White Trash Standoff often called an American Standoff is similar to a Mexican standoff but specifically pertaining to debt collectors and phone calls.
When a debt collector calls from an unknown number and you hesitantly answer. They ask to speak with you. You claim you’re not there in order to discover who they are first. They refuse to give you the information unless you tell them who you are. Thus a white Trash Standoff.
confrontation amongst two or more parties in which no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory.
When a debt collector calls from an unknown number and you hesitantly answer. They ask to speak with you. You claim you’re not there in order to discover who they are first. They refuse to give you the information unless you tell them who you are. Thus a white Trash Standoff.
confrontation amongst two or more parties in which no strategy exists that allows any party to achieve victory.
Unknown Caller: “May I speak with enter your name here?”
You: *thinking it’s a debt collector* “Not at the moment. Who is this?”
Thereby creating a White Trash Standoff
You: *thinking it’s a debt collector* “Not at the moment. Who is this?”
Thereby creating a White Trash Standoff
by Tippman1000 May 5, 2018