[lit-ideas] Re: GRE Regstration
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:25:57 -0500
Oh yeah? Well, at least ALL Americans aren't provincials! Ha! And, and we
didn't name our country after a bottling company, Na na na na na. And we
don't say 'zed'. For crying out loud, that's not even a word.
America love it or maple leaf it.
Mike Geary
Memphis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin Holder" <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:46 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] GRE Regstration
>I just had a brilliant experience registering for the GRE. Frankly, I
>don't know who handles these calls, but the individual I spoke to did not
>understand why I do not have a state, social security number, or a zip
>code. Even after I explained that I was registering for the test in
>Toronto, Canada, and also required a Toronto based test center.
> Representative: You don't have a state?
> Erin: No, I live in Canada
> Representative: And so you don't live in a state?
> Erin: No, I live in a province. You need to select Canada and it will
> give you a list of the provinces. You need to select Canada first. Then
> a province.
> Representative: Oh, I see. OK. And the province is...?
> Erin: Ontario.
> Representative: OK, and your social security number, please.
> Erin: I don't have a social security number. I have a social insurance
> number.
> Representative: You don't have a social security number?
> Erin: No. In Canada there are no social security numbers, only social
> insurance numbers.
> Representative: Oh, right. OK. I see the field for that. Great.
> Erin: Yeah, great.
> Representative: OK, and your zip code?
> Erin: I don't have a zip code, I have a postal code.
> Representative: Postal code then?
> Erin: L4J 6 Zed 3
> Representative: 6...what?
> Erin: Zed.
> Representative: What?
> Erin: ZEE!! ZEE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!
> Representative: Zee as in zebra?
> Erin: Yes, for the love of God, zee as in zebra.
> Representative: OK, all the test dates for the week you selected are at
> 9am
> Erin: 9am. You're joking, right?
> Representative: No. They're all at 9am.
> Erin: Fine, schedule me for the Friday, August 26th at 9am.
>
> ..... trails off....
>
>
> Erin
> Toronto, Canada
> L4J 6Z3
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