I have no idea how people can talk for hours on the phone. I have never managed to plough beyond say 20 minutes - that too with great difficulty. I hem and haw and very subtly imply that I must bring the conversation to a close. But well, people choose to simply not remember what subtlety is. Instead, they plough on and on about how:
And then of course, a few remembrances are thrown in. We - the person at the other end of the line and I - remember:
Finally, to wrap up, we insist that we will keep in touch, ask our helloes to be sent over to each other's families, and then either I or the one at the other end of the line have to hurry into a meeting or have to go catch a train or bus. Thus ends a conversation that is sure to repeat its performance a few days later.
Now all this just takes 20 minutes and that too is stretching the time limit a little too much to accommodate my desire for drama.
And yet there are people around me who wax eloquent on a call for more than an hour. Well, I think I ought to take lessons from them.
I breathe and so do they. So, if they can talk for an hour, so can I!
- Terrible travelling in Mumbai is.
- Tired they get everyday.
- Difficult it is to live life in Mumbai.
- We haven't met in ages and it's high time we do so.
- Impossible that is given the erratic work hours we put in.
And then of course, a few remembrances are thrown in. We - the person at the other end of the line and I - remember:
- The time we were working and that really noisome colleague who never ever asked to get along with us.
- The time someone pulled a fast one on the project manager.
- How we invented excuses to not attend A's wedding - all because she invited us via e-mail!
- The big showdown between C and D and how D then dated E.
Finally, to wrap up, we insist that we will keep in touch, ask our helloes to be sent over to each other's families, and then either I or the one at the other end of the line have to hurry into a meeting or have to go catch a train or bus. Thus ends a conversation that is sure to repeat its performance a few days later.
Now all this just takes 20 minutes and that too is stretching the time limit a little too much to accommodate my desire for drama.
And yet there are people around me who wax eloquent on a call for more than an hour. Well, I think I ought to take lessons from them.
I breathe and so do they. So, if they can talk for an hour, so can I!
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