Non-consultant friend: "you travel on Mondays so you don't actually work, right? You go straight to the hotel and chill." Me : WTF are you talking about?

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Similar friend: "Why travel on M and return on Th? Is it not cheaper if you move there? Why should they spend so much to fly you?" The same friend wanted me to refer her later :P

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@DD1, lately I have gotten this from every single person I've explained the travel too...

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Haha! I totally agree

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