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A policeman standing at the street corner?
A businessman with a briefcase briskly walking the same
way?
An older woman in black bent over and moving slowly
towards the métro ?
A fashionable, well-dressed woman of middle age waiting
for the light?
Comments
To get a good answer, you need to choose your person
carefully. The answer is . Unless your question involves
traffic law or your French is good, don't bother anyone in
uniform as it is not their job. Those over 40 will be unlikely
to speak English. The same goes for the métro ticket seller.
Giving directions is not part of their job, and usually other
people are waiting in line behind you to buy tickets, which is
their job. A person with a brisk walk may well be in a hurry,
and your interruption will take time and patience this person
is not currently in a position to give. Finally, an older woman
in black is probably from the countryside and may not know
the area well, plus she wouldn't been frequenting gourmet
food stores. So chose the person most likely to know the shop
and the least preoccupied with other duties.
SITUATION 6
You are included in your first business meeting at work. Your
boss acts as chairperson and he requests progress reports on
a specific project from various members of your team dealing
with different aspects of the job. To your surprise, as each
person's turn comes, he or she seems full of complaints and
problems to report, often turning blame for the situation on
your boss. Your turn comes. Do you:
Take the same stand, presenting your situation as too
difficult and demanding help from your boss?
Pass, leaving your report unsaid?
Give the report you had planned to give, outlining the
current situation but without any criticism or complaint?
 
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