Thursday, December 5, 2013

The ignorant tourist...

My phone rings, I answer: “Neckermann, Thomas Cook, Ilse speaking.
He: do I speak with the rep of Neckermann?
Me: yes sir, that’s me.
He: is it always hot like this here in Zanzibar?
Me: eh, excuse me, who am I talking to?
He: I am mr. Mueller, calling from the Dream of Zanzibar hotel. Is it always hot like this?
Me: eh, we are approaching the hottest period of the year.
He: really? Will it become more hot?
Me: Eventually. It could also rain, we are in the short rain period.
He: aah. So which sun cream do I need to use?
Me: The highest one. We are not far away from the equator, the sun is burning, also when it rains or there are clouds.
He: Are there other things I need to know?
Me: Yes, please don’t forget to drink; you are loosing a lot of liquid due to the humidity
He: how much?
Me: You should try to drink 3 up to 4 liters of water?
He: Can I drink beer instead?
Me: oh, I think that is a bit too much, that is a lot of alcohol in one day.

But at that moment I couldn't withhold laughing and… I heard a very loud burst of laughing at the other side of the phone. My boss was calling me…

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