European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A �if1? Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i am 42 now and have been following your column since High school. I notice that you have stood up for firefighters waitresses police officers bus Drivers schoolteachers nurses truck Drivers Bank tellers a the list is endless a but i have never seen a word about the most abused segment of society a those of us who work for a Telephone answering service. In be been at this Job for 18 months and have developed stomach problems from the irritation. My doctor says i should quit even if i have to clean offices at night but 1 am hanging in there hoping to learn How to Cope. Why does no to the Public understand that we Are there to help them we Are expected to handle at least 75 lines which is a big Load but it  be difficult for an experienced operator if it weren to for the garbage Mouth Cranks who make us miserable. We have instructions to be civil no matter what people say to us. Well How would you like to have someone yell a get the hell off the line. In a calling Long distance and i done to want to talk to an answering service a in be had people ask me a is this a recording a when i say a no it is not a recording a they say a prove it a i ask you Ann is this the height of ignorance or what How could a recording respond to a question . Of course dear . People who arc abusive to Telephone personnel Are really cowardly. They know they can be Nasty and not have to face the people they be been rough on. As that old song goes a they Are More to be pitied than Cen dear Abby dear Abby i have been in the United states a Little Over a year and i cannot understand the hypocrisy of you americans. I am not Here by Choice a my husband was transferred Here for two years by his company. We Are both French born. Before arriving Here i read up on America and was surprised to learn that you spend billions of dollars a year on your pets which made me very Happy because we had to bring our dog with us. Since in be been Here in be discovered that americans actually hate dogs Why then do you spend so much Money on them while travelling with my husband we have not been Able to eat in any restaurant because they wont let our dog in with us and we can to leave him in the car because a locked car gets too hot. I decided to go into one of your supermarkets to buy food to eat in the car but they  let me in with our dog. Then to make matters worse one of your states North Carolina to be exact would not let us stay in a Motel with our dog. We had to sleep in our car. People we met from that quibble Home a do noticed Hon Moch sgt mom is Alk is picking on me and putt/n6 n6 on details us full if Vou be noticed it Wmk of Teri r you stepped to Heip i and 3make some of ire details i suppose that a would be tote right 1h1n6 id do and it a would 66 the thing to do Cut. You really Don t think that i m that stupid do Tou Friday june 12, 1992  give them a Hasty disconnect and put a smile Back in your voice. Dear Ann Landers wow i knew you were popular but never imagined How Well read until you published the name of our Bank the savings Bank of Rockville. 1 had written to let you know that one of your columns had prompted a customer to return $50 that he had mistakenly received from our Bank. You printed my letter. I heard from College classmates former employees family members and strangers from coast to coast. My aunt Agnes sent me a letter that save it All. Please share it with your readers. William Mcgurk Rockville. Conn. Dear or. Mcgurk thanks for letting me know that a letter in my column sent Shock Waves through the family hot line. It was fun and i will indeed share your aunt Agness letter with my readers. Here it is. And wont she be surprised. Dear Bill. You certainly electrified the family and created a swell of activity. In a sure Marianna has told you that Marion phoned excitedly from Torrance followed by Jimmy from san Diego. Next i had a note from aunt Martha. She said Muriel called Paul at work when she spotted your letter. Paul promptly called his Mother. The next Day Mike called from Missouri to say Nan had phoned him at work to read him your letter. And of course i called Sheila. Nice letter. You re famous. Way to go Bill love aun Agnes dear aunt Agnes you sound like a living doll. C creators Syndicate state told us they had smuggled their dog into a Motel room. How do you smuggle in a full grown Standard poodle i was told to write to you because Many americans read your column but in a withholding my name because my husbands company might not appreciate my outspokenness. Name withheld dear name withheld the question you raise is basically one of cultural difference. Dogs arc allowed in More Public places in France than in the United states. You re wasting your Energy trying to fight it. A full grown Standard poodle is approximately the size of a Small Pony so its understandable Why its difficult to accommodate dogs of that size. However some american motels Welcome pets. The aaa Auto club can Tell you which motels accept pets. They Are listed in aaa tour books a available at local offices. The Quaker Oats co. Also offers a Handy directory titled touring with to scr Cost $3. Send Check or Money order to Quaker professional services 585 Hawthorne court Galesburg Iii. 61401. C Universal press Syndicate Worb s your car or. Motley. 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