OT: Cretins

gtvlusso

I may have posted this before, I don't remember....

Anyway, I received an e-mail from an ex pat colleague based in the USA;

The e-mail read;

'regarding the vociferous situation at XXXXXXXXX, I will reach out to you this afternoon GMT'

I feel that 'reaching out' to me is a bit sinister, so, I am hoping that he just phones me.

This guy is from Derby, originally.

Is it me or as the job title takes control of the brain, the bullsh1t level increases?

dhope

gtvlusso wrote:

I may have posted this before, I don't remember....

Anyway, I received an e-mail from an ex pat colleague based in the USA;

The e-mail read;

'regarding the vociferous situation at XXXXXXXXX, I will reach out to you this afternoon GMT'

I feel that 'reaching out' to me is a bit sinister, so, I am hoping that he just phones me.

This guy is from Derby, originally.

Is it me or as the job title takes control of the brain, the bullsh1t level increases?

Let him know you're looking forward to the reach around

daviesee

It is management meeting osmosis.

First.Aspect

Americans find English accents quaint. They find American slang in an English accent plain funny.

Coming across as a tool on both sides of the Atlantic is very possible.

gtvlusso

dhope wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

I may have posted this before, I don't remember....

Anyway, I received an e-mail from an ex pat colleague based in the USA;

The e-mail read;

'regarding the vociferous situation at XXXXXXXXX, I will reach out to you this afternoon GMT'

I feel that 'reaching out' to me is a bit sinister, so, I am hoping that he just phones me.

This guy is from Derby, originally.

Is it me or as the job title takes control of the brain, the bullsh1t level increases?

Let him know you're looking forward to the reach around

:shock:

Kieran_Burns

gtvlusso wrote:

I may have posted this before, I don't remember....

Anyway, I received an e-mail from an ex pat colleague based in the USA;

The e-mail read;

'regarding the vociferous situation at XXXXXXXXX, I will reach out to you this afternoon GMT'

I feel that 'reaching out' to me is a bit sinister, so, I am hoping that he just phones me.

This guy is from Derby, originally.

Is it me or as the job title takes control of the brain, the bullsh1t level increases?

Is your nickame GMT?

SimonAH

And be sure you refer to him as a creetin, americans can't pronounce cretin.

raymondo60

I have family in San Fran so go there once a year or so. When I'm out and about and speak to locals in my (admitedly) London accent I often get asked 'Are you Ostraliern?' in a Californian drawl. Bloody cheek!

gtvlusso

Kieran_Burns wrote:

gtvlusso wrote:

I may have posted this before, I don't remember....

Anyway, I received an e-mail from an ex pat colleague based in the USA;

The e-mail read;

'regarding the vociferous situation at XXXXXXXXX, I will reach out to you this afternoon GMT'

I feel that 'reaching out' to me is a bit sinister, so, I am hoping that he just phones me.

This guy is from Derby, originally.

Is it me or as the job title takes control of the brain, the bullsh1t level increases?

Is your nickame GMT?

There is a time and a place for a joke like that........

:roll:

EKE_38BPM

SimonAH wrote:

And be sure you refer to him as a creetin, americans can't pronounce cretin.

They can't pronounce Tango Whiskey Alpha Tango either. It sounds more like Twot and rhymes with swot, which is how they pronounce SWAT which should rhyme with Tango Whiskey Alpha Tango.

Septics, eh? They need to learn to talk proper, like what I do.

UndercoverElephant

Ah, transatlantic misunderstandings. I give you the fantastic http://www.effingpot.com/

Kieran_Burns

gtvlusso wrote:

There is a time and a place for a joke like that........

:roll:

I suppose I did kind of cross the line...