I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.' ↗
Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. ↗
