Time To Visit The Ear Specialist

People can be so kind! I was buying a garment for Alo at a store in Kuching, Borneo. The man said, "$90," but I said the price was too high. Then he came down to S70.

I said "$50."

After some time he said, "Yes, yes!"

Then I gave him $50 and left with the garment to go to another store.

While I was in the second store, the fellow from the first store came running up to me and gave me $35.

I asked, "Why?"

He said, "You gave me $50, but the price we agreed on was only $15!"

From the beginning he was saying $19, whereas I thought he was saying $90. Then when he said $17, I thought he was saying $70.

So he came running after me to give me $35 back. I looked at him and gave him a $10 tip. He was so happy with that $10.

How nice he was! He could easily have kept the $35.

While giving him the $10, I said, "It is time for me to visit the ear specialist!"

-30 December 1988