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So promoters here hand out tissues or candy on the street. Most of the time, I don’t really care for what they are promoting. (And I don’t really like the candy and I usually have enough tissues.) Honestly, I’ve stopped paying attention.
So I was walking to lunch with my Korean-Canadian friend, Mary, and one such promoter comes up to me, says something, and tries to hand me tissues. I smile, say “no” in my very best Korean and go on my way. And Mary bursts out laughing. I asked her what the woman said and Mary said that she really shouldn’t tell me. But after about 15 seconds of hassling, she caved. Here is how the conversation went.
Random Korean Woman: Believe in Jesus!!
Me: No.
Hmm…..I really should learn the phrase “No, I don’t want your tissues. Thank you.”
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Actually, sounds like it went just about exactly right, to me.
Comment by qkslvrwolf 06/04/2007 @ 12:17Reminds me of a rainy day on campus my freshman year…
The Gideons were lined up about every ten feet handing out their little green packages of salvation…er…New Testaments. I politely refused, being the reserved, proper (though principled enough I guess) guy of that time.
But I really just wanted to say things like :
-Would you like a New Testament today?
“I’m sorry, I don’t think sequels are really that good.”
or
“Oh, I’m waiting for the film, thanks.”
or
“I don’t know, is Aleister Crowley mentioned?”
or
“I don’t think the Rabbi would approve.”
But no, I just refused politely.
I could have said “I don’t want your issues, thank you.”
AH HA clever gent am I.
Comment by Mike 06/04/2007 @ 14:35Posty? Where did the posty’s go????
Comment by qkslvrwolf 21/04/2007 @ 09:13