My phone rang the other morning and an Indian bloke asked if we were indeed XYZ (famous) internet provider customers. "Yes" I said, half-asleep.
"I just need you to start up your computer and go on line while I hold", he said.
"Er, no, I can't do that", I replied.
"Why not?" he asked, sounding irritated.
"Sorry, but I just can't..." At that he suddenly called me every filthy name under the sun, and hung up.
The reason that I could not dial up was that I had just arrived from a trip abroad and had not yet set up the pc, but it was early in the morning and I could not find the right words to explain.
Anyway, what the hell was that???