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In reply to the discussion: When Jehova Witnesses ring my doorbell [View all]DFW
(54,370 posts)We were on vacation. Some big black limousine drove two clearly uncomfortable fourteen (or so) year old boys around to knock on doors and try to convert people who were clearly not there to be harassed by religious fanatics using brainwashed kids to recruit converts.
I sent my wife to answer the door when they knocked and told her to speak only her language (her English is fine when the occasion warrants). It worked. They understood no German, and they left without a fuss.
We got one such visit here at the house in Germany, too. I took it this time, and spoke to them in Catalan. They gave up on me, too. It was either that, or tell them what we really thought of their little campaign, and that would have taken more time than we thought they were worth.