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Oct 23, 2005
Web threads
A weekly roundup of the most interesting Web discussions by
Singaporeans.
Rude callers
AKAJUNE thinks it is about time Singapore has a campaign to promote
phone etiquette.
InnocentBlood recounts the years when she worked in a call
centre.
She had to deal with 'corporate customers - educated professionals
- who somehow felt that it was totally OK to be rude over the phone
since you can't see them face to face anyway'.
Several agree with her observation that people 'tend to be pretty
mean when they are hidden behind a phone'.
ikileo suggests making small talk to defuse rudeness on the phone.
She cannot understand why 'people can't just be nice and civil to
each other'.
forums.hardwarezone.com
Defensive walking
WHAT do you do to avoid being hassled by the armies of salesmen and
survey takers along Orchard Road?
Netizens suggest different approaches, including adopting various
'looks'. jbjjbjjbj, for instance, thinks it helps if you wear a
sullen face, or an angry expression.
He also recommends the NBA shield trick. 'Basically you see the
direction from which they approach, ensure there's a buffer in
between both of you, usually someone walking in the same direction
as you.
'Essentially you walk at the same pace as the buffer, so he would
approach and stop the buffer first.'
forums.delphiforums.com
