Ooooh yes! Very annoying! Many moons ago in HH we concluded that it wasn't wrong numbers at all. Simply Thais phoning who didn't expect a farang to pick up, and couldn't speak enough English to communicate without losing face.
Whereas in the UK I get cold calls from companies who use foreign staff, and if I can't understand them I'm afraid I react very badly. Once told a poor foreign caller to please get a job which didn't involve having to speak clearly in English. Bad I know. Stressed out at the time!
try whistling really loud down the phone at em as high pitched as you can manage.....they think its a fax machine.
that or just dont answer any unidentified number..... thats what I do. I always either put mates numbers in my phone, or get them to text me first so I know its them and not another idiot.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
In HK local calls used to be free of charge - some of the thai and philipino gals would have a habit of randomly dialling numbers and seeing who was on the other end - if they liked the sound of the recipient they would chat for hrs leading often to a date - strange habit never quite worked it out!
CDK
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