i'm a nice person ok? i'm not a bully. I have been in business for years in the UK, i did business in a freindly, nice but assertive way.
But here in this greek country its not working. I seem to be fighting constantly people who won't do anything unless i'm mean to them. They won't even do what i've paid them to do unless i'm horrible to them.
I'm currently fighting a guy who has tried to swindle me out of 700 euros. In order to do this i am having to call him incessantly, like 50 times a day in a row, because its only after i call 50x in a row that he will finaly get fed up and answer. When he does answer he will not take me seriously unless i'm shouting at him, swearing at him, calling him names and threatening him with everything i can.
I was re dialing for the 50th time yesterday and i thought "this is harrasment!" , "i'm being a bully!"... but then hes making me do this. But isn't that what every bully says? "you made me bully you this way"??
Of course he could just do the decent thing and pay me what he owes, hell he could even ..... ANSWER HIS F***ING PHONE! To get to speak to him last time, i had to put on a greek accent, talk in greek and tell his sectertury that my name was Maria, suddenly he was avaible to talk.... but i could hear how pissed off he got as soon as he realised it was me.
Thoughts? am i a bully?