What cheeses me off

[MARTINE]

Sounds very American.....

Or a dialect (aka Manila-call-centre with the emphasis on muuuuuuuuuch)

 

[Flashback]

I think the *thank you so much* when travelling - depending on who says it could mean different things ... not that it *means* different things, but it might come from a different place, so to speak ... for instance, I have noticed that airline staff use the *very much* in the end, which could be as a result of their training to say *very much* in the end ... Another instance could be staff at Woolies/Coles - again part of the training, perhaps? I know that Dan Murphys' training sometimes include *very much* as part of the floor vocab ... Personally to me any version of the thank you is welcome and makes no difference ...

From my perspective as someone who works in customer service - I think just saying *thanks* seems a bit *short* ... for instance, I'd expect a customer who is busy with on the phone or something else would say *thanks* and walk out the store. Someone who isn't busy with something else, but wants to leave would say *thank you*. However, someone who is genuinely impressed by one's service AND has the time would/could/potentially say *thank you very much* or a *thank you with a wide-bright smile* ... Honestly, I have not seen/received much *thank you so much* these days ... I get the occasional thanks with a smile, simply because, everyone seems to be on the run to/from something ...

I'd counter that with....... you're in Oz, we shorten everything

 

[dajop]

Sounds very American.....

Yes, I mainly heard it coming from Americans during my recent travels in Europe (every little thing was "thank you so much"). But I wouldn't tar all with the same brush, certainly can't imagine it's a phrase commonly used by New Yorkers.

 

[Pushka]

Sorry, a bit behind play.



In Tas, we have to pass cyclists with 1.5m minimum between us . That makes it impossible to pass safely on long stretches of Tas' wretched 19C roads. A bloody minded cyclist puffing up a hill on a highway with bends, can have 20 cars backed up behind them.

In SA it's legal to overtake a bike on a double line! Go figure.

 

[dajop]

Oh, on the travellator topic ... not so bothered by those standing. They either stand to one side, otherwise they tend to move to let you pass (either unprompted or a gentle excuse me). But it's those who walk on travellators at about 1/3 their normal walking speed, who don't tend to move over. I mean what's the point? Unless they're empty then I don't usually use them.

 

[RooFlyer]

In SA it's legal to overtake a bike on a double line! Go figure.

Yes, same here, if it means that gives you 1.5m. Obviously dicey, so you stay behind ...

 

[Forg]

Oh, on the travellator topic ... not so bothered by those standing. They either stand to one side, otherwise they tend to move to let you pass (either unprompted or a gentle excuse me).

You shouldn’t need an ‘excuse me’, though. If someone’s standing next to someone else & blocking, they should be paying attention to the fact they’ve accumulated a queue behind them …

 

[Lost Redditor]

People saying goodbye using their car horns at 11.30pm because who would possibly be in bed at that hour

 

[Warks]

People saying goodbye using their car horns at 11.30pm because who would possibly be in bed at that hour

"But my friends won't see me waving so how do they know I wasn't being rude and ignoring them?"
(growing up, my neighbour's boyfriend tooted his horn as he left after their date for about four years)

 

[Quickstatus]

#WCMO, #WCHO, #RCHO

Master QS who is in Aarhus gets hit by truck. It's a WCMO rather than a medical thread because we just booked a cruise, hotels and connecting flights for him

He got a small vertebral L1#
All good just sore
He says bike ok, laptop Ok. Will need to wear a brace for 3 months - #WCHO

Great Danish medical care.
A&E was there about a day
They organised transport home
The occupational therapist followed him home to inspect house and gave him some aids (don't get that service here)
One of the aids is a commode chair - this #RCHO because all his uni mates are sledging him about it

 

[Lynda2475]

t's a WCMO rather than a medical thread because we just booked a cruise, hotels and connecting flights for him

Hopefully travel insurance will cover this?

 

[Quickstatus]

Hopefully travel insurance will cover this?

He has been told he can still do the cruise in 2 weeks depending on pain levels. Likely minimise ground excursions

 

[Cruiser Elite]

WCMO? Parents who take no control or responsibility for a child's actions - see the 2 alleged adults sitting next to kid in red - in his left hand is a SALT shaker:


Now salt Shaker transferred to his right hand - I think rest is pretty self explanatory:

 

[Quickstatus]

It's a Salt Lick.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Obviously the child is lacking is something more than manners and parental guidance !

 

[Guvner]

Hopefully the little cough is bouncing of the walls at 4am keeping the “adults” awake.

 

[Quickstatus]

I've been told by my Vascular surgeon colleague that I should eat more salt because I get leg cramps. No it's not circulatory. He also says that most people don't eat enough salt.

 

[Flashback]

Hopefully the little cough is bouncing of the walls at 4am keeping the “adults” awake.

I think it was salt rather than sugar..?

 

[Quickstatus]

the little cough is bouncing of the walls at 4am

Based on the Ferrari hat, I think that would be the normal situation but for more hours than just 4am

 

[Captain Halliday]

I've been told by my Vascular surgeon colleague that I should eat more salt because I get leg cramps. No it's not circulatory. He also says that most people don't eat enough salt.

Your vascular surgeon must have given the same advice to the teenager who does the chips at the fish & chip shop down the road from us.

WCMO if needing four litres of water after my fish & chips.