I suppose it's to be expected when you work for a non-profit organisation, but at work there's just far too much to be done and not enough person-hours in which to do it.
So when my mum gets a pay-immediately demand from the power company which whom she has a direct debit arrangement, and wants me to ring their call centre to sort it out, there's only one thing I can do.
"Mum, I'm so busy I haven't got time to piss!" I protest.
And even though I'm saying this is in beginner's level Cantonese, I'm pretty sure that a born and bred home-villager would have said it the same way (but with added cussing).
But it's almost true, you know. And she believes me.
6 comments:
Wow, that is REALLY busy. Tough spot to be in, to have no flexibility over your workaday schedule.
It is a good thing people can't hold pee too long or we would weigh a ton in pee
Antoinette: well okay it was a slight exaggeration...but sometimes I'm so busy I forget to drink and then I realise I haven't been to the loo all day...so kinda the same...
Angela: good point. Liquid is pretty heavy. Bloatiness is bad enough when the culprit is gas!
Thank goodness my mum lives in another country!
Just a thought but a lot of call centres have a few employees who double as translators. Our one does and our chinese lady in accounts is often visiting to help out. Is that worth asking?
tiki: thanks but we got it sorted. Nova Energy's on-hold time nowhere near as suicidally long as those for the big telecommunications firms (Telecom or TelstraClear).
Also, there is always the Citizen's Advice Bureau - they have CAB Language Link, which is basically help in 26 languages. Though I'd have to get the mother over to her nearest CAB...
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