Diplomacy, Indonesian style
When I was in Indonesia last month, I ate something that my body desperately wanted to get rid of several hours later. After trying various medicines I had at hand, I finally went to a very nice hospital in Medan to get the problem diagnosed and fixed. I was immediately ushered to a bed in the emergency room, where a nurse began taking my temperature, blood pressure, etc.
Nurse (after removing the blood pressure cuff): You have high blood pressure.
Me: Really? I've always had good blood pressure readings.
Nurse: No, it is high. For an old man it would be okay, but for you it is high. How old are you?
Me: [insert age]
Nurse: Your blood pressure is okay.
Nurse (after removing the blood pressure cuff): You have high blood pressure.
Me: Really? I've always had good blood pressure readings.
Nurse: No, it is high. For an old man it would be okay, but for you it is high. How old are you?
Me: [insert age]
Nurse: Your blood pressure is okay.
posted by BroLo | 3/21/2008 03:21:00 PM
2 Comments:
You are just so gorgeous that she didn't realize you were 21. Did she try to take you home too??
I hope you are feeling better. This job has a lot of intestinal distress in it.
OGC: The fact that she was a he softened the blow a bit.
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