welshbairn Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: The whole ‘Scottish people speaking English’ thing needs to be put into perspective, If you asked a number of Scottish people what language people spoke in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico what do you think the answers would be? BTW these are just random examples. Spantogese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Many years ago i Phoned up to order some stuff from my catalogue and as usual after ordering the lady tells me I have some "special offers" on my account today. 1st she asks me if I would like the England football shirt at only £40? "I'm Scottish" comes my reply. Next she asks if I would like the England tracksuit at £60? "Still Scottish" I reply. The 1st was bad enough asking a guy who clearly sounds Scottish and is from Scotland but the fact she didn't listen to my 1st reply shows these people really are on autopilot. I will stick to online shopping. Or she was just a woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Gaz FFC said: Many years ago i Phoned up to order some stuff from my catalogue and as usual after ordering the lady tells me I have some "special offers" on my account today. 1st she asks me if I would like the England football shirt at only £40? "I'm Scottish" comes my reply. Next she asks if I would like the England tracksuit at £60? "Still Scottish" I reply. The 1st was bad enough asking a guy who clearly sounds Scottish and is from Scotland but the fact she didn't listen to my 1st reply shows these people really are on autopilot. I will stick to online shopping. You should have said "I'm not a *** " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: What's it got to do with you? What's it gotting to do with me got to do with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Cerberus said: What's it gotting to do with me got to do with you? You can't even speak Scottish anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: You can't even speak Scottish anymore. When it comes to asking stupid questions, anything goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdel6cans Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I have a shop and on a daily basis when i answer the phone i get asked "are you open ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I have a shop and on a daily basis when i answer the phone i get asked "are you open ?" Reasonable question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I got asked if this was the royal mile right underneath the street sign. I didn't know it was there, I've been suspicious about it thinking it was a distraction to try and steal something from me. Edinburgh weirdos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdel6cans Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Reasonable question if you ask me. Of course it is, what am i thinking , shall just let it go on to the answering machine and let them listen to the opening hours instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, bigdel6cans said: I have a shop and on a daily basis when i answer the phone i get asked "are you open ?" They probably think you might be still in bed upstairs with the door locked, as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Of course it is, what am i thinking , shall just let it go on to the answering machine and let them listen to the opening hours instead. Sort your shop out or it will die like rangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdel6cans Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 They probably think you might be still in bed upstairs with the door locked, as usual. Actually not a bad idea as the bird that stays in the flat above is a wid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdel6cans Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Sort your shop out or it will die like rangers Never gonna happen LD, 1st my customer service is outa this world ( why i dont shout down the phone "well im anwsering the freekin phone, so yes im freekin open" 2nd having lived through save the jags i know how to keep the things i love alive [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Cerberus said: Scotland doesn't have an identity in it's own right. We had the chance to become a sovereign state and be something in the world and the 'whit aboot ma pension' types shat it. For evermore we'll be part of England or "something to do with Ireland". Heaven forbid that those who are unable to improve their financial position should throw caution to the wind so (seeing as how we're generalising) the young who will have years to sort their finances can get their wee moment. 2 hours ago, Granny Danger said: The whole ‘Scottish people speaking English’ thing needs to be put into perspective, If you asked a number of Scottish people what language people spoke in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico what do you think the answers would be? BTW these are just random examples. Yup, I dig the Gaelic signs on the lowland railways stations trying to reinvent history. Right, I'll put my tin hat on then...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, bigdel6cans said: I have a shop and on a daily basis when i answer the phone i get asked "are you open ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 minute ago, chomp my root said: Yup, I dig the Gaelic signs on the lowland railways stations trying to reinvent history. Right, I'll put my tin hat on then...... It's a valid point (though not the one I was making) Gaelic was only ever spoken by a very small percentage of Scots in defined geographical locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: It's a valid point (though not the one I was making) Gaelic was only ever spoken by a very small percentage of Scots in defined geographical locations. I know mate, I was on a roll though. I agree with you that there's no point getting 'precious' about how we think others might perceive us while being equally ignorant of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 56 minutes ago, bigdel6cans said: I have a shop and on a daily basis when i answer the phone i get asked "are you open ?" Used to work in a bank that opened Saturday mornings, and the favourite regular customer statement after I answered the phone was "ah, I didn't think you'd be open" wtf did you phone then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Going back to the daft Yanks, one of my primary school teachers used to tell the story of a holiday in the States where he was asked "if they had television is Scatlan'" and how pleased he was with himself for telling the woman that "Madam, a Scotsman invented the television". For the sake of clarity, I'm not 12, this happened in the late 70's (the decade, I'm not THAT slow a learner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.