5 clichés I can’t stand listening to

Florian Seroussi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:18:36 +0000

We all have ours. Being French-Israeli residing in the US expose me to all sorts of comments I cannot stand anymore. Here are 5 annoying one:

- Oh you live in Miami? Spring break all year long isn’t it?

NO – people don’t party all year long in Miami, we WORK in South Florida. In fact there is a vivid economy for startups nicely represented during our tweetups, Mobile Mondays or Bar Camp.

- So you’re French – how is Carla?

How the heck would I know?? You don’t need an explanation for this one. Use your imagination J

- Isn’t it too hard in Israel with bombs falling everywhere?

Ok, that’s a legitimate question if you think of Israel as a war zone. Actually bombs are not falling anywhere. It’s one of the most FUN country to live in. Israelis work hard and party even harder. You need to visit and you will see what they don’t show you on TV.

- You fly so much, are you not afraid one day your plane might crash?

Duh. NO. Really – would you ask this question to a bus driver? Roads kill more every year. Statistics speak for themselves. Traveling by air is safe.

- Hmm you fly business, you must be rich or stupid!

This one stays on the tip of the tongue every time I meet someone in an airplane. So let me put it this way – not that I need to justify myself- I fly around a million miles per year, buy most of my tickets in a cheap fare class and use frequent flyer upgrades to have a decent flight. When I don’t get upgraded I usually smack the airline agent buy the business class fare earning twice as much miles to finance my upcoming trips. Flying business is not a luxury when you get a red eye from Miami to London, land at 7 and need to be operational for a meeting at 8:30.

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5 clichés I can’t stand listening to