Things that bug me

dhope

Rick Chasey wrote:

dhope wrote:

I wish people would just say 'Outside London' rather than ars* around with the insignificant details

It's not that so much.

It's just they're nowhere near Cambridge.

Yeah, I was just being an arse to be fair


DDD - I use 'into town' despite living in Greenwich and Balham
Even when I was at uni and lived 5mins walk from Westminster I used 'into town'

rick_chasey

I use town all the time.

I.e. not going to the local high-street associated with the area in which I live, but going to the centre of the city!

notsoblue

DonDaddyD wrote:

People who live in London (Croydon included) who refer to the centre of London i.e. Oxford Circus, City et al as "Town".

I.e.

"I'm going into Town."

You are in the f*cking "town" already, Raynes Park/Clapham/Wandsworth isn't some f*cking rural village!

Yeah, but you know what they mean though when they say that, right?

DonDaddyD

Bunch of yuppies!

veronese68

Being a Kingston living yokel, town is Kingston. Central London is Big Town or London. This in spite of the fact that Kingston has been part of Greater London since 1972. When I lived in Raynes Park I used to refer to central London as town, but if I was popping into Wimbledon I would say Wimbledon.
This may be because I used to go into London a lot more when I lived in Raynes Park.

CiB

You're all wrong. Going up town means going into Hinckley itself. A brave move these days tbh.

Edit - there are some odd folk for whom 'going up top town' means being in the middle of Earl Shilton, but that's a bit nuts tbh. Hinckley = town.

Next.

DonDaddyD

When I posted this:

DDD wrote:

People who live in London (Croydon included) who refer to the centre of London i.e. Oxford Circus, City et al as "Town".

I.e.

"I'm going into Town."

You are in the f*cking "town" already, Raynes Park/Clapham/Wandsworth isn't some f*cking rural village!

I thought it was going to be cathartic.

What has followed is tears and pain. Tears and Pain.

ETA: I also hate when you manually try to recreate the quote script, get it wrong and then have to edit your post.

rick_chasey

CiB wrote:

You're all wrong. Going up town means going into Hinckley itself. A brave move these days tbh.

Edit - there are some odd folk for whom 'going up top town' means being in the middle of Earl Shilton, but that's a bit nuts tbh. Hinckley = town.

Next.

No-one says "up-town" unless you're Billy Joel or Westlife .

Nor do you say 'downtown' unless you're impersonating an American policeman.

You go into town. "I am going into town to get some over-priced sh!t on bond street. You coming?"

CiB

Nah. Up-town is an adjective, up town is a direction. Twas ever thus, round there anyway.

daviesee

DonDaddyD wrote:

notsoblue wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

People who stare. WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU LOOKING AT

People who stand at the exit of an escalator or stairs. MOVE! FOR F*CK SAKE.

Sounds like someone wussed out and used PT this morning...

Er no, I cycling 10miles to Liverpool Street and then train-ing it to Ilford (my actual stop is a bit after). I do the same back. I did ride the full 20mile journey from work to home last week. The level of traffic and its collective frustration left me with no doubt that I will not be riding past Stratford during the Olympics (if I can help it).

The way I read it, you won't want to be using public transport either. Cycle could be the best option.
Cue the "Olympics bug me" thread.

People staring? Are you in full lycra gimp mode? Could be a clue

Blacktemplar

CiB wrote:

kelsen wrote:

People queuing to get through security at the airport, who only start to remove bits of jewellery, belts, phones, jackets, etc when they're next in line at the walk through metal detector. These are probably the same people who insist on packing away every single item at the supermarket checkout before rummaging through their wallet/bag/purse for their credit card. Use a bit of common sense and plan ahead so you don't hold everyone else up!

Probably the same woman in the v busy pub that I was in last night who asked for a coke, watched the bar staff do it and ring it up then asked for another coke. Then when presented with a request for £3.40 please decided that that would be the best time to find her purse and rummage through it looking for £3.40 in change. Surprised at having to pay for your drink love? How hard can it be to guess that 2 soft drinks is gonna be a bit less than a fiver, give or take.

+1 million.

Happens EVERY TIME in every queue where a woman is using cash to pay for something. First they look surprised at how much it is, then rummage in their purse for the EXACT change, even if it's £4.99 and they have a fiver. Man at till has already done mental maths; either has £4.99 exactly WHICH HE HAS READY TO PRESENT IN ADVANCE OF BEING SERVED, or in the absence of a fiver hands over a larger note.

Same deal at cashline machine. Man knows in advance how much he wants out of which account, has card ready as he steps forward, uses minimal keystrokes to achieve goal, takes card & cash and puts it away as he walks away from the machine. Job done. Woman waits until machine is free to retrieve card from purse; inserts card and slowly enters number; first the mini-statement, then realisation that it's the wrong account; cancels request and fumbles for second card. Same routine with mini-statement, then card retrieved. Cue several long moments digesting contents of mini-statement. SAME CARD INSERTED again to retrieve cash. She then stands and puts away cash, mini-statement and card into purse, which she returns to bag/pocket before turning away from machine. Grrrrrrrrrr!

And what is it with shop assistants who assume that when you hold out your hand for your change, what you really want them to do is first deposit an over-large till receipt in your paw, followed by notes then coin? Precisely the wrong order to make a quick and efficient exit from the queue as you fumble with bits of useless paper. Grrrr 2

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dhope

Blacktemplar wrote:

And what is it with shop assistants who assume that when you hold out your hand for your change, what you really want them to do is first deposit an over-large till receipt in your paw, followed by notes then coin? Precisely the wrong order to make a quick and efficient exit from the queue as you fumble with bits of useless paper. Grrrr 2[/rant]

Speaking of which, why do shop assistants bag up my lunch and then press the button that tells the machine to expect my credit card.
Press the card button first, then while I'm entering my pin and waiting for approval you can bag the items!

That way we both finish at the same time, everyone is left feeling satisfied and nobody is frustrated, wishing the person opposite was a more attentive and skilled lover, um, shop assistant.

London_Falcon

Or those pubs and bars where the change is put on a small silver platter in the hope that you'll leave some of it as a tip.

Kieran_Burns

London_Falcon wrote:

Or those pubs and bars where the change is put on a small silver platter in the hope that you'll leave some of it as a tip.

I generally take the platter....

Ben6899

London_Falcon wrote:

Or those pubs and bars where the change is put on a small silver platter in the hope that you'll leave some of it as a tip.

Take the small silver platter as well as your change. That'll learn 'em!

EDIT: KB beat me to it.