Saturday, 11 October 2008
I don't understand how insensitive people can be to the person on the other line when they're on the phone.
For example:
"Hello?"
"Hey, Jen!"
"Hey I'm driving right now can you call back later?"
"You're driving?"
"Yes I'm driving. On the road."
"oh. okay...... I just want to ask--"
"I'm DRIVING."
"No no i just want to ask you--"
"I'm DRIVING! CALL BACK LATER!"
what don't they understand about the words "I'm driving"? is it that difficult to understand that that person is DRIVING, in a CAR, and could be on like a four way intersection and could potentially crash into others? some people just insist that they have to talk to you when you're driving, even if it's not a matter of urgency or anything like that.
another example:
"Hello?"
"Who is this?"
"Who is this?"
"Lucy?"
"Who is speaking?"
"oh this is Auntie Helen."
"OH i'm Jen! I can't talk right now, I'm taking a shower and nobody else is at home."
"You are in the shower?"
"I'm not in the shower right now but--"
"ok then i want to talk to you--"
"I was trying to say that I was in the shower but i had to come out to answer the phone because nobody's home, i can't talk now!"
"Nobody home? then who is this?"
at which point i feel like saying "fuck you, I had to come out of the shower to answer the phone because nobody else is at home to answer your stupid call, and here i am dripping wet over the phone and drowning the rug on the floor, why can't you understand that I want to go back to the shower?!!"
and as if the rug wasn't wet enough,
"Can I call you back later?"
at which point i am tempted to say "Oh no, please call back yesterday."
arseholes they are.
"oh dear, her infidelity has just spilt all over the floor! can somebody help her?"
12:20