The following is a snippet from the IM conversation the cute British researcher and I had. It has been edited for length (I didn't want to bore you with the minutiae) and the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Cute Brit says:
Well this is good experience. It is teaching (our team) and (your team) to work together. We have to; otherwise the project will fall apart
Mint says:
True. Hopefully your other studies are going smoother
Cute Brit says:
No-this is the easy one!
Mint says:
(stunned face icon)
Cute Brit says:
The site doesn't seem to know what a protocol is!
Cute Brit says:
On one of our other studies
Mint says:
well...the next time you're in California, (My testing partner) and I are buying you a drink.
Cute Brit says:
(smiley face icon)
Cute Brit says:
Next time you're in the UK-I'll buy you both a nice cup of tea! LOL
Mint says:
LOL! (Editorial note: even via IM it has a nervous, laughing-too-hard-even-though-the-joke-wasn't-that-funny feel to it)
Mint says:
Have a good night
Cute Brit says:
Yep-thanks. Have a good day-Keep me posted about (the company that is contributing to all our delays)!
This is what happily-married, career women who are in the their early 30's and have 2 kids consider flirty fun...transatlantic offers of tea. Pathetic isn't it?
Cute Brit says:
Well this is good experience. It is teaching (our team) and (your team) to work together. We have to; otherwise the project will fall apart
Mint says:
True. Hopefully your other studies are going smoother
Cute Brit says:
No-this is the easy one!
Mint says:
(stunned face icon)
Cute Brit says:
The site doesn't seem to know what a protocol is!
Cute Brit says:
On one of our other studies
Mint says:
well...the next time you're in California, (My testing partner) and I are buying you a drink.
Cute Brit says:
(smiley face icon)
Cute Brit says:
Next time you're in the UK-I'll buy you both a nice cup of tea! LOL
Mint says:
LOL! (Editorial note: even via IM it has a nervous, laughing-too-hard-even-though-the-joke-wasn't-that-funny feel to it)
Mint says:
Have a good night
Cute Brit says:
Yep-thanks. Have a good day-Keep me posted about (the company that is contributing to all our delays)!
This is what happily-married, career women who are in the their early 30's and have 2 kids consider flirty fun...transatlantic offers of tea. Pathetic isn't it?
posted by Mint Chutney at 2:26 PM
Mint Chutney
Chicago, United States
Wife, mother, corporate peon.
12 Comments:
lol. tea! trust the english. ;)
LOL (and-not-trying-too-hard-genuinely-giggled-out-loud. Wait. Should that be GOL?) :)
*smiles* yes. tea. how very Breeetish.
So when are you in the UK next ;) ?
Come on, people! Don't make fun of the poor guy. Not every one drinks....
Tea and seduction. You naughty lady, you :-)
Hey, I LOVE tea. I love coffee too. Come to think of it, I like to keep sipping on something all the time.
You should try a Chinese tea called Lobsang Souchong. It's amazing... I used to have it all the time in my college coffee shop (they must have been really frustrated, I guess).
How are you Mint C?
talking of tea, moroccon mint tea is current obsession. really really good!
where did all d coffee lovers go??
Oooh first comes tea. Next thing you know both of you will buttering up each other's hot scones, you naughty woman!
Ah ha! :)
Ah the much-married flirting...been there, so hopeless, so safe.
are we a sad lot or what? :)
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