There’s a practice here that I find somewhat rude and definitely uncomfortable. Sometimes, when I’m sitting in my room doing whatever, someone will knock at the door. When I answer it, in will come a complete stranger with a bag of shirts or jewelry or shoes or something like that. She will then proceed to spread out all the items in the bag around the room or on my bed and then tell me how nice it all is and how much it costs. Then when I decline, as I usually do – because I have no need for "nice earrings…from the UK!" – the woman will look offended and pack all her stuff back up and leave. But it just baffles me because 1) I did not ask you to come here and sell me anything; and 2) who goes in someone’s room and expects the inhabitants to buy from them?
No one else seems to think this is weird, and my roommate/her friends crowd around and shop from the piles on the bed. I am firmly of the culture in which I go to a store when I want something and shop without being pestered and make my decision and pay. I’m just not sure how to handle this situation without offending the woman…
1 comment:
oof...that's tricky...no peephole in your door, eh? :-/ i mean i guess it'd be better to let them in and then decline then to just slam the door in their face...?
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