From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Our policies can  (and should be )  criticized but the Dutch operator was an ass

"Randy"  wrote in message news:445fe1d9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> For making us so hated in Europe.
>
> My mother was trying to obtain a phone number for her sister, who had
> recently moved. During the course of the conversation, the Dutch operator
> made it clear that if my mother talked directly to the Dutch operator
> without the US operator in between, they would disconnect. Since the US
> operator didn't speak Dutch, they were stuck in the middle, and sure
> enough, my mother spoke directly to the Dutch operator, who promptly hung
> up.

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