Yikes. It’s very rare that I make the effort to write a complaint regarding a product. When I do, I’m so harsh in my criticism that I don’t expect to hear back. But I just got a response.
I was listening to “Weekend America” (an American Public Media program that airs on NPR stations) this past weekend, and a young female producer narrated a segment regarding her experience with Macs and iPods. i found the piece very obnxious, as this woman seemed to embody the typical self-absorbed Gen-Yer who can’t string two sentences together without inserted a “like” conjunction.
I don’t have the text of what I wrote, but the subject of my feedback was “the iPod story – wholly obnoxious”.
Now I’m surprised to see an email from Bill Radke, co-host of the program. Now I feel badly about what I wrote. I wish I hadn’t been so harsh. I probably took pent up anger regarding other things and projected it at this young woman. I’m afraid to see what Bill Radke said. I’ll look now…
Hi David,
Bill Radke here, co-host of Weekend America. Thanks a lot for writing. You weren’t the only listener to call us on Neille’s Gen-Y “like” tic. I’d like to do a little story about this for this week’s show. Could I interview you today? Please call me at 213-xxx-xxxx.
Thanks again,
Bill
Wow.
Wow indeed. Are you going to call him for an interview? That would be cool.
Don’t feel bad. It doesn’t seem like he took offense or anything.
I’m going to email him back and tell him I’ll call after work (since they’re in California), and I don’t know how long it will take. I’ll need to think of a way not to sound like an asshole:
“Grrr, those young kids today…I hate ‘em all!!!”
:)
And whatever you say…DON’T SAY LIKE!!