"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" wrote in message ...
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> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
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>> Chatty, one of the things I find most annoying is young people, like
>> assistants at
>> the doctor's office or dentist's office, expecting us seniors to be hard
>> of hearing. It
>> is embarrassing to have personal questions yelled out so anyone in the
>> whole office
>> can hear them. I can't count the number of times I have interrupted
>> someone with,
>> "Could you please lower your voice? I don't have a hearing problem."
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>> N.
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> Yes, when I was recently in the hospital I hated being treated like a
> child
> too with the "do you understand what I'm saying dear" etc, also dh was
> taking care of some paper work and one of the receptionists kept telling
> him
> not to lose the paper, to take it to the pharmacy, she told him that
> several
> times. Finally he said to her, I may be older but I'm not senile and I'm
> sure I can make it to the pharmacy without losing the paper. LOL
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> Cheri
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> That is awful I haven't come across that here ... yet!!

Well, I have not been in any type of facility, hospital etc., since my kids
were born over 50 years ago, I was very young then so I don't remember
anyone talking to me that way, of course back then you could smoke in the
hospital bed too. LOL

Cheri