A Mini Rant.

Alan is small. His bank details are far away.

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**** off, your country is Scotland when it suits you not GB.

 

Many of them have screens with data on about regional weather in the uk,
uk relevant sports news etc. allegedly.

 

If (a) it comes down to them or me, and (b) I have a choice, I'm not
the one who'll be grubbing in the dirt.

 

There is an alternative to capricious capital. I've got a job lot of
natty little green uniforms to shift as well.

 

I can tie my own laces

 

**** it, I want it to go to a uk resident 'cos it's one less lot of dole
money to be paid. What does that make me?

 

what's the UK's dole bill, and how does it compare to what we pay out
in foreign aid?

 

*ding*

 

I agree although I'm one of these people who doesn't have a dual life
inside and outside of work. As it's my own business I tend to view it
all as just life.

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darsy :

Social Support bill of 100 billion or so, 8% of which goes to unemployed
people able to work. Christ, we give 50% of it to old people - I can see
where some cutbacks can be made there...

Measured in 10s of millions, innit?

 

Ask a Jamaican for a response to that and it would probably include the
words "lazy" and "arsed".

 

Hay look I’ve got opposable thumbs

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But larger than your average midget.

 

I invented wool and the colour purple.

 

Why are you riding a jap bike then?

 

I'd agree. When you are referred to as <name><company> every time
instead of just <name> it makes you lose confidence in the other person
actually understanding you. Will they get your meaning if you don't
explain everything down to the last detail? Are they understanding you?

I had a similar problem at uni - some of the lecturers were excellent in
their field but they couldn't speak english well enough to get their
knowledge across.

While the lecturers had other reasons to be there (experts in their
field, perhaps no-one else could do what the uni wanted to), what is a
call-centre operative there for if not to give or recieve information
from a customer as efficiently as possible?

I have and would buy foreign products (in fact, country of origin
doesn't figure in my list of criteria for any purchase), but I'd avoid
anything with foreign customer support. I know this is based on
assumptions[1], but they're being proven right in all the experiences
I've heard about so far.

[1] If the company is looking to cut costs such that they outsource
calls abroad, chances are those call outfits are very cheap, and
training is minimal. Also, someone who could speak english to the level
I'm expecting would probably command a higher wage than the telemonkeys
that are currently employed.

 

Give your arse a rest.

 

And can we all elkidate our mishkies forsaically?[1]

Phil.

[1] What a fine story that is eh?

 

Maybe you did, but there was no need to make an entire wardrobe from it.