A thought about expectations
I finally have a broom! It's the little things you learn to appreciate. :) Next week I think we are getting more furniture. It's going to be interesting to see how it all comes together.
I went to the doctor with Das the other day and it was rather eye opening. Now I'm used to when people say it is a long wait they mean a wait of months. His doctor apologized for the long wait and it was a week away. Funny how the same words obviously mean different things.
It makes me think about expectations. Here I've noticed people expect things that I think of as luxury. Like a short wait to visit the doctor for various appts. Like pharmacies who deliver for free. Even the fact that you don't have to keep copies of all your medical records to drag from doctor to doctor because everyone is on the same system so your records are available to everyone you see thus cutting down on the need for extra waiting for records to transfer and the concern that a new dr doesn't have all the information they need to properly treat you if they don't have your old records. Maybe sometimes when you expect a higher standard you get it and the idea of lowering it is simply inconceivable. I've seen that in individuals before but never as widespread as it seems to be here.
Our apartment building has a concierge and he is forever telling me to call him if I need anything. He will make sure I get it. He repeatedly has told me "that's what you're paying for" but I haven't gotten to the point where I can take such help for granted. When I had cable/internet installed the guy who did it put everything where I said it should go but he also set it up so that if I ended up with a different furniture configuration that I've planned everything can be moved easily. He showed me how to safely turn everything on and off, what light sequences to look for and helped me log in to the wireless. Then he said if I ever have a problem he'd be glad to come back anytime. I'm not used to that being the standard level of helpfulness.
I'm starting to think that I am too timid in voicing my desires. I think it's time I started expecting more.
I went to the doctor with Das the other day and it was rather eye opening. Now I'm used to when people say it is a long wait they mean a wait of months. His doctor apologized for the long wait and it was a week away. Funny how the same words obviously mean different things.
It makes me think about expectations. Here I've noticed people expect things that I think of as luxury. Like a short wait to visit the doctor for various appts. Like pharmacies who deliver for free. Even the fact that you don't have to keep copies of all your medical records to drag from doctor to doctor because everyone is on the same system so your records are available to everyone you see thus cutting down on the need for extra waiting for records to transfer and the concern that a new dr doesn't have all the information they need to properly treat you if they don't have your old records. Maybe sometimes when you expect a higher standard you get it and the idea of lowering it is simply inconceivable. I've seen that in individuals before but never as widespread as it seems to be here.
Our apartment building has a concierge and he is forever telling me to call him if I need anything. He will make sure I get it. He repeatedly has told me "that's what you're paying for" but I haven't gotten to the point where I can take such help for granted. When I had cable/internet installed the guy who did it put everything where I said it should go but he also set it up so that if I ended up with a different furniture configuration that I've planned everything can be moved easily. He showed me how to safely turn everything on and off, what light sequences to look for and helped me log in to the wireless. Then he said if I ever have a problem he'd be glad to come back anytime. I'm not used to that being the standard level of helpfulness.
I'm starting to think that I am too timid in voicing my desires. I think it's time I started expecting more.
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