I once received an opinion poll call from a local TV news station. About the situation in former Yugoslavia. The questions kept getting harder and harder. But I was proud to know a bit about what was going on and give intelligent answers. Until a question about someone in the legislative branch. I started out by saying, “well, I’m not an expert …” only to be interrupted with “Wait. Aren’t you XYZ the international relations expert?” “No, I’m XYZ the engineer.”
It wasn’t a poll; it was an interview. The reporter found my name in the phone book and assumed I was the person she was looking for.
