Long before the advent of e-mail and hand phones, young people made appointments to meet. Some times things went well, people turn up and had a good time together. Other times, things went wrong.
Consider:
1. Amy called Betty, they arranged to meet in McDonald's at Galleria(a shopping centre). Amy went on time and waited. Betty turned up ten minutes late and waited. Half an hour went by, Amy walked to a public phone to call Betty's home. But Betty left forty five minutes ago. So Amy thought Betty was detained somehow on the way, she waited for another twenty minutes and left in a huff. Betty, on the other hand, was impatient, she waited for fifteen minutes only. But because she was ten minutes late, she was upset that Amy stood her up. She left, angry.
What actually happened is that Amy waited at the McDonald's inside the shopping centre. Betty, on the other hand, went to the drive in outside of the shopping centre. They were waiting at different places. Both were at fault, they were vague about the place of meeting. Neither foresee the confusion. Such miscommunication will test the friendship. I wonder if they will arrange to meet each other again?
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