns out that there was a long call to one particular number. This number was a mobile number. Now we all know that calling mobile numbers from a landline phone is very costly. Well, we all knew except for this lady. After complaining for 5 minutes about the cost and how expensive everything is, the CS lady told her that maybe she might want to start thinking about moving countries. She told her that she was going to move to Canada as she is engaged to this rich guy. Showed us a big ring and everything. Mind you to my untrained eyes it looked like a cracker jack ring but I might just be projecting. She was going to marry this rich guy without signing a prenuptial because her riches matched his. Now I ask you, why are you sitting in the phone company at 7 o'clock at night complaining about a 350 guilders bill?
And then ... out of nowhere someone sits down next to you. A total stranger. She sits down, roots around in her bag and pulls out a notebook and start making her grocery list. What the F***!
That is exactly what happened to me. Granted I was not at the bank; I was at the phone company talking about my new phone connection when this woman walks up and sits next to me. I looked at her and looked at the customer service lady. She looked at me, looked at the lady and looked back. I shook my head: I don't know this woman.
Will you believe me when I tell you she was genuinely surprised that she was told to go sit somewhere else? She said but I just need to get my latest bill printed. The lady told her there were chairs that she could sit and wit on but not that particular chair. She turned to me and said: But surely the lady doesn't mind?" I said: "Yes, I mind. I would like you to move." She huffed and puffed and then left.
As she obviously didn't have any personal space issues I am not going to feel bad about telling you this woman's story. Her visit to the phone company was to get her latest bill as it came out a bit higher than usual. It turns out that there was a long call to one particular number. This number was a mobile number. Now we all know that calling mobile numbers from a landline phone is very costly. Well, we all knew except for this lady. After complaining for 5 minutes about the cost and how expensive everything is, the CS lady told her that maybe she might want to start thinking about moving countries. She told her that she was going to move to Canada as she is engaged to this rich guy. Showed us a big ring and everything. Mind you to my untrained eyes it looked like a cracker jack ring but I might just be projecting. She was going to marry this rich guy without signing a prenuptial because her riches matched his. Now I ask you, why are you sitting in the phone company at 7 o'clock at night complaining about a 350 guilders bill?
Only one thing to say - Tight Arse!
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