The most stereotypically British thing you’ve seen today
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As above, what’s the most British thing you’ve seen/heard/done today?
I’ll start, just got back to the hotel, chap gets into the same lift as me and because we are staying in the same hotel and are both British we must converse for the duration of the ride about how our respective days have been, despite the fact that we’ve never met, and probably will never meet again.
Awkward small talk is just excellent, I love being British!
Over to you, PH!
I’ll start, just got back to the hotel, chap gets into the same lift as me and because we are staying in the same hotel and are both British we must converse for the duration of the ride about how our respective days have been, despite the fact that we’ve never met, and probably will never meet again.
Awkward small talk is just excellent, I love being British!
Over to you, PH!
The most active conversation in my work group in the office today was the company provision of tea and other drinks circa 2009 to present, and how the provisions have changed over the years from the kettle which must be brimmed and re-boiled after use to the much maligned 'klix' machine with it's horrible powdered milk which was finally put out to pasture when the cost per cup reached a frankly ridiculous 15p, to the current hot water boiler plus tea bags and UHP milk arrangement.
Being offered a tea and coffee by both of todays customers, as every customer does, every day.
The last time I wasn't was when working for a lovely Canadian couple. Some hours in he did, remembering it's a British thing we do. Apparently if he made this gesture back home people would think he was odd!
The last time I wasn't was when working for a lovely Canadian couple. Some hours in he did, remembering it's a British thing we do. Apparently if he made this gesture back home people would think he was odd!
The most British thing I have witnessed today was the sheer confusion caused to all British people at the lack of a formal reception desk at the ibis Hotel at Birmingham Airport, where I have had the pleasure of spending the night for work.
Instead of a formal reception desk, they have staff in branded T-shirts with a smart phone and an app to do check in. When you want to check out, all you have to do is drop your key in the box. But because the box isn't on a desk, people don't know what to do, and were waiting behind me to check out whilst the staff member had to go and get a printed invoice for me. But as soon as the person was finished with me, the 4 people who had queued behind me, were all shown to drop their card into the box.
Instead of a formal reception desk, they have staff in branded T-shirts with a smart phone and an app to do check in. When you want to check out, all you have to do is drop your key in the box. But because the box isn't on a desk, people don't know what to do, and were waiting behind me to check out whilst the staff member had to go and get a printed invoice for me. But as soon as the person was finished with me, the 4 people who had queued behind me, were all shown to drop their card into the box.
kowalski655 said:
Surely being British means you steadfastly ignore each other in the lift, even if the other person is wearing a Donald Duck costume, or bleeding profusely all over the floor!
We aren't all from That London, you know.I'm northern and will speak to any randommer. If in That London I will also read people's newspapers over their shoulder on the stinking tube - that REALLY pisses them off
Dog Star said:
kowalski655 said:
Surely being British means you steadfastly ignore each other in the lift, even if the other person is wearing a Donald Duck costume, or bleeding profusely all over the floor!
We aren't all from That London, you know.I'm northern and will speak to any randommer. If in That London I will also read people's newspapers over their shoulder on the stinking tube - that REALLY pisses them off
He is from Manchester, we are Surrey.
On holiday in Portugal a few weeks ago, the habit of British gents of a certain age seems to be a refusal to let life take its own time.
Every cafe or bar, there would be someone who couldn't cope with waiting for the menu/order/bill/payment, and would be up and down to the bar like a yoyo. Father in law was just the same, I thought it was funny, my wife said we were never going away with them again.
Every cafe or bar, there would be someone who couldn't cope with waiting for the menu/order/bill/payment, and would be up and down to the bar like a yoyo. Father in law was just the same, I thought it was funny, my wife said we were never going away with them again.
Dog Star said:
kowalski655 said:
Surely being British means you steadfastly ignore each other in the lift, even if the other person is wearing a Donald Duck costume, or bleeding profusely all over the floor!
We aren't all from That London, you know.I'm northern and will speak to any randommer. If in That London I will also read people's newspapers over their shoulder on the stinking tube - that REALLY pisses them off
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