Today's young shop staff are lacking respect.

gloswhite wrote:ha ha. You may be right 58. Always found it much more friendly oop North.

Its the terminology that gets me, and don't forget I actually come from Mid Wales originally  

gloswhite wrote:The Jaguar

Mr Magoo wrote:

gloswhite wrote:ha ha. You may be right 58. Always found it much more friendly oop North.

Its the terminology that gets me, and don't forget I actually come from Mid Wales originally  

Sheep shagger

karlypants wrote:Is Barry Island in mid Wales? I hope your not from there Glos as I've had well and truly enough of that bloody Gavin and Stacey on the telly!

Natasha Whittam wrote:

gloswhite wrote:The Jaguar

Look at me! Look at me!

gloswhite wrote:

karlypants wrote:Is Barry Island in mid Wales? I hope your not from there Glos as I've had well and truly enough of that bloody Gavin and Stacey on the telly!

Nope, Mid Wales is the civilised part of the country. pretty cheep, rolling hills, and damned fine beer.

luckyPeterpiper wrote:I deal with customers all day every day and would be extremely annoyed with any member of my staff who failed to use "Sir" or "Ma'am" and the customer's name (ie Mr Smith, Mrs Jones). 

Using terms like mate is an instant accreditation fail and since my staff have to pass their accreditations twice a week they all know better than to do it. Admittedly our contact with the customer is primarily by telephone or skype when we talk to them but even if it were face to face I would require and expect the same level of courtesy. I may be an old fart but frankly I've worked in the service and retail sector for almost my entire adult life and feel the way standards have slipped in the last ten years is sad. 

That said if anyone ever says "Have a nice day" like they do in the US to me I do feel an almost immediate urge to rip off their head and take a dump down their neck. That particular Americanism absolutely infuriates me. When a transaction is over a simple "Goodbye Sir." is more than sufficient. The false smiles and forced cheer the yanks try and train into every retail worker really annoys me. It's one more proof they're about style rather than substance.

Soul Kitchen wrote:

luckyPeterpiper wrote:I deal with customers all day every day and would be extremely annoyed with any member of my staff who failed to use "Sir" or "Ma'am" and the customer's name (ie Mr Smith, Mrs Jones). 

Using terms like mate is an instant accreditation fail and since my staff have to pass their accreditations twice a week they all know better than to do it. Admittedly our contact with the customer is primarily by telephone or skype when we talk to them but even if it were face to face I would require and expect the same level of courtesy. I may be an old fart but frankly I've worked in the service and retail sector for almost my entire adult life and feel the way standards have slipped in the last ten years is sad. 

That said if anyone ever says "Have a nice day" like they do in the US to me I do feel an almost immediate urge to rip off their head and take a dump down their neck. That particular Americanism absolutely infuriates me. When a transaction is over a simple "Goodbye Sir." is more than sufficient. The false smiles and forced cheer the yanks try and train into every retail worker really annoys me. It's one more proof they're about style rather than substance.

Loads of Yanks here piss in me off with their drawl and me me attitude. Had a run in the other night with a couple whilst watching a band. She was shouting and bawling like her luv eggs had gone awol. I asked her boyfriend to take the batteries out of her rabbit and ask her to calm down. The volume went down one notch to ten and she carried on showing herself up. Cunt.

Soul Kitchen wrote:Loads of Yanks here piss in me

karlypants wrote:

gloswhite wrote:

karlypants wrote:Is Barry Island in mid Wales? I hope your not from there Glos as I've had well and truly enough of that bloody Gavin and Stacey on the telly!

Nope, Mid Wales is the civilised part of the country. pretty cheep, rolling hills, and damned fine beer.

Glad to hear it.

I Used to go to Tywyn/Aberdyfi/Aberystwyth a lot when I was a kid, that's the furthest I got really along with the odd day out to Llandudno and Rhyl.

gloswhite wrote:

karlypants wrote:

gloswhite wrote:

karlypants wrote:Is Barry Island in mid Wales? I hope your not from there Glos as I've had well and truly enough of that bloody Gavin and Stacey on the telly!

Nope, Mid Wales is the civilised part of the country. pretty cheep, rolling hills, and damned fine beer.

Glad to hear it.

I Used to go to Tywyn/Aberdyfi/Aberystwyth a lot when I was a kid, that's the furthest I got really along with the odd day out to Llandudno and Rhyl.

Used to go to school in Towyn, and watch the Talyllyn train go past the end of the playground in the summer, good days. Was in all the places you mention, last year, along with Barmouth, which is a nice place.