"I frequently had clients ask me to meet women they had brought to the UK from developing countries so that I could “break them in” by introducing them to BDSM submissive practices and show them what was expected of wives and girlfriends in the West. I was not to mention how I had met their male partner, nor point out that the substantial sum we would have exchanged would amply demonstrate how far these practices were from any understanding of “sex” among the wider female population. Reader, I did not take this up."
"I visited a private clinic to ask about vaccination against diseases like cholera because facultative virulence is oblivious to threats of “kink-shaming”. The nurse I spoke to wasn’t aware of the extent to which practices involving bodily fluids were being culturally transmitted across the world through the vector of online porn."
https://nordicmodelnow.org/2019/12/09/miseducation-this-is-not-a-love-song/
I speak to a lot of clients on the phone at work. One thing (out of many) that bothers me is, when I need to send them something by email, how many of them don't spell out their email address phonetically. To be fair, many of them do, but a lot also don't.
I spoke to one person today who just kept pronouncing a vowel. The vowel sound was not clear. I kept spelling phonetically and they just kept trying to direct the conversation. It just makes me so mad. I have to calm down because I can't be this mad about stupid bullshit. Sometimes, they get upset with me or impatient (snippy) and I have told myself I will not drive myself crazy trying to get their email address right.
I got this person's address right FINALLY after about two minutes of their bullshit (I THINK). I don't understand what's wrong with people. I understand it's annoying to spell out an email address, letter by letter, phonetically. But it's like they don't even care if they ever get their information. And then THEY get mad at ME for trying to give it to them.
Also, I know it's really annoying, and probably not good for your health, but when you call an office, or a clinic on speaker phone, YOU SOUND MUFFLED usually. I have to admit I still use speaker but I ask if they can hear me well. Sometimes I tell them they're muffled and they turn of speakerphone. But sometimes they just keep going.
I need to stop caring so much. I created a policy. I would ask people to spell their email address phonetically. I would give them an example: So sir, your email address is carlson-gruberscheiner@icloud.co.uk, right? Could you please spell that phonetically? The first letter is c like Charlie, then a, r, l, s like Samuel, and then... ?
And if they don't spell the rest phonetically, just give up. Don't bother. A lot of the time, my effort to get their address right makes the difference between them receiving the information or documents they wanted and not. But it's thankless. Why are people so dumb. It's hard being smarter than most people. I'm not even really smart. I've just always been annoyed at how stupid and thoughtless most people seem to be, how unwilling to look at anything uncomfortable and now, how aggressive or uncooperative for someone trying to get them something THEY went out of their way to ask for.
I need to make this policy something I'm ruthless about. No time wasting. If they aren't trying, Im not bending over backward for them. They can live their mediocre life and go without the things they claim to want. Except for seniors or people who seem really in distress. I might put in extra effort for them. And also, at least for the time being, the French-speaking clients who call because I know my French is not nearly as good as I'd like it to be and I feel I have to make the effort to avoid being yelled at.
So what's the tea on why Trudeau and Sophie broke up? I'd really like to know what's going on behind the scenes to make them split now.
