Addendum to my Pet Peeves

A few days ago I posted about how one of my Pet Peeves is telemarketers calling from other countries. Yesterday I got a call at work from someone whom I suspected was calling from somewhere outside of the US.

Telemarketer: May I speak to the owner or manager of the business?

Me: He's gone for the day.

TM: Will he be returning?

Me: Tomorrow morning.

TM: He won't be back today?

Me: No, it's 5:45 here.

TM: I didn't realize it was so late there.

Me: Where are you calling from?

TM: New York.

Me: And you didn't realize it was so late in Massachusetts?

TM: Yes, because of the different time zones.

Me: Where are you calling from again?

TM: New York.

Me: In the United States?

TM: Yes, New York in the United States.

Me: And you don't know that New York and Massachusetts are the same time zone?

TM: I am not sure where Massachusetts is.

Me: But you're in New York - in the United States?

TM: Yes, New York in the United States.

Me: Do you know where Boston is?

TM: I have heard of it.

Me; How long have you lived in New York, in the United States?

TM: All of my life.

(I realize that I had let the conversation go on way too long, but I was having too much fun to stop.)

Me: New York is full of rocks. Do you live under one of them?

TM: No, I live in a house in New York.

Me: New York State or New York City?

TM: Just New York.

Me: You know, I'm thinking that you are really in another country, not in New York in the United States.

TM: No, I am in New York in the United States and I will call back when the owner or manager is in.

(Click)