It happens time and time again that old boys (or girls) ring up, hear my daughter's (or wife's) voice, and say 'Hello Sir, this is X here...'.
And many of these people are sharp and bright young folk, going by their school reports. It makes me wonder about what the IQ levels and reflex speeds of their progeny are likely to be...
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!...I'm almost tempted to use an expletive here.
What do Pupu or boudi say in response, I wonder. Of course 'faced with monumental imbecility....'
Reminds me, in part, of one of the few jokes that I remember...A very intellectual Chinese man after studiously learning English from a book goes to a posh evening party. Hoping to impress a stunning woman who catches his eyes he starts off the conversation with a, "Sir or madam, as the case might be...."
Gee Sir you mean they actually recite in their minds what they have to say once the phone is received and blurt it out without distinguishing between a male and a female voice? Much like they did for their boards perhaps! And probably wrote wrong answers to questions too, without understanding what was being asked. I can only chuckle and wish such people good luck for their future.
You've got the mindset absolutely right, Dipayan!
Oh, so that's what it is. I'd been but-why-ing this one. I mean the 'Chinese man' joke sort of fitted in a way but it didn't seem to be the right thing, and I know people have addressed me as 'Sir' over the phone but that's very different - so I puzzled over this one but just thought it was one of those inexplicably imbecilic things....(I think though that boudi had once told me the reason some years ago...)
I do sometimes practise possible phone conversations before making some phone-calls and stress myself out (and sometimes never get around to making phone-calls) but I don't think I've ever made the mistake of saying 'Hello, Sir' or muddling up names, suffixes and honorifics...after all, one does get to hear the actual voice at the other end.
...now I'm waiting for somebody to come forth with an explanation for that ridiculous rumour regarding the supposedly sedentary teaching style of the teacher, which makes him so much less of a teacher than teacher so-and-so...
P.S: I made an awful mistake with that 'catches his eye'...which I thought I could sneakily and quietly correct - but now it's too late.
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