lalaland Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 three or four hoity S11 types have breezed through the ruddy open portal before my dear wife has even gotten near it. They never even make eye contact as if they can sense that I live in S6 and see the act as a little way of passing on their distinct belief that I should be doffing my flatcap to them and calling them "Madam". Do you have some sort of complex about where you live? While I'm not trying to defend any person's actions that you claim were rude to you, you've labelled these people as S11 types and pointed out that you feel they 'sense' you being from S6. It seems quite unusual, is there something you feel innadequate with about your area or something or do you just like stereotyping people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Do you have some sort of complex about where you live? While I'm not trying to defend any person's actions that you claim were rude to you, you've labelled these people as S11 types and pointed out that you feel they 'sense' you being from S6. It seems quite unusual, is there something you feel innadequate with about your area or something or do you just like stereotyping people? Fair comment, changed the original post. I'm very happy with the place I live, but I don't mean to sound as though I have a ruddy complex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoodanny Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 The best thing about poundland is you can duck in there to get some peace from snobby, conceited types! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorraine29 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 One occasion I found touching was a couple of years ago while walking round a local Sunday market my son (about 12 year old at the time) saw a man drop his mobile phone, he ran up to retrieve it but by the time he had got to it the man had disappeared into the crowd. My son rushed home with the phone to ask my advice on what to do about it. I went through the phone book on the phone and saw one listing marked as "the missus" so rang it from my own phone, the lady answered and when i explained she said her husband had realised he had lost it but thought no point in going back as he was sure it would be gone, I arranged a point to meet them and they arrived and the gentleman insisted on giving my son a tenner for his honesty. I thought how lovely that was as in this day and age kids seem to be so drawn to being dishonest it was lovely to see how being honest paid off for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 One occasion I found touching was a couple of years ago while walking round a local Sunday market my son (about 12 year old at the time) saw a man drop his mobile phone, he ran up to retrieve it but by the time he had got to it the man had disappeared into the crowd. My son rushed home with the phone to ask my advice on what to do about it. I went through the phone book on the phone and saw one listing marked as "the missus" so rang it from my own phone, the lady answered and when i explained she said her husband had realised he had lost it but thought no point in going back as he was sure it would be gone, I arranged a point to meet them and they arrived and the gentleman insisted on giving my son a tenner for his honesty. I thought how lovely that was as in this day and age kids seem to be so drawn to being dishonest it was lovely to see how being honest paid off for him. That's a positive story and nicely demonstrates the importance of being honest with people. You don't do it for the chance of a reward, you do it because it's right; the reward given in this case was a bonus. Quite the opposite of a case in the Star a few years back. It was about a kid who found a cheque for 5 grand that had been lost by a Sheffield business and returned it. To say thanks the company sent the kid a selection of sweets as a thanks for helping them out. The next thing the kid and his mother were in the paper saying that the company were tight and ungrateful for just giving him sweets after he'd saved them 5 grand. But the company wasn't under any obligation to give the kid a thing...what did she think he deserved? 10% of the cheques value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echelon Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I know you changed your original comment but what did you mean by the s11 types, eh? I live in S11, and infact, in the washington road flats, and im sick of people talking **** about my "types". Not only is it enough that i cant have a dog, or garden, or even bring a friend round without being ashamed of where i live (not to mention i can only bring one at a time because of lack of space) but i also have to put up with people like you discriminating me because of where i live. Now wheres YOUR manners?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 My manners can be terrible at times, and I'm a world class hypocrite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanl Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Jablowme.... sorry I thought I'd clicked on quote but couldn't have. I used to live on Washington Road as well about 30 years ago. We moved from over a chip shop at Malin Bridge to Washington Road over and behind the post office. My daughter, then a little girl, used to tell people that "before, we could smell fish and chips, but now we have moved, we can just smell money". Both my kids have impecable manners and both have grown up very well. It's not where you live, it's who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Jablowme.... sorry I thought I'd clicked on quote but couldn't have. I used to live on Washington Road as well about 30 years ago. We moved from over a chip shop at Malin Bridge to Washington Road over and behind the post office. My daughter, then a little girl, used to tell people that "before, we could smell fish and chips, but now we have moved, we can just smell money". Both my kids have impecable manners and both have grown up very well. It's not where you live, it's who you are. aaah!!! you (and of course your children, whom I went to school with back then! lol) lived not far from another of my school chums, Julie White; she lived next door to the P.O. Back on topic, I have had my purse handed in, about 8/ 10 months ago, to a shop, by a very kind lady, but unfortunately, she didn't leave her name and address so I could thank her personally, so I wrote a public thank you on here, and sent a letter in to the Star, expressing my thanks. I'd ALWAYS hand in a purse, if I found it, even if empty. I remember about five years ago, I found a purse in the disbaled loo at A&E at the Northern General. I called the security guard, cos it looked a bit "suss" on account of where it had been dumped. He "cross-examined me" about whereI found it. It turned out there'd been a huge to-do with the young woman patient to whom it belonged. She was adamant the staff had taken it, but, as it transpired it was her so-called mates, who'd stolen it and hidden it. oh well, mystery solved, there, eh? As for folks holding doors, I always try and say "thank you" to the person holding a door for me, but, yes, I admit to giving out an occasional "Thanks a flaming BUNCH!" to the ignorant so-and-so's who let the door slam on me, even when they have seen me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizvan Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Some people are getting more and more like this...... personally I never look or expect a thank you anymore from anybody, even if I have gone out of my way for them. I know Im a nice chap, simple as..... I dont need a "thank you" to make me feel better or anything. Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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