One woman who I encountered turned down my offer, and she said, “Mon chéri, c'est trop Cher, ” which basically means,“ My dear, it's too expensive. ” But I tried to explain to her, “Look, this is going to save you a lot of money, and it's going to give you even better light than what you're using now with the kerosene. ” So I didn't make the sale, but I did learn a really important lesson, which is that technology, products, were not going to end energy poverty.
Una mujer que encontré rechazó mi oferta y me dijo: "Mon chéri, c 'est trop Cher", que básicamente significa: "Querido, es demasiado caro". Pero traté de explicarle: "Mira, esto te ahorrará mucho dinero y te dará una luz aún mejor que la que obtienes ahora con querosén". Así que no hice la venta, pero aprendí una lección realmente importante, que es que la tecnología, los productos, no iban a acabar con la pobreza energética.