KD1711 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 18 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: ^^^ Something people who didn't pass their highers say I've got a 1st class and a masters and I'd agree with his statement, but to be fair to you I have 0 highers so you are both right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 9 hours ago, tamthebam said: I did And just scraped a 2:1 with 18/20 in my last exam because I'm a f*cking genius. And a trained historian. ^^^^Things people with arts degrees say 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: ^^^^Things people with arts degrees say 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 08:58, Hedgecutter said: How are you feeling? Americans: Awesome! Mainland Europeans: Good Scots: Not bad. Scandinavians: I'm well thank you. Although you seen to have gained weight since we last met and are still with that awful girlfriend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Carl Cort's Hamstring said: Scandinavians: I'm well thank you. Although you seen to have gained weight since we last met and are still with that awful girlfriend. Russians: Pah! (down another vodka) Edited November 15, 2022 by TxRover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Nah, the "have a nice day" stuff is surface level at best. There's a reason yanks are the most medicated country in the world (citation needed). The south is almost stepfordian in that way, people being massively polite and effusive with no real warmth attached to it. A positive stereotype that is true of our transatlantic pals is that they are shamelessly self-promoting. I have many American pals who aren't slow to give an inventory of their value and strengths. We, on the other hand, verbally lynch these people (and I have done on occasion) and strike down anyone who seeks to praise themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, velo army said: The south is almost stepfordian in that way, people being massively polite and effusive with no real warmth attached to it. Bless your heart! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Maybe I got a false impression but people in the South of the USA seem a bit more genuine with the have a nice day stuff to me. Places like New York to put it charitably not so much. If you want to experience a place where false modesty is a completely alien concept Japan is definitely the place to go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, LongTimeLurker said: Maybe I got a false impression but people in the South of the USA seem a bit more genuine with the have a nice day stuff to me. Places like New York to put it charitably not so much. Generally true, but with limits. The Southerners really care a bit, especially if you look like them or interest them. The New Yorkers are saying it to be polite, going through the motions…answering them annoys them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowsdower Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I think southerners are generally more genuine with their niceness, especially in the service industry. Took me a long time to get used to.But chic fil a is creepy as f**k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, rowsdower said: I think southerners are generally more genuine with their niceness, especially in the service industry. Took me a long time to get used to. But chic fil a is creepy as f**k. Chik-Fil-A is a cult. Edited to add: I did always wonder, if you were shagging a lass from CFA, would she…”my pleasure”…at the end. Edited November 16, 2022 by TxRover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, TxRover said: Chik-Fil-A is a cult. Edited to add: I did always wonder, if you were shagging a lass from CFA, would she…”my pleasure”…at the end. I very much doubt it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I very much doubt it. Sorry to hear that, Sarge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 42 minutes ago, TxRover said: Sorry to hear that, Sarge You get used to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 50 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You get used to it. You have to care first! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 04/11/2022 at 20:06, Miguel Sanchez said: Had the pleasure of being shown this the other day, if you're still wondering about Finland. That Salmiak that boy's eating? Reminds me of the effect that energy drinks had on a lassie I used to work with. Bouncing aff the walls all day. Other notes: I've worked with two Finns who told me that they're considered Europe's drunken maniacs by everyone else - apparently Scots have nothing on them. Also, are we saying that chunky thighs are a bad thing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 21 hours ago, BFTD said: Other notes: I've worked with two Finns who told me that they're considered Europe's drunken maniacs by everyone else - apparently Scots have nothing on them. I worked in a pub that had a Finnish guy come in for a while(he was only here working) and boy, could he drink. He guzzled pints like there was no tomorrow. After about eight solid hours of pints, he would slow down by drinking half pints but he called them boy pints which I found very amusing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 They probably have the traditional Russian mentality of beer being a soft drink and only vodka qualifying as real drinking. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-14232970 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Finns: Multi pint drinking, gave Stalin's army a kicking in the Winter War and lead Cowdenbeath to their first title in 67 years Not to be messed with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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