General Chat

Hmmmm, feet on seats, now there's a thing. It seems to be the norm with peeps these days, that they can't sit on a chair or settee without pulling their feet up beside them.
I've noticed guests who come on TV shows to be interviewed, ie breakfast telly, Graham Norton, the One Show, that kind of thing - they sit down and pull their feet up!!!
Yes, I know I sound like an old fogey, that's cos I am one, but I was taught that feet went on the floor except, say, when you're in your own home and you curl up on the chair or settee WITHOUT your shoes on!!!! :-0

The feet on the seat thing is getting ridiculous MTG, it happens on the trains to, as does the too loud music, and the constant talker on the phone. On the trains, I wonder why, when the ticket inspector comes round, they don't ask, those having there music up too loud, to turn it down, that constant tinny sound is awful, whenever I've asked someone, which is quite often, to turn there music down, they have always been o.k about it, and said they didn't realise it was up too loud, they've always been pleasant about it, and I always ask politely, in fact after asking then to turn the music down, they often turn it off and chat with me.

Maybe people have to be reminded that most of us don't want to listen to there music, or there conversation, maybe they were never taught manners, or to consider others, who knows, yoof of today eh ;-)

The woman was on her mobile to her brother telling him she was ready to be picked up as he was waiting for her. Hardly a urgent call in my opinion.

I quite agree with Lynda about the feet on seats on buses. It drives me mad. Some oik putting his dirty feet on the chair facing him. Who knows what he might have stepped in. No wonder the edge of the seats are 'shiny' from dirt.

Also, to illustrate the story in the paper, I was in the Supermarket, [the posh one!] Someone very important was screaming in her phone. She turned her back on the checkout girl, who sat very patiently waiting to ask her if she wanted bags. The woman ignored her. The girl [I do not mean this derogatory, but to differentiate between the two] duly put out two bags, and put the goods through. Still no reaction from the woman. The girl still sat there, and asked for the money. Woman turned and then screamed at the girl, for not packing her bags as she was 'very busy on the phone, it was not the kind of service she expected from W@itr@se!' She then threw the money at the girl, and went to 'report' her to a Manager.

So..................................who was in the wrong? I know what I think!

:-( :-( :-( :-(

Well done to the check out girl, I'd say the same if it were the customer who was annoyed at the check out girl, if she were chatting to her mate on the next till, and ignoring her, it works both ways.

Yesterday when in London, some French girls were sat at the back of the bus, next to me, opposite to where she was sitting was a spare seat, she promptly put her feet up on the chair, I gave her "the look" and she asked what was wrong, I said it wasn't really acceptable to put her feet up on the chair, she said nobody was waiting for a seat, so what was wrong with it, I said if she were to get on the bus, in a white dress, or trousers, and she sat on a seat where someone had put there shoes on, and her dress or trousers had dirty marks on, how would she feel about it, she took her feet off the chair, and asked me if it was o.k to put her feet on the bar at the bottom of the seat, that's fine I said, and smiled, she smiled back, and when I got off the bus, she said goodbye. Now she could of put her feet straight back on the chair, but at least she had the good manners to remove them when I asked her to.

It appears some peoples manners have gone out of the window, but not everyone's, there is hope yet :-D

Thanks for that Errol.

It looked to me like a proper little madam who had been put in her place and flounced off to complain at customer services.

We possibly don't know half the story, perhaps the girl was so busy chatting shed not put her goods on the belt, maybe the assistant needed to tell her something..... I guess we never will know.

I wonder if the same woman would be as happy if she went into a shop and the shop keeper was in his phone, served her one handed and just nodded acknowledgement.

It works both ways,

Sharron I agree with you in part but at the end of the day, the girl was not adhering to company policy.

Sainsbury's have already said: "We have apologised to Ms Clarke. It isn't our policy to not serve customers who are using a mobile."

When Ms Clarke questioned the shop assistant she was allegedly told: "Well, you learn something new every day."

If working for a company, you cannot make up the rules. You have to abide by their rules (so long as they fall within the law). You may not agree with them but that is how real life works.

I meant the girl on the mobile was pig ignorant and arrogant.

\she behaved as if she was far more important than the low-life on the till and I would hope nobody ever does work for Graham as he evidently holds his staff in as high regard as the girl in question.

We all managed perfectly well without mobile phones.

I do not remember panicking just because I was unobtainable 24/7.

And my parents did not feel the need to know where I was all the time. We all told them where we were going and that was it.

And I was always told if anything happens and you will be home late, make a reverse charge call to let us know what is going on. Only ever needed to do this twice after missing a bus etc. WE COPED. THE WORLD DID NOT END. :-S :-D :-D

Perhaps the problem could be solved by reverting to the old big Red Phone Box.Bit of a job carrying one of those around and making or recieving a call. :-D :-D :-D In my local Papershop is a sign, If you wish to be served turn your mobile off when at the counter. :-D

I wonder what Sainsburys said to the checkout girl?

Who?

Looks like she is pig ignorant.

Statement from Sainsbury's...

"We have apologised to Ms Clarke. It isn't our policy to not serve customers who are using a mobile."

Interesting reading...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23158579

Lmao Scozz


"I have a mobile............

It hangs from the ceiling, and has birds on it"
:-D :-D

Our surgery used to have a sign asking for Mobiles to be turned off.

Sitting next to a young woman in her 20’s one morning, her phone went off. Apart from the occasional cough and fractious child, the full waiting room was quiet.

It was pretty obvious that it was work related. Although she said that she was out of the office, she said nothing about waiting to see a doctor.

What to do? Say loud enough for her caller to hear that she should go outside and thus give the game away, or stay Shum?

I take OH to work every morning and over the years this time has varied from 3.30 - 4.30 am.

We see people at but stops, on buses, walking along all on their phones - who the hell are they talking to at that time of the morning!!!!!

And they walk out in front of traffic without looking at the road, they are so intent on their phone.

I have a mobile which goes everywhere with me, however, it is rarely turned on. I have it in case of an emergency, or if out shopping and see something that a family member may like I can call to see if it is wanted.

When I want to speak to my friends I use my landline, sitting in comfort in my own home. Why would I want to have long conversations walking along the road.

And to all those out there who do use their phones in public, I and others are not in the least bit interested in your life. You do not need to shout...... :-D :-D

We haven’t been told what the phone call was about – if it was work related then it would be appropriate for the conversation to continue with an apologetic shrug and ‘mouthing’ an explanation to the Check out lady.

Gossip or anything else non urgent, then the call should have been terminated.

Although I have great sympathy for the employee, it wasn’t up to her to impose her etiquette values on customer. On the other hand, the customer could do with being reminded of common courtesy.

Why do people have to below into mobile phones? Do they think there is a piece of string between them?

I probably make two calls in a year of heavy usage and I kind of curl up and whisper furtively into it when I do.