In my whole life I have tried to answer all the calls I receive because I think some of them may be emergency and I have to answer it. But two weeks ago when my friend and I were sitting on a cafe and sipping on our tea I saw an unknown number calling me. At first I didn’t want to answer it because I was stuck in with my friend and I didn’t want to interrupt him. Then I thought it’s an emergency call and it may be from my work or my parents. Then I decided to answer. When I picked the phone up a woman told me do you have accounts in our bank. I said yes because I thought some problems have occurred to my bank account. But then he tried to advertise their banks and the loans that they offer and the profit that I can gain if I deposit more money on my bank account. Several times I tried to hang up the phone but I thought it would be really rude. So I asked her really politely to hang up the phone but she didn’t respond to me and she continued speaking. At the end I got mad and told her I don’t want to open any account in your bank and I don’t want to deposit more money on your bank. So I think she went upset and hang up the phone into my face. I was really embarrassed because I listened to her patiently but at the end he did something like that.
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In my whole life, I have tried to answer all the calls I receive because I think some of them may be emergencies, and I have to answer them. But two weeks ago, when my friend and I were sitting in a café and sipping on our tea, I saw an unknown number calling me. At first, I didn't want to answer it because I was with my friend, and I didn't want to interrupt him. Then I thought it might be an emergency call, possibly from my work or my parents. So, I decided to answer. When I picked up the phone, a woman asked me if I had accounts in her bank. I said yes because I thought there might be some problems with my bank account. But then she started to advertise their bank and the loans they offer, as well as the profit I could gain if I deposited more money in my account. Several times, I tried to hang up the phone, but I thought it would be really rude. So, I asked her politely to end the call, but she didn't respond and continued speaking. In the end, I got frustrated and told her I didn't want to open any account in her bank and I didn't want to deposit more money. I think she got upset and hung up the phone on me. I felt really embarrassed because I had listened to her patiently, but in the end, she did something like that.
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