My parents set up going to dim sum last night. It’s now 15 minutes after they were supposed to show, and they refuse to have a cell phone, so I left a message to check in.
If they’re not here in 20 I’m ordering congee with century egg and radish cake and other stuff they never eat.
@Leucrotta They.. don't have cell phones? WTF?
I have the feeling we talked about this already too, but I am still WTF?
@Kusimanse We did.
My Dad's former employee, a family friend *way* more extroverted than I am, somehow convinced them to get a phone on her plan for emergency use, which they promptly leave at home. She's been trying to convince them that it has a camera if they need one, no luck.
Nothing I've said to them gets through, which isn't particularly surprising. The real irony is "look up what might be interesting nearby when we're out" is SUCH my Dad's thing.
@Kusimanse I think it’s my parents so the world is X and therefore even Y and Z is a stretch, plus it’s up against ME trying to say anything to them.
@Leucrotta Sheeesh.
Is it a situation where them actually bringing along the phone might sway them? Like my ex-roomie resisiting a debit card for years and then loving it once they finally got one? Or is it just too late now? :P