why do you feed the martin troll
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> Martin wrote:
>> On 20 Dec 2006 09:00:28 -0800, "js" wrote:
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>> >
>> >Martin wrote:
>> >> On 20 Dec 2006 07:43:20 -0800, "js" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
>> >> >deansgate wrote:
>> >> >> villa1 wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Tip #1: Remember the time difference. This is not a rhetorical
>> >> >> > recommendation, for sometimes, in the heat of preparations,
>> >> >> > future
>> >> >> > travelers tend to forget about minor details such as time zones,
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > end up calling people in Europe when it is only 4:00AM there,
>> >> >> > thus
>> >> >> > leaving a very bad preliminary impression. Please remember there
>> >> >> > is a
>> >> >> > big world out there, and it's not all in American. Which leads me
>> >> >> > to my
>> >> >> > next tip...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Fair enough, but the US has plenty of different time zones itself.
>> >> >> I'd
>> >> >> have thought they were familiar with the concept! :)
>> >> >
>> >> >More interesting is the author's obvious ignorance of which way the
>> >> >world turns.
>> >>
>> >> because? What time is it in Los Angeles when it is 04:00 in Europe?
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Martin
>> >
>> >Not normal business hours, that's for sure. Now, what time is it in
>> >Europe when it is 4 am in LA?
>> >
>> >Figured it out?
>>
>> Figured out that you were wrong? There is no mention of normal business
>> hours in
>> your post.
>> --
>>
>> Martin
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> Oh please, Martin. The author got it exactly backwards. You know it,
> I know it, and now the rest of the people know it.
>
> And if you are still confused, do the math. Then think about your
> cell-phone bill. Then figure out what the cell companies think about
> business hours. Then think about why.
>
> Or is this just a pissing contest?
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> js
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