Today Matt and I went to Godaiko for sushi. We sat at the sushi bar and were greeted by the sushi chef. Shortly thereafter a gentleman was sat next to us. As he sat down he was sure to remind the chef that he knew his name with a "Hi Paul". Moments later he pulled out his shiny iPhone and started aimlessly scrolling through emails and perusing the internet. It didn't take more than a minute or two before "his plan" worked and the couple to his other side started inquiring about his toy.
In his admittedly striking thick Brit accent, he went into a story about how his wife used the company card to buy the phone, but that he in fact owned the company, and all three shared a "business laugh".
I was amazed at two things by their conversation. The first was just how proud this guy was of himself. He had an amazing way of speaking blahze, almost distant yet he manged to, in the matter of a few sentences convey that he owned a business, that it was extremely successful and that 500 dollars for an iPhone wasn't anything to even think of.
Secondly I was so amazed at how easy it was to buy his whole shpeal. Perhaps it was the accent, maybe it was phone and his tone but this guy completely captivated anything within earshot and it was so clear that everything he had been saying was true. What is most interesting to me about this was that if you remove only the iPhone from this experience. It wasn't an experience at all, it was just a guy with a loud voice bragging about some business that might not even exist.
I left the restaurant thinking, I have got to get me one of those!
In his admittedly striking thick Brit accent, he went into a story about how his wife used the company card to buy the phone, but that he in fact owned the company, and all three shared a "business laugh".
I was amazed at two things by their conversation. The first was just how proud this guy was of himself. He had an amazing way of speaking blahze, almost distant yet he manged to, in the matter of a few sentences convey that he owned a business, that it was extremely successful and that 500 dollars for an iPhone wasn't anything to even think of.
Secondly I was so amazed at how easy it was to buy his whole shpeal. Perhaps it was the accent, maybe it was phone and his tone but this guy completely captivated anything within earshot and it was so clear that everything he had been saying was true. What is most interesting to me about this was that if you remove only the iPhone from this experience. It wasn't an experience at all, it was just a guy with a loud voice bragging about some business that might not even exist.
I left the restaurant thinking, I have got to get me one of those!
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