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Anyone Know About Cultural Mindsets In This Regard?? by Robmeister on 27 Aug, 2008 08:27
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So I'm introduced to a large group of wonderful folk from the Ivory Coast to help them with various financial planning issues....life insurance, educational funding, retirement, etc...
I give a presentation and they are very attentive and have very good questions...They return their response sheets indicating that they want to see me individually.
We set the appointments....call them for reminders the night before....then they don't show up...
Call them after waiting 20 minutes or so and politely apologize if there was some misunderstanding...they don't really indicate a problem nor do they apologize. Now, these are very sweet people. So I fit them in for a reschedule...next day...maybe a couple days.
NO SHOW.....so then I politely arrange to meet at their home....KNOCK KNOCK = nothing or they've gone to the market.
Now I have been able to pin some of these appointments down....but I've never experienced this and am wondering if the are cultural differences as far as "appointments" or "being on time."
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#1 by tomgallagher on 27 Aug, 2008 08:30
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Welcome to Africa Rob.
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#2 by Timmay on 27 Aug, 2008 08:40
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appointments? what are those??
are they 2 bedrooms or three ?
ohhhhh APPOINTMENTS...like a MEETING! LOL...I thought you meant Apartments! -
#3 by Robmeister on 28 Aug, 2008 07:24
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C'mon...
There must be someone around here with a serious knowlege of this cultural phenomena...
Or I guess I really _AM_ the most read, best travelled and smartest in these parts
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#4 by schro on 28 Aug, 2008 07:54
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C'mon...
There must be someone around here with a serious knowlege of this cultural phenomena...
Or I guess I really _AM_ the most read, best travelled and smartest in these parts
Well, if you were the most read "best traveled" (whatever that means) and smartest, you should already know the answer to the question you posed.
By the way, "traveled" only has one "L", Mr. Smartest.
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#5 by Robmeister on 28 Aug, 2008 07:58
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C'mon...
There must be someone around here with a serious knowlege of this cultural phenomena...
Or I guess I really _AM_ the most read, best travelled and smartest in these parts
Well, if you were the most read "best traveled" (whatever that means) and smartest, you should already know the answer to the question you posed.
By the way, "traveled" only has one "L", Mr. Smartest.
dohhhh !!!!
Guess I ain't the "UPPER CRUST"
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#6 by schro on 28 Aug, 2008 07:58
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#7 by Timmay on 28 Aug, 2008 08:24
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ABC 123 HOOKED ON PHONICS WERKED FER ME!
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#8 by nomad on 28 Aug, 2008 10:27
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C'mon...
There must be someone around here with a serious knowlege of this cultural phenomena...
Or I guess I really _AM_ the most read, best travelled and smartest in these parts
Well, if you were the most read "best traveled" (whatever that means) and smartest, you should already know the answer to the question you posed.
By the way, "traveled" only has one "L", Mr. Smartest.
dohhhh !!!!
Guess I ain't the "UPPER CRUST"
now thats FN funny
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#9 by Brkeatr on 28 Aug, 2008 11:04
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I believe if you "google"......"Mr. White Man's Time"......you will get an answer to your question.....I can't seem to get the article attached for some reason
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#10 by nomad on 28 Aug, 2008 11:19
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#11 by Brkeatr on 28 Aug, 2008 11:21
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Thanks Nomad......I can't figure out what I was doing wrong....
....finally did get it..... 
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1565687/'Mr-White-Man's-Time'-wins-punctuality-prize.html -
#12 by Casey Jones on 28 Aug, 2008 12:11
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Fascinating
*Buys a ticket to the Ivory Coast*
You SBGs wanna party it up in my 2009 West African Villa next summer? -
#13 by tomgallagher on 28 Aug, 2008 12:43
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here you go, try this
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1565687/'Mr-White-Man's-Time'-wins-punctuality-prize.html
That about sums that up. -
#14 by time2shine on 28 Aug, 2008 14:03
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Fascinating
*Buys a ticket to the Ivory Coast*
You SBGs wanna party it up in my 2009 West African Villa next summer?
Expect me late, or don't expect me at all