- 李敖 vs方舟子 [2008/11]
- Puppy Love? [2008/10]
- Did they have a choice? [2008/10]
- A hospitable northerner [2008/10]
- 气功 or 气攻? [2008/10]
- Volunteering at a shop [2008/09]
- China VS US government cabnet [2008/10]
- No ordinary driver [2008/10]
- the Shop and the Chinese [2008/09]
- Is it fair? [2008/10]
- An unwanted phone call [2008/09]
- Is scholar-bashing the way forward? [2008/10]
- A Talented Cock [2008/10]
- None of your business [2008/09]
The saleslady was rather clever (or well trained) in keeping me on hold by
telling me that my wife had talked to a colleague in the windows and doors company
about our plan to install a new window, which was obviously untrue.
Obviously, she must have assumed that these days, husbands are often too busy
(lazy?) to be bothered to disagree with their wife's decisions and that she
could exploit the vulnerability and ignorance of husbands. Anyway, I didn't
take her bait in the end.
What was annoying me more than addressing me as if I followed my wife's surname
was that I have registered to opt out of the telephone sale service, which
literally means there should be no salesmen harassing us over the phone. But
for some salesmen, they are so desperate to sell stuff that all rules and
regulations have gone out the window. I’m
not at all confident that was the last call of this kind.
The moral of the above incident: A good salesman(woman) should take cultural
differences seriously, particularly when it comes to a foreign man's surname.