28 years today.
Apr 15th 2009, 4:57 pm
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Re: 28 years today.
Anyway, I would ask you this: Given similar life experiences (divorce, kids education fees, IT career etc) would you have been able to have the rural property (and animals) that you currently "enjoy" in the south of England?...
Apr 15th 2009, 6:31 pm
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The problem with that line of thought though is "similar life experiences". I think we owe the business and I owe the long string of, er, life experiences, to novelty value. I sold millions of dollars worth of my computer programs on the strength of having a funny accent; I'm the Tom Vu of database software. On the one hand that that feels like a cop out, on the other it is why Brits go to America. Nothing similar would have happened in the UK, I would have had to actually do something in order to afford a few acres of Surrey.
Apr 15th 2009, 7:05 pm
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No.
The problem with that line of thought though is "similar life experiences". I think we owe the business and I owe the long string of, er, life experiences, to novelty value. I sold millions of dollars worth of my computer programs on the strength of having a funny accent; I'm the Tom Vu of database software. On the one hand that that feels like a cop out, on the other it is why Brits go to America. Nothing similar would have happened in the UK, I would have had to actually do something in order to afford a few acres of Surrey.
The problem with that line of thought though is "similar life experiences". I think we owe the business and I owe the long string of, er, life experiences, to novelty value. I sold millions of dollars worth of my computer programs on the strength of having a funny accent; I'm the Tom Vu of database software. On the one hand that that feels like a cop out, on the other it is why Brits go to America. Nothing similar would have happened in the UK, I would have had to actually do something in order to afford a few acres of Surrey.
Apr 15th 2009, 7:09 pm
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Wow, thats is a long time.....you must be well old
Thats a joke
....Congratulations sent, here's to many more
Thats a joke
....Congratulations sent, here's to many more
Apr 15th 2009, 10:28 pm
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Oh, no. He's a virile young thing in late middle age. Hung like a donkey.
Apr 15th 2009, 10:32 pm
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No, he said America - presume he means United States of rather than North. British accent holds no weight in Canada - they're so used to hearing it, US on the other hand, they like the novelty value....
Apr 16th 2009, 1:53 am
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No, it's not an exaggeration. I think firms primarily buy our software because their staff likes the accent, I think this why our success in the UK has been more limited and, where we have sold into large accounts, it's usually been through middlemen. I think Brits have an advantage through accent in selling anything that's primarily a fashion driven purchase, I don't think it works as well in selling things where business considerations drive the sale but software, exotic cars, pharmaceuticals, anything where the purchase is driven by the whim of the buyer works better if the seller is charming or a celebrity.
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Yes, I wrote America to mean America the country, not America the pedant's landmass.
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No, it's not an exaggeration. I think firms primarily buy our software because their staff likes the accent, I think this why our success in the UK has been more limited and, where we have sold into large accounts, it's usually been through middlemen. I think Brits have an advantage through accent in selling anything that's primarily a fashion driven purchase, I don't think it works as well in selling things where business considerations drive the sale but software, exotic cars, pharmaceuticals, anything where the purchase is driven by the whim of the buyer works better if the seller is charming or a celebrity.
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Basil who
Surely you mean David Brent?
Surely you mean David Brent?