jasper3 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 funny, the good lady wife was telling me today, she had a high rate customer who wanted to bring his dog into a country animal centre...it says NO DOGS ALLOWED on the door , except guid or aid dogs.... he then said, (Ranting) .on the website it says animal friendly.......... no sir!!!! it says friendly animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I find old people are the worst, I always hold doors open or move out the way if possible when shopping but you maybe get 1/10 who actually have the manners to thank me. The other one is when I'm walking my dog I always say 'morning' or 'evening' to people as I pass and the amount of ignorant swines that look you straight in the face without saying a thing an keep walking whilst staring blankly, its just rude. As you say manners cost nothing but you'd think they did the way most people carry on. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Are you kidding? Americans are uber polite. Maybe not in New York, LA or some of the big cities but in the southern states and out in the mid west they are charming. I've traveled extensively in the states and found them to be on the whole a warm and friendly people. In any case their service standards are second to none, they just won't tolerate rude or unhelpful staff in almost any business you care to mention. I've found americans extremely polite. I think they have a better basic upbringing than a lot of Europeans. Even trashy types seem to have basic civility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byjovecarruthers Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Oh the shame. Hoisted by my own petard. I'm going to have to cast myself out into the wastelands of the Internet where over time I will reinvent myself like Holmes after the Riechenbech Falls incident; or maybe just start a new profile. Eventually crawling back to PW after the years have faded recent memory and drawn a veil over this tragic event. Grammatical - grammar! Not grammer Carruthers you damn fool. You know the grammar nazi party rules man! Check, double check and spell check again! You blithering idiot, oh the terrible crushing shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Oh the shame. Hoisted by my own petard. I'm going to have to cast myself out into the wastelands of the Internet where over time I will reinvent myself like Holmes after the Riechenbech Falls incident; or maybe just start a new profile. Eventually crawling back to PW after the years have faded recent memory and drawn a veil over this tragic event. Grammatical - grammar! Not grammer Carruthers you damn fool. You know the grammar nazi party rules man! Check, double check and spell check again! You blithering idiot, oh the terrible crushing shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I think I have seen you walking around Earlsdon... So what were you doing in Earllsdon, Lost??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Pinkella,you are like the matron of PW! I mean that in a nice way , feminine,but firm and words of wisdom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hate it when you go into a 'corner' shop and assistant (male and female, race immaterial) holds hand out for money before you have asked for anything. I just cross my arms and stare at the hand and ask if I can order something before I pay. If they don't like it I tell them to stuff it & go elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 It's been a long time since I left school, maybe the English language has moved on!! Not! Or is it knot? Hate to be picky but "you're" is an abbreviation of "you are". "Your" generally denotes ownership. Taking the context of the comment, it can't be anything but "your" I left school at 16 with 1 "o" level which was not English but feel we need to try and keep standards up. I will not judge someone ontheir grammar. Leeds Chimp, think your example Is more about judging a book by its cover rather than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Nt No, he isn't. Cosd has pulled him up correctly. Just re read the post from Stubby and apologies to all Cosd was correct. I had misread the comment from Stubby, my last point proving myself right and wrong!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNS Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 . Hoisted by my own petard. It's hoist, not hoisted. I'm sorry. Honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Wheres thunderbird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 your correct in the saying, manners cost nothing bit like the SPELL CHECKER on your computer Goodness sakes! Just to get it nailed down now ... firmly! You're correct in the saying, manners cost nothing. A bit like the spell checker on your computer. You're - abbreviation of you are. Your- belonging to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Goodness sakes! Just to get it nailed down now ... firmly! You're correct in the saying, manners cost nothing. A bit like the spell checker on your computer. You're - abbreviation of you are. Your- belonging to you. Ur a gramma natzi m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ur a gramma natzi m8 Oooh, you cad! How very dare you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 That's Shocking behaviour!!You any many others are paying his wages!! Let us know when you shop there next if you ever do. ATVB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 can't stand it when shop folk are ignorant,my biggest gripe is if they're on the phone whilst trying to serve.the best thing to do is leave the shopping on the counter and walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I went into petsmart the other day to purchase some jumbones. The assistant was insistent that i buy a can of canine infinity spray. At the time i thought him rather rude but now i'm glad i fell for the hard sell. It's great stuff, you simply spray it on your dog and it lives for ever. The trick is putting it on in light coats with 15 minute intervals. I went for smooth silver as it was only £900 a can as opposed to hammered copper which was over a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Goodness sakes! Just to get it nailed down now ... firmly! You're correct in the saying, manners cost nothing. A bit like the spell checker on your computer. You're - abbreviation of you are. Your- belonging to you. Just as I said... But misread what Stubby had put. My excuse is that I am on a tablet on holiday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr15j Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Just as I said... But misread what Stubby had put. My excuse is that I am on a tablet on holiday.. What are you doing giving your tablet a holiday? More to the point why are you on this poor tablet if you gave it a holiday, that's just mean! If you're going to give it time off, then do so! Or, you need to seek medical advice if this tablet you are on, on holiday, has negative grammatical side effects! However if you had written this: My excuse is that I am, on a tablet, on holiday; or My excuse is that I am on holiday, using a tablet We might not have got the wrong end of the stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkella Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'll never stop learning about men! I never thought I would read a thread where a load of red blooded males were getting passionate about me and my spelling, hehe or is that haha We need 2 threads here, one about going off at a tangent on threads and the other about who is the hottest at spelling and grammar on this site lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkella Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Who saw me in Earlsdon? lol I haven't been out and about on a jolly there for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Having been on PW for just over a year now I am used to seeing spelling mistakes and poor grammar and none of that sort of thing bothers me and I can generally get the gist of what is being said. I do though wish that posters would re-read their text before pressing the 'post' button. In doing so they should be able to see mistakes, not necessarily in spelling or grammar,(maybe whole words missing or the wrong word being used) and correct them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkella Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 JDog sometimes its hard to double check your post, I'm very often doing more than one thing at that time so perhaps the multi tasking and women thing is a myth! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkeyes Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I used to visit my local corner shop where I experienced the same service, without fail. If it wasn't for convenience these places would be closed. Maybe he does? that's why they're called convenience stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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