Messing with an Indian dude in Idaho? Or a beautiful communication? You decide.

@TheHorse (205771)
Walnut Creek, California
October 14, 2021 2:14pm CST
I am trying to get my Montana phone account working right. I am speaking to my "representitive." He has an Indian accent, but he speaks good English. We will get the issue resolved. I hear a baby crying in the background. My representative is working from home. I ask him about his baby. He tells me his baby is six-months-old. I tell him I love music, and ask him to get a xylophone and/or a stringed instrument for his baby. I "demand" that the NEVER buy his baby anything with batteries in it. We have a few laughs, and he thanks me for my words of wisdom. Was I "messing with" an Indian dude in the US? Or was I giving a free music lesson in a random situation?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Oct 21
If you don't know, how are we to?
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Greg
@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
15 Oct 21
@TheHorse Perhaps he will buy thousands of things at Guitar Center and I will get rich on commissions. Or not. ---------------Does that mean you're getting commissions now?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 21
Perhaps he will buy thousands of things at Guitar Center and I will get rich on commissions. Or not.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
14 Oct 21
You were just passing on your knowledge.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 21
Music is more important to me than anything else.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (57695)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 21
A little of both, maybe?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 21
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
15 Oct 21
You had a nice chat and passed him a good tip, I am sure he was glad to talk with you.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
15 Oct 21
@TheHorse I am glad you could beat the snow, the past Sunday we had a cold wind and the mountains around us were white.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
@LadyDuck Sounds lovely. How cold did it get where you live? "C" is fine.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
I hope he enjoyed the conversation. At first, I thought I had been "outsourced" to India. But I had just driven through Idaho, on my way back from Montana, and he actually looked out of his window to check whether there the was snow on the peaks. Apparently I beat the snow by one day.
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Greg
@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
14 Oct 21
A good Guitar Center employee would have made him buy two guitars, from Guitar Center, for his baby but don't worry, I won't tell your supervisor.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct 21
Thank you for not telling on me.
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Greg
@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
14 Oct 21
@TheHorse You have my silence for forever. As long as my California tax refunds keep getting bigger.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
@xander6464 I have contacted the Montana tax board as well.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
14 Oct 21
As far as I know, all telecommunications "specialists" are in India, Chile or the Philippines. You just happened to contact one in India.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Oct 21
@TheHorse Yes, most of the telecommunications people you talk to in other countries will tell you their name is Bob or Lisa, too. Do you believe them?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
15 Oct 21
@TheHorse I always want to ask what their real name is but haven't done it... yet. I worked with an Indian at Walmart. HIs name is Raj but on his nametag it said Roger.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
He said he was in Idaho!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Oct 21
Dont know how you told him that so I dont know which you were doing
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
At first, I thought I'd been "outsourced." But I really do believe this was an Indian dude living in Idaho.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct 21
It sounds like quite a fun communication. Vince often engages such people in conversation - asks them where they're from, whatever.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
I enjoy human interaction. My cynical side always assumes I'm being "monetized" somehow. But if I can get someone to be "human," I'm happy.
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Jojo
@Sojourn (13836)
• India
15 Oct 21
I guess you're not messing with him, you are just giving a piece of advice. New Age Indian parents are at a loss about how to keep their babies/kids entertained without spoiling them with gadgets, or making them hooked to cartoons.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205771)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct 21
As a child psychologist, I am adamant about giving kids (even babies) things that celebrate cause-and-effect, but do NOT require batteries. Those things include soft stacky blocks, xylophones, stringed instruments, puzzles, etc. The greatest gift is to do things WITH your kid. But we're all busy, so that can't happen all of the time.
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