tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post8137223822685655016..comments2023-10-29T10:47:53.425+01:00Comments on Expat-Experience: TelemarketerGlobal Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-83429543209314274632007-02-21T11:55:00.000+01:002007-02-21T11:55:00.000+01:00And let us not forget -- the occasional panhandler...And let us not forget -- the occasional panhandler!Global Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829642620261054318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-68401511167828446382007-02-21T11:52:00.000+01:002007-02-21T11:52:00.000+01:00Oh I don't even use my German - I flat out lie and...Oh I don't even use my German - I flat out lie and say in English, "I'm sorry, I don't understand you." Works great for people trying to sign you up for something on the street, too.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148758243391482706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-72598850094949134242007-02-20T23:09:00.000+01:002007-02-20T23:09:00.000+01:00HA. I'm wondering why I never used it, because tha...HA. I'm wondering why I never used it, because that's what O-X does, too. <BR/><BR/>Now you just have to say the same in German whenever you're in the States and get a telemarketer on the line.CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-62385497431565000602007-02-20T21:07:00.000+01:002007-02-20T21:07:00.000+01:00yes I'm happy about that too... But I still deal ...yes I'm happy about that too... But I still deal with stupid people calling daily. I think they happen less in Europe than North America... We have 3 that never stop calling at the house I tutor at!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-57964300701289571162007-02-20T16:25:00.000+01:002007-02-20T16:25:00.000+01:00I don't get telemarketer calls. So until they sta...I don't get telemarketer calls. So until they start calling my cell phone, I think I am off the hook. At which point I might just have a little fun with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053911.post-3862992449110396472007-02-20T16:11:00.000+01:002007-02-20T16:11:00.000+01:00Guy called me one time with a "Special Offer" for ...Guy called me one time with a "Special Offer" for a credit card, with the "low introductory rate" of, like, three or four percent for six months. To follow your format:<BR/><BR/>Me: What's the rate after six months?<BR/><BR/>Him: 23.9 percent.<BR/><BR/>Me (Agasp): Twenty...four...percent?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/>Him: But your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.<BR/><BR/>Me: How could I possibly be satisfied with a 24% interest rate?<BR/><BR/>Him: I see your point. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>And that was it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com