u/sub_senchou

▲ 3 r/Kyoto

legit salesman or?

So usually I do not answer the intercom unless I am expecting a parcel or something like that, but for some reason today I ended up doing so. The guy at the other end said he was a representative from au hikari, and that he would be in charge of my apartment building for any internet related issues and things like that. I open up the door and he comes up to explain who he is. However, he then starts asking some personal questions when I step out and he realises I am not Japanese (where I'm from, what I'm doing, how long I've been here, whether I know the other tenants). At the end when he leaves, he asks how old I am and when I tell him, he says he's the same age, and he finishes by saying that since he's from Osaka and comes to Kyoto often for work, if I ever need to know hangout spots I can ask him.

I know I'm the idiot for having responded in the first place, but I was wondering how much of this is standard procedure? The personal questions felt a bit unprofessional to me, and I'm a bit worried for my safety as a woman. I was thinking of calling the management company and asking them as well, but is that overkill?

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u/sub_senchou — 4 days ago