What Do You Think of ThIs "Odd" Sympathy Card?

jujube said:
That's probably one of the most common things people write on sympathy cards: "If there's anything I can do, please let me know" or a similar phrase. Even if they don't mean it, they say it, knowing that they probably won't be called on it.
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Yeah that's also a possibility. Once I went to America with my ex to a church conference where we met a couple. We had lunch a few times. Really nice. They said oh we want to come visit Holland. What a nice country. Just give us a call. Yeah you can stay with us. Oh yes great wonderful. LOL and back home he asked when they wanted to come. No response. Huh? You don't say that in Holland if you don't mean it. If you don't want to come you say oh no blah no and you don't offer to help if you don't want to. That's that British, American, well actually any country except Holland maybe, politeness LOL. Yes maybe the guy was just being polite.
 
Messy said:
Yeah that's also a possibility. Once I went to America with my ex to a church conference where we met a couple. We had lunch a few times. Really nice. They said oh we want to come visit Holland. What a nice country. Just give us a call. Yeah you can stay with us. Oh yes great wonderful. LOL and back home he asked when they wanted to come. No response. Huh? You don't say that in Holland if you don't mean it. If you don't want to come you say oh no blah no and you don't offer to help if you don't want to. That's that British, American, well actually any country except Holland maybe, politeness LOL. Yes maybe the guy was just being polite.
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The Dutch are very straightforward & direct ..and it's seen by most other countries as being rude or abrupt.... lol
 
Della said:
Tsk. Not a romantic in the bunch.

This man fell deeply in love with his beautiful hearing nurse, but knowing she was married, kept his feelings to himself. Then one day he heard she was a widow and bravely sent out a feeler. Sleepless nights followed as he waited for a response, planning how they would share their golden years, spending his millions as they traveled around the world on his yacht, stopping only for shopping trips in all the ports.

Now he sits sadly by the window of his mansion, faint hope rising with each mail delivery.

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Della: Love your sense of humour. ;)
 
I think he meant well by offering his condolences. I don't think it all that strange that he said if you ever need anything, etc. It's somthing that people say to sound supportive even though, really...they don't mean it. I think if they aren't close to the deceased persons' family members, they count on the people grieving not taking them up on their offers.
 
My take? I had to think on this for a bit. I think you made a lasting impression with him when he was under your care and he wants you to know that. I've had former customers call me just because after I moved states to tell me that they appreciated what I had done for them. It could be as simple as that.
 
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