over the nation to sell it. During their annual meeting, the top salesman was a traveling salesman from the western states. Everyone tried to guess his technique. They asked him if he promoted the wonders of speaking over a phone, of the fantastic real-time communication? What was his secret for his huge sales in such a small population.
"none of that," he replied. "I simply asked people if they would like to be able to talk to their neighbors in their pajamas."
Moral: Education is NOT the reason video chat has not taken off. The reason is, no one wants to have to put on makeup and comb their hair and adjust the room lighting to make a phone call.
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