The hard fast rule for dealing with old people is not to say, "How are you?" If you do, they will tell you. In fact, in you don’t ask, they will tell you, for hours. There are far too many old folks that really think you want to hear all the details of their latest doctor visit or worse, their latest surgery.
When these people get together, they swap embellished tales of everything from heads to tails. I don’t understand why. Perhaps it is because doctor visits have become their social life and they just want to share, as if to make someone jealous or to get some sympathy.
My financial controller’s brother has undergone numerous surgeries for skin cancers. And, after each one, he sends pictures. I told her to be thankful that he hasn’t had a hemorrhoidectomy.
Don’t ask! You really don't want to know.
Don’t Tell. There are some things left unsaid.
PMO
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