The Importance of Zip Codes
Thursday Jul 17, 2008
Street names in the US are often similar (East, North, 1st, 2nd, ...) in multiple cities, and this also is the case in Belgium, albeit less frequently. The street I live in has several cousins in multiple towns, so sometimes this can lead to the following dialogue, over the phone:
Supplier: "Hello, I'm standing in front of your front door, can you come and open up?
Me: "OK, I'm coming"
Opens door, sees nobody...
Me: "Hello, where are you, I don't see anybody"
Supplier: "In front of number 43 at the Weggevoerdenstraat"
Me: "No, you're not"
Supplier: "Huh, don't you live in Wilsele?"
Me: "No, I live in Herent. Congratulations, you're the second delivery person who is in the wrong town"
Supplier: "Damn, will come "back" later"
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