The weather consultant

Jeannie esta organizando una fiesta para la empresa. Es uno de esos encuentros tipo barbacoa donde la gente come mucho, y el dress code es casual. Jeannie hizo llegar su sorpresa a la compania contratada para el evento porque en la factura le cobraban 300 euros por algo llamado “weather consultant”.

Jeannie explico que no necesitaba a nadie que le dijera el tiempo que va hacer, que podia mirarlo en Internet y que la fecha esta concretada, el hecho de que lloviera no iba a cambiarla. Y que cono, esto es Malasia. Todos los dias hace sol.

Entonces la amable senorita al otro lado de la linea telefonica le explico que el “weather consultant” no te dice si va a llover o no. Simplemente reza para que no llueva.

Y es por eso que Asia nunca, nunca, deja de sorprenderme.

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Jeannie is organizing a party for the company. It is one of these events with a lot of food and casual dress code. Jeannie had to phone the company chosen to take care of the logistics because in the quotation provided they added 300 euros for something called “weather consultant”.

Jeannie argued that she didn’t need anybody to give her the weather forecast, she could check it online, and the date was fixed anyway, the probability of rain was not going to make her change it. And, what the… this is Malaysia, it is sunny every day.

Then the lady on the phone explained that the “weather consultant” doesn’t actually give you the weather forecast. He is paid to pray for good weather.

And that’s why Asia will never stop amazing me.