[doganjo]

I've had no alcohol at all tonight and I agree with you, Jules!

[Fluffywelshsheep]

life is measured in friends not years and days

I only have a couple of friends but i think it is quality not quantity


Linz

[doganjo]

life is measured in friends not years and days

I only have a couple of friends but i think it is quality not quantity


Linz

And what are we?

[northfifeduckling]

I read in an article, that most people don't know how to handle a "random act of kindness" if it "hits" them. For example, if something you want to buy is already paid for by a stranger, gets us totally confused - and I agree! I would go through a whole lot of things in my mind about the other person's motivation and the going away with the remaining feeling of owing them something! Generally, it doesn't hurt to be nice or polite and give strangers the benefit of doubt, one can miss out on so much by not communicating with people. 

[Rosemary]

Re shops and restaurants, I read an article a couple of weeks ago about tourism in Scotalnd and the writer said that in Britain, we confuse service with servility and I think there is some truth in that. Some folk seem to feel that if you are nice to someone or offer genuine service that you are somehow inferior. Probably goes back to the class syatem.

I haven't been drink9ing but the kittens are helping me!

[sandy]

I think you get better service if you look "rich" that's probably why I have had some bad experiences although I used to like shopping in the small market town where I lived as everyone knew me and sometimes I would get a free cup of tea as well as a bit of the latest gossip. Once I took something back for my mother in law to an old fashioned shop, the shop owner looked down on me and begrudgingly gave me the money back she was probably rude to me as it was raining and I was a bit bedraggled!!! now my Oh has very different experiences, we regulalry went into Harrods for a look , he would ask to look at the shirts and the sales staff would take all the pins out and I knew he had no moeny to buy any of them but he was treated very well, it's all in the breeding, I am from working stock and he is more show stock

[sandy]

And...I've not had a drink yet but I am very cold and it's summer

[northfifeduckling]

That sounds interesting to me, coming from abroad, and in all those years here NEVER got to grips with the class system before now. I just didn't understand how some people dare to talk down to me the way they do, but they must talk down to everyone (almost!). I'm still polite, that's how I was raised, but won't take any cr..

[sandy]

Theres an experiment, get two people to be awkward customers, one looking wealthy and one looking rough (I can do rough) see who gets treated better!!

[northfifeduckling]

and the rough one being polite and the rich one rude - would their attitude make any difference? What a case study for an anthropologist! 

[Fluffywelshsheep]

life is measured in friends not years and days

I only have a couple of friends but i think it is quality not quantity


Linz

And what are we?

quality

[sandy]

I keep thinking about Forest Gump as my life is like a box of chocolates, everyday a new experience.

[sandy]

life is not measured by the friends i your life but the life in your friends!!!