Yes clients can be pushy but you just have to be firm. Most of mine are American and can be very demanding. They dont understand the concept of taking a complete month off at christmas/new year.
I have one who does not understand the concept of automated messages which say:-
THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE. OUR SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY AS YOUR MESSAGE WILL NOT BE RESPONDED AND WILL BE AUTO DELETED TO PREVENT MAILBOX CONGESTION. ....
The majority of Israeli Jews do not want to occupy Gaza.
being a right moany pain in the proverbial