internet
i wanted to share a nice moment from india because it seems i only complain.
yesterday the night manager of the hotel i was at was super gruff with me, not friendly at all, even though i was paying for my own room - i understood though, i didn't expect him to be friendly to me or anything. and earlier in the day i had asked to use the internet for 30 mins and he said i had to pay for the full hour. but i negotiated him down because in northern india, maybe all of india, it seems you negotiate on everything!
but this morning when i checked out they had me fill out a feedback form. and i checked good things for every item on the rubric. but in the comments section i said that i thought the hotel should improve by prorating the charge for the internet; that if you only used 15 mins you shouldn't have to pay for a full hour! which you do, and there's only one computer, and it encourages guests to unnecessarily monopolize it, just to get their money's worth!
so i came back tonight as we're waiting here to get our cars to the train - and he was working - and i said, can i use the internet just for 20 minutes? and he gave me a HUGE smile and said yes! and he said "pay what you wish"
WHERE AM I?
did he read the feedback form? or did he like my dress? or did something bad happen to him yesterday? WHO KNOWS!
also i ate three little munchkin type things for dessert covered in honey, they were delicious!
yesterday the night manager of the hotel i was at was super gruff with me, not friendly at all, even though i was paying for my own room - i understood though, i didn't expect him to be friendly to me or anything. and earlier in the day i had asked to use the internet for 30 mins and he said i had to pay for the full hour. but i negotiated him down because in northern india, maybe all of india, it seems you negotiate on everything!
but this morning when i checked out they had me fill out a feedback form. and i checked good things for every item on the rubric. but in the comments section i said that i thought the hotel should improve by prorating the charge for the internet; that if you only used 15 mins you shouldn't have to pay for a full hour! which you do, and there's only one computer, and it encourages guests to unnecessarily monopolize it, just to get their money's worth!
so i came back tonight as we're waiting here to get our cars to the train - and he was working - and i said, can i use the internet just for 20 minutes? and he gave me a HUGE smile and said yes! and he said "pay what you wish"
WHERE AM I?
did he read the feedback form? or did he like my dress? or did something bad happen to him yesterday? WHO KNOWS!
also i ate three little munchkin type things for dessert covered in honey, they were delicious!