Anyway, one time the phone (actually mobile phone) rang when my boss was in the toilet and there was nobody else at the office. I picked it up and greeted her and she started talking so fast with such awful background noise. I couldn't pick up any of the words she was saying. To me at that time, there were no words that sounded familiar to me (no mention of any of the places that people usually asked us). I tried to listen to her once more by saying, "Excuse me?" (of course in Finnish)
She then started doing the same thing. Frustrated, I just said to her, "Wait a minute, let me ask my boss." (at this time I could hear my boss coming out of the toilet)
So I just gave the phone to my boss and she dealt with her he he he he...
The second time I had to pick up the phone, I was ABSOLUTELY alone. My boss was out and there was nobody else there at the office.
THANKFULLY this time I understood most of the things he was saying, especially since there was no background noise. I had a little bit of trouble in responding to him (I'd have liked to tell him more things, but I couldn't due to my limited Finnish, so I just answered in short phrases or sentences).
However, at least this second experience was MUCH better than the first one, since I knew the many words he was saying to me, so I could at least understand what he wanted to ask. After all, how could I give an answer to a question I didn't understand at all, right? HE HE HE HE...
Oh well...I still have a LONG way to go, but I'm just going to enjoy this bumpy ride instead of cursing it he he he...
