Topic: I think we need to start asking people if...... - page 6. (Read 700 times)

Well, I think your joke got heavy on you as you lost your hand on your BTC. BTC has nothing to do with our labour force, specifically the plumber force. Because the one who came into your house was a plumber and a student too, he must have had good problem-solving and learning skills, which must have encouraged him to adopt new technology. Not to mention the fact that learning such new technology can become a headache for some.

And the plumbers here in my area or in my district are not students because plumbing is not some work that could generate decent income here, so everyone has to do a full-time job; they cannot do this work part-time. And the ones who are full-time plumbers do not want to learn new things; instead, they are just fed up with their lives so much that they do not even want to hear anything aside from their job and personal lives.

That is the fact,if you don't ask the service men,you wouldn't know if they accept bitcoin. I do ask once in a while but I have seen anyone that has told me that he accepts Bitcoin payment so far. Although in my country bitcoin is restricted and I do look at the individual before asking them if they accepts bitcoin so that I don't go and ask a CIA

Last week I needed a laptop and I asked the sales representative if they accept bitcoin for payment so that I don't pass through the stress of using an exchange but he said No. It will be lovely if people around us are into bitcoin just as we are,so that it will be used as a payment method and not only for investment.

Definitely, my take, as long it is a thing of the internet many people with tag it scam and would not want to come in. A mindset like this can only be changed if at all you promise them that there is a lot of money to be made from it. But if you tell them the outright truth that there is risk also involve in it they don’t get interested.

I also don’t want to push to hard one based on your security reasons too and secondly I don’t want to be accountable for any lose when they lose there funds. I will stick to the aspect of teaching only if you requested. Like the OP did I don’t even ask workers for bitcoin payment option because to me I will only use that method for a cross border transaction because at this point my bitcoin is too valuable to be used to pay for little stuffs like this.

 Well, good luck to him on his Bitcoin hodling journey. Gradually, Bitcoin is spreading to nooks and crannies and the funny part is it's being adopted by those we least expected. The Op expressed his shock about what the plumber said simply because he didn't expect a menial worker to have access to such knowledge.
This is a welcome development for BTC and this can help to fast track it's adoption.
 In my area, I find it difficult to preach or ask people I transact business with because it's not popular and I've assumed they are used to using the traditional fiat or credit cards to pay for services. Also, they might look at me like I've developed two heads so I just keep it to myself.

Hell no, i don't promote Bitcoin in my locality to avoid security threats, and government sanctions since Bitcoin is banned where i leave and at that we only engage in Bitcoin discussion online, that is the only means i can promote Bitcoin by trying to get engage in it discussions on Reddit local sub-forum that way only those who are interested in Bitcoin discussion and information comes onboard., i have read of the ugly experience of those who could not keep they Bitcoin involvement as a secrets and thereafter exposed their lives to a lot of security threats.


In the society where we live, when anyone hears about Bitcoin, what comes to mind is either you have tons of money from illegal means and the government coming after you, or criminals from your neighbourhood who may have gotten information about your Bitcoin involvement, This is why privacy has become a paramount thing for most of us, in fact in my neighbourhood, I avoid any discussions that can involve Bitcoin or cryptocurrency on a face to face means to avoid problems.

You will be amazed if you try to conduct a survey on people who are using bitcoin within your surroundings, as it's not being written on people's faces; some people are just low-key. and this is really going to be beneficial to him as he is taking the payment for a skill and not something that he is selling, so he can save up without even thinking of losing a cent when the price drops or even thinking of selling off to buy back some goods.

And another reason why most people don't usually ask for such a payment option for a repair job like this is because they don't see them as people who will be interested in Bitcoin, and the repairer might also not ask because they don't know if the company they came to work for is Bitcoin friendly. Another aspect of this is that the amount involved might not be large enough to request that it be paid in Bitcoin unless it's actually a big job that's more than a simple repair.

It's actually nice that you asked and ended up completing a service using the payment option, and I hope you continue working with him in order to help him meet his accumulating target on time.

Yes, many times, and I'm surprised that they are open to accepting Bitcoin, workers or providers that I thought were not aware of Bitcoin, Bitcoin is already popular here in our country but you have to ask people if they are willing to accept Bitcoin or keeping Bitcoin, it has something to do with our people being conservative or secretive on their wealth because of misconception.
Some people think that you are rich if you have Bitcoin or accept Bitcoin as payment you really never know here in our country who's into investing or holding Bitcoin unless you ask or have a hint that they are.

It is crucial that we start to ask these odd workers or skilled professional. Bitcoin awareness has spread more than we know it and some of these guys just want to experiment with it. Some would even choose to get paid for their services in bitcoin as one of the ways of accumulating bitcoin rather than buying from an exchange. A furniture maker once jokingly requested that I pay for the wooden furniture in bitcoin after he overheard me talk about bitcoin with a friend on the phone. Well, I didn't pay him though. Maybe next time. What we should observe is that bitcoin awareness has travelled far into all walks of life.

I tried to promote - long ago - bitcoin to friends and colleagues. Most have dismissed it almost instantly. Some few still remember of that. One envies me. Another one still tries - after so many years - to explain me the price is manipulated and it's all a scam.

But nowadays the paradigm has changed and many people - including me - prefer to not brag about bitcoin, no matter how big or small the amount is, to avoid unnecessary hassle with burglars or worse.
So... yeah..  

The water system in my house got some blocking issues and I needed to call a plumber, the plumber guy I was used to was not available, I called and he said he is far away, so I looked for someone else.

After he went through the problem and fixed the pipes for me, out of joke I gave him payment options that are available, if he will like any.

I asked him if he will want cash, bank transfer or Bitcoin, to my surprise he answered Bitcoin, I don't take this very seriously because, you know, most people don't care about Bitcoin here, but he brought out his smartphone and told me to scan the QR CODE.

I asked if he really his serious and he said yes, I had to pay him in Bitcoin and he said something that caught my attention.

He said people don't ask that's why he believed no one is using Bitcoin as payment.

He also said collecting cash will make him spend the money faster but he chose Bitcoin because he planned to start buying the following week.

While I was trying to question him about how he know about Bitcoin he revealed that he is a student, and that being a plumber is his side hustle, this answered my curiosity about how he knew about Bitcoin.

Have you guys been promoting Bitcoin by asking workers if they will receive Bitcoin as payment? How was it? This is actually the first time I will do such, all my mind was focused on, if I didn't see Bitcoin Payment Receive here I wouldn't bother.