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i have to call a department in the uk. any phrases i have to stick to? or can i just say "HELLO, I'M XY, I CALL FOR THIS AND THAT REASON". i never made a phonecall in britain before. from my early english lessons at school i remember that the person, being called, first mentions his or her phone-number? so there ARE some things different there (compared to germany) .. |
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The worry you must be going through, welt. |
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Just don't mention ze war! |
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my friends and i used to get prepaid calling cards and call england (with numbers we got from 2600, hacker quarterly) we'd basically say stupid things like 007, moneypenny, and any other british thing we could think of at the moment. yes, this was quite silly, but we we're kids. this story probably isn't much help, but i must say everyone we talked to was quite polite and i think we called a few times when it was around 3 in the morning there. so just be polite and don't worry... |
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Just ring them and say who you are and why you're calling. If your spoken english is crap then it's the done thing to apologise for it, ridiculous as that is. Most people don't mention their phone no unless they're asked. Personally i hate phones and wish they would all explode or something, though. Phones make me panicsweaty. |
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okay, thx. |
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people have set phrases on the phone? :-/ |
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Of course... A couple of my favourites are "If you ever want to see your daughter alive again then...." and "I have been watching you all day, come to the window..." not to mention the classic "Hello, a nice seagull today became near to me..." |
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thinking about it, i have some as well... "yes, i'll just go and get her for you" "yes, i'll just go and get him for you" [less frequently used] |
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Real ones I use... "What's the weather like in India?" "No, now is not a convenient time, just like every other time you have phoned to offer me something I don't want" (cheers Barclaycard) |
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whenever my mother phones one of her sisters she says "a-heh" a lot. |
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it's more like "eheh". |
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That's the classic "you are boring me but politeness means I have to indicate I haven't put the phone down and walked away" |
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the so-called "sign of life". |
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