Off topic --- Well, a bit off topic...
Does anyone know how to use the telephone outside of North America?
If someone gives me their telephone number at home, they typically give me ten digits: Example 519 555 1234.
The first three are the area code, the next are the number. For local calls, I'd only key 555 1234. For long distance calls, I'd key A ONE, followed by the ten digits. It seems the leading ONE is something everyone is assumed to know, and is therefore never printed.
If local, I'd press
5
5
5
1
2
3
4
And if long distance, I'd press
1
5
1
9
5
5
5
1
2
3
4
Now for calling Europe.
Le Petit Bofinger in Paris, France, lists their number as +33 1 42 720523. What the hell is this!!! My phone doesn't have a + on it. (Do I make the call with my calculator instead?)
Can anyone tell me what keys I'd press to call this number? Better yet, what would I press if I were to call them from home, and what would I press if I were to call them from a telephone in Paris, France. (Are pay telephones different from residential telephones?)
If anyone could tell me how to telephone home from Europe, that would be icing on the cake.
Cheers, PW.
P.S. I used the Le Petit Bofinger as an example. I don't wish to call them. Any time I've tried telephoning outside of North America, I've accomplished little beyond getting an earful from someone annoyed at being awakened in the middle of the night (in some strange language), and some punishment on my next long distance bill.
I'm leaving for Iceland in a few days. Their telephone numbers are just as unusual as those in France. HELP!!! |
