Telemarketing

(Ring Ring)

Me: Hello?

Voice: Yes, I'm Lorraine. I'm calling from the chimney cleaners. Are you the home-owner?

Me: Um, yeah.... But we don't have a chimn--

(Click. Dial Tone.)

That's kind of an odd call to receive in New York City. Who has a chimney?


On a related note, I also got this call a few times:

Voice: I'm calling because I want to offer you a great rate on car insurance. Are you 18 or older?

Me: Well, yeah. But... I don't have a car.

Voice: You're planning on buying one in the future, aren't you?

Me: I can't drive.

(Click. Dial tone.)

In Korea, when I get telemarketing calls, I just say, "죄송하다. 한국말 잘 못해요..." whereupon I promptly get the culturally-universal telemarketer response. (Click. Dial tone.)