February 4, 2008
Pre-Chinese New Year blues
In the last 2 weeks,we have been entertaining lots of phone calls for dental appointments ,specifically “before Chinese New Year”.
Interestingly ,the various people who request such appointments have very differing agenda.
First,we have the “wait till the last minute”group of people.These are normally those who are quite averse to seeing their dentist and they usually have some sort of existing dental problem.They would wait till the very last moment when they have no other choice,and since Chinese New Year involves a lot of eating,they HAVE to get their teeth fixed.This usually makes the largest group.And they are usually quite desperate 🙂
On the other extreme, we have the ultra cautious,who want to ensure that when they are away for the Chinese New Year holidays,they do not end up with a toothache or a broken tooth filling.So,they want a thorough check up and another,if possible.
Well,human behaviour IS an interesting phenomenon.
Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fatt Chai!