I often find the communication in East Africa pretty different than back home. Working here can be a challenge because answers are not always as direct. Here's a good recent example from a Gchat with a co-worker in Uganda:
martin: Hi
Sent at 3:47 PM on
Thursday
me: Hi Martin, how are you? Please remind me which
Martin you are! There are so many.
Kampala based?
Sent at 3:48 PM on
Thursday
martin: Ok
me: So you are the Kampala TDR or area sales manager? or
a different Martin?
martin: Ok
Sent at 3:54 PM on
Thursday
me: Ok what? Are you confirming or saying no?
martin: Yes
Sent at 3:57 PM on
Thursday
martin: Andrew am Martin.Fenix
Area Sales Manager
How's Rwanda?
1 comment:
Amazing post expanding on communication here, or "real" talk as my friend Jenn call's it:
http://schmirby.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/real-talk/
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