in the paper this morning a state in the US has banned pants that sag down and will give out a 6 month gaol sentance to offenders. (the senator's brother probably sells belts.)
I hope the state isn't Indiana, otherwise me and about 70% of the people I work with are going to jail for life". :D
But for us to think theyre just a simple redneck because of their accent is just as bad as an american saying 'do you know the Queen ?' when they hear an english accent. If i was in the backwaters of a tiny town in the deep south then perhaps but chatting to these top totties in Buckhead in Atlanta looking very nice i dont think their home is a farm in the middle of nowhere !
Talking about tipping, i havent been out drinking in London for a long time with my mates, but the times i did it was frustrating as anything when you go for a p*ss and theres some dodgy bloke in the restroom handing out towels or aftershave etc.
Normally dont go to those sort of bars which has that but the few times i did i just find it soooo strange.
I hope the state isn't Indiana, otherwise me and about 70% of the people I work with are going to jail for life". :D
You dont honestly have baggy jeans so low down half your boxer shorts are showing do you ? I do reckon they should give fines to these Eminem wannabees who walk round with half their arse showing as their jeans are by their knees !
You dont honestly have baggy jeans so low down half your boxer shorts are showing do you ? I do reckon they should give fines to these Eminem wannabees who walk round with half their arse showing as their jeans are by their knees !
its the fashion grandad. :)
tbh thoguh, i'd always be scared of my pants falling down.
You dont honestly have baggy jeans so low down half your boxer shorts are showing do you ? I do reckon they should give fines to these Eminem wannabees who walk round with half their arse showing as their jeans are by their knees !
While, undoubtedly, you shout "Get off my lawn!" at them :-)
Ha ha i'm not some old git but i do find it laughable seeing 'Ali-G's pretending to be from the ghetto and look 'street' when theyre some white middle class kid.
Anyway we all know the true cool way is 'Kriss Kross' stylie, back to front. Never caught on for some reason , i still get strange looks for wearing my jeans/coat back to front ;)
you two need to get your shit together. what if it went down on the street and some punk ass mofo served you. then what? i'm not going to save your ass.
you two need to get your shit together. what if it went down on the street and some punk ass mofo served you. then what? i'm not going to save your ass.
What will be served? Crumpets? ... please let it be crumpets. I haven't had a decent one in ages.
I do wear baggy pants have done almost since day 1, can't abide fuckin' skintights, fuckin' loons walking around in jeans that look like fuckin' drainpipes, bollocks to that, it must be so uncomfortable especially when it's warm. I don't wear em' so my arse is hangin' out though, and I don't think I'm from the ghetto, but I am pretty streetsmart, and I can look after myself if I have to (I rather wouldn't have to but sometimes things just happen).
I am white, I'm not middle class, in fact I hate middle class wiggers who do front like they're from harlem or something, I'd like to drop them somewhere like that and watch their attitude turn from gangsta to scared little kid.
I also listen to hip-hop oooooooh! That's another thing I've liked since I was really young though like 4 or something, so I've liked it for 24 years or so. So to me it's normal.
I like loose fit jeans, too. They are just nice and comfortable, and it means I don't look quite as skinny as I really am :-) But I'm sorry. I just can't stand hip hop or rap outside a very, very small number of records.
I've been in Canada for two years now. My girlfriend is from Northampton and therefore has a southern accent, gets mistaken for an Australian or New Zealander all the time. They'll say "oh, so whereabouts in Australia are you from then?". She's given up trying to correct them nowadays, so she just replies "Melbourne". I'm originally from Stoke so I'm more northern and people nearly always know I'm English. It's funny how most people can't distinguish between Scottish, Irish, etc. But then again I still can't tell the difference between the Canadian and northern US accent after all this time!
People do assume that because I'm English then obviously I have an intimate knowledge of the entire country. I'm always been asked to recommend the best nightspots in London, or the best way to get from Gatwick airport to some obscure London suburb. "Erm, I'm not actually from London, mate. I've only been there twice in the past ten years..."
Tipping - yes, that does annoy me. The entire restaurant and catering industry here seemed geared up towards providing part time jobs for all the teenagers (and they're allowed to work from the age of around 14 here). So they pay them a pittance and the customers have to make up the rest in tips. First time I went in a pub here, I went up to the bar to order a drink as you do, and my Canadian friend says: what are you doing? You don't go up to the bar to order here, you sit down at a table and let the staff bring you drinks. So that way you have to tip them for the privilege, whereas I would never tip when ordering at the bar in the true British fashion.
Yup the tipping thing pissed me off a treat, not so much in restaurants cos' I always tip. But I don't go for all this 15% or whatever bollocks I tip as much as I think they deserve, so if I get shit service they get shit all basically.
The tipping in bars though that got me really wound up, first (supposedly) Irish bar I went into (fucked if I've been in an Irish bar like this before) was like a grotty pool hall, and I ordered from the bar. The beer was $2.75 a bottle, so I gave her $3 she says do you want your quarter, I was like yes, she gave me a weird look and wouldn't serve me again for the rest of the night. Instead she sent another woman out to get us drinks at our pool table, to which the fella I was with says you gotta tip em' to keep em' sweet (he's a yank, so he's used to it I suppose).
However I live up to my handle on here and by the end of the night when I was falling through the door of whichever bar we ended up in I must've given at least 6 beers worth of money away in tips (we where buying in rounds, and there was 3 or 4 of us drinking, so before anyone says anything. NO! I did not drink 66 beers).
WORKPLACE SURVEY
What type of company do you work for ?
NHS Trust
How long have you worked there ?
Almost a year now
Do you like your job ?
Love it, best job ever
What?s the best part about it ?
Everything really
What?s the worst part about it ?
Relatives and their attitude problems, same old fucking jokes day in day out
What hours do you work ?
7am - 7pm
Do you have a specific dress code ?
Chefs White
Do you like your boss ?
Yeah baby, yeah, My boss is a total fox and my supervisor is an absolute babe.
Do you like your work colleagues ?
Some of them are great, some of them are twats, but you know what they say 'Revenge is better than Christmas'
Have you ever played computer games at work ?
Yes, I play a bejewled clone on my GBA called gemini (freebie download and a class game)
Do you fancy any one at work ?
Place is full of gorgeous women. My supervisor is extremely sexy. What I wouldn't give to get her out of her chefs whites
Have you ever been in trouble at work ?
Yep, Got asked the other week "what sort of fish is in the fish pie?" to which I replied "A dead one". Funny at the time
Can you see yourself being there in 5 years time ?
Definately
What?s the funniest thing that?s happened there ?
Can't pinpoint any one thing coz there is just too many to choose from
WORKPLACE SURVEY
What type of company do you work for ?
Government.. nassssty
How long have you worked there ?
7 years now
Do you like your job ?
pffft not much
What?s the best part about it ?
Working for the government it is quite easy to get away with doing hardly any work. If you get caught you just get a warning and start working harder.. loads of chances.
What?s the worst part about it ?
Pay and having to follow rules.
What hours do you work ?
7:45 to 17:15
Do you have a specific dress code ?
A uniform but I don't wear the bits I don't like lol.
Do you like your boss ?
My bosses husband is head of personnel so she can treat people how she wants and get away with it. Others lie and stick together so it is too bad.
Do you like your work colleagues ?
Most of them are okay. I like a few.
Have you ever played computer games at work ?
yeah, some web browser ones.
Do you fancy any one at work ?
one or two people are extra nice I suppose
Have you ever been in trouble at work ?
All the time. I am too outspoken and my HEO wants me fired. She has tried really hard.
Can you see yourself being there in 5 years time ?
I'd be lucky if I last that long
What?s the funniest thing that?s happened there ?
I wrote a complete work of fiction on my 'Who's Who' profile on the intranet. I claimed to be from another galaxy far far away. Also my HEO got caught out lying in a disciplinary hearing for me.
That's sad. What has teh factory been making? Are the alternative local employment options poor?
Mainly they're just a coil winders. Yep, they spin copper wire around plastic bobbins. No jobs for British here. Only Polish allowed employment. I guess the next step is where I came from, cleaning all the shiteus from the walls of garbage truck compactors. That was so disgusting.
Mainly they're just a coil winders. Yep, they spin copper wire around plastic bobbins. No jobs for British here. Only Polish allowed employment. I guess the next step is where I came from, cleaning all the shiteus from the walls of garbage truck compactors. That was so disgusting.
Ah Yes! Industrial Cleaning! Truly a terrible job indeed, I had a brief stint of industrial cleaning when I was 18. It was on a slightly different level than this but probably equally disgusting, having to clean fields where festivals had been. Picking up bags of shit and piss, dirty hippies used condoms, bottles of methodone, used needles, good fun was had by all. Did the job through an agency for terrible money and bad hours, I think it was 3.20 an hour. I found out from a kid from Gloustershire that whilst we were getting paid 3.20 per hour worked, they were getting 7.40 per hour they were there. So basically I was working between 8 and 12 hours daily for 3.20, when it didn't really matter how much they worked cos' they were getting paid 7.40 24/7. Needless to say I wasn't happy to find out that the agency was taking half of my wages, unfortunately there was bugger all I could do about it (plus I really needed the money at the time). Funny thing is the cheeky sods phoned me up the year after and asked me to do it again, well surely you can imagine my choice of language whilst dealing with such bare faced cheek. The hilarious thing is they tried to entice me by saying there'd been a pay rise, 3.50 instead of 3.20, can't remember exactly what I said but I do remember laughing and hanging up the phone.
...
What?s the funniest thing that?s happened there ?
I wrote a complete work of fiction on my 'Who's Who' profile on the intranet. I claimed to be from another galaxy far far away. Also my HEO got caught out lying in a disciplinary hearing for me.
... which goes to successfully show the breadth and depth of the Northamptonian knowledgebase.
Given that from the human viewpoint, the Earth is in the centre of the known universe, then what azward says is true give or take a few thousand miles...
Comments
Don't tempt me....:razz:
I hope the state isn't Indiana, otherwise me and about 70% of the people I work with are going to jail for life".
:D
Talking about tipping, i havent been out drinking in London for a long time with my mates, but the times i did it was frustrating as anything when you go for a p*ss and theres some dodgy bloke in the restroom handing out towels or aftershave etc.
Normally dont go to those sort of bars which has that but the few times i did i just find it soooo strange.
You dont honestly have baggy jeans so low down half your boxer shorts are showing do you ? I do reckon they should give fines to these Eminem wannabees who walk round with half their arse showing as their jeans are by their knees !
its the fashion grandad. :)
tbh thoguh, i'd always be scared of my pants falling down.
I think I'd be more concerned about tripping while wearing those baggy pants than about my pants falling down.
no, you tuck your pants into your socks, jeez
While, undoubtedly, you shout "Get off my lawn!" at them :-)
Anyway we all know the true cool way is 'Kriss Kross' stylie, back to front. Never caught on for some reason , i still get strange looks for wearing my jeans/coat back to front ;)
Does that mean that when I trip, I fall into my socks instead of the ground?
What will be served? Crumpets? ... please let it be crumpets. I haven't had a decent one in ages.
That's sad. What has teh factory been making? Are the alternative local employment options poor?
I am white, I'm not middle class, in fact I hate middle class wiggers who do front like they're from harlem or something, I'd like to drop them somewhere like that and watch their attitude turn from gangsta to scared little kid.
I also listen to hip-hop oooooooh! That's another thing I've liked since I was really young though like 4 or something, so I've liked it for 24 years or so. So to me it's normal.
People do assume that because I'm English then obviously I have an intimate knowledge of the entire country. I'm always been asked to recommend the best nightspots in London, or the best way to get from Gatwick airport to some obscure London suburb. "Erm, I'm not actually from London, mate. I've only been there twice in the past ten years..."
Tipping - yes, that does annoy me. The entire restaurant and catering industry here seemed geared up towards providing part time jobs for all the teenagers (and they're allowed to work from the age of around 14 here). So they pay them a pittance and the customers have to make up the rest in tips. First time I went in a pub here, I went up to the bar to order a drink as you do, and my Canadian friend says: what are you doing? You don't go up to the bar to order here, you sit down at a table and let the staff bring you drinks. So that way you have to tip them for the privilege, whereas I would never tip when ordering at the bar in the true British fashion.
The tipping in bars though that got me really wound up, first (supposedly) Irish bar I went into (fucked if I've been in an Irish bar like this before) was like a grotty pool hall, and I ordered from the bar. The beer was $2.75 a bottle, so I gave her $3 she says do you want your quarter, I was like yes, she gave me a weird look and wouldn't serve me again for the rest of the night. Instead she sent another woman out to get us drinks at our pool table, to which the fella I was with says you gotta tip em' to keep em' sweet (he's a yank, so he's used to it I suppose).
However I live up to my handle on here and by the end of the night when I was falling through the door of whichever bar we ended up in I must've given at least 6 beers worth of money away in tips (we where buying in rounds, and there was 3 or 4 of us drinking, so before anyone says anything. NO! I did not drink 66 beers).
What type of company do you work for ?
NHS Trust
How long have you worked there ?
Almost a year now
Do you like your job ?
Love it, best job ever
What?s the best part about it ?
Everything really
What?s the worst part about it ?
Relatives and their attitude problems, same old fucking jokes day in day out
What hours do you work ?
7am - 7pm
Do you have a specific dress code ?
Chefs White
Do you like your boss ?
Yeah baby, yeah, My boss is a total fox and my supervisor is an absolute babe.
Do you like your work colleagues ?
Some of them are great, some of them are twats, but you know what they say 'Revenge is better than Christmas'
Have you ever played computer games at work ?
Yes, I play a bejewled clone on my GBA called gemini (freebie download and a class game)
Do you fancy any one at work ?
Place is full of gorgeous women. My supervisor is extremely sexy. What I wouldn't give to get her out of her chefs whites
Have you ever been in trouble at work ?
Yep, Got asked the other week "what sort of fish is in the fish pie?" to which I replied "A dead one". Funny at the time
Can you see yourself being there in 5 years time ?
Definately
What?s the funniest thing that?s happened there ?
Can't pinpoint any one thing coz there is just too many to choose from
What type of company do you work for ?
Government.. nassssty
How long have you worked there ?
7 years now
Do you like your job ?
pffft not much
What?s the best part about it ?
Working for the government it is quite easy to get away with doing hardly any work. If you get caught you just get a warning and start working harder.. loads of chances.
What?s the worst part about it ?
Pay and having to follow rules.
What hours do you work ?
7:45 to 17:15
Do you have a specific dress code ?
A uniform but I don't wear the bits I don't like lol.
Do you like your boss ?
My bosses husband is head of personnel so she can treat people how she wants and get away with it. Others lie and stick together so it is too bad.
Do you like your work colleagues ?
Most of them are okay. I like a few.
Have you ever played computer games at work ?
yeah, some web browser ones.
Do you fancy any one at work ?
one or two people are extra nice I suppose
Have you ever been in trouble at work ?
All the time. I am too outspoken and my HEO wants me fired. She has tried really hard.
Can you see yourself being there in 5 years time ?
I'd be lucky if I last that long
What?s the funniest thing that?s happened there ?
I wrote a complete work of fiction on my 'Who's Who' profile on the intranet. I claimed to be from another galaxy far far away. Also my HEO got caught out lying in a disciplinary hearing for me.
Mainly they're just a coil winders. Yep, they spin copper wire around plastic bobbins. No jobs for British here. Only Polish allowed employment. I guess the next step is where I came from, cleaning all the shiteus from the walls of garbage truck compactors. That was so disgusting.
Ah Yes! Industrial Cleaning! Truly a terrible job indeed, I had a brief stint of industrial cleaning when I was 18. It was on a slightly different level than this but probably equally disgusting, having to clean fields where festivals had been. Picking up bags of shit and piss, dirty hippies used condoms, bottles of methodone, used needles, good fun was had by all. Did the job through an agency for terrible money and bad hours, I think it was 3.20 an hour. I found out from a kid from Gloustershire that whilst we were getting paid 3.20 per hour worked, they were getting 7.40 per hour they were there. So basically I was working between 8 and 12 hours daily for 3.20, when it didn't really matter how much they worked cos' they were getting paid 7.40 24/7. Needless to say I wasn't happy to find out that the agency was taking half of my wages, unfortunately there was bugger all I could do about it (plus I really needed the money at the time). Funny thing is the cheeky sods phoned me up the year after and asked me to do it again, well surely you can imagine my choice of language whilst dealing with such bare faced cheek. The hilarious thing is they tried to entice me by saying there'd been a pay rise, 3.50 instead of 3.20, can't remember exactly what I said but I do remember laughing and hanging up the phone.
Northampton, UK? Centre of the known Universe...
Lying for you or against you? (the plot thickens)
Is that dirty hippies and used condoms or condoms used by dirty hippies ?
ADJB
A bit of both I think :D
I lived there for 15 years; so I'll never recover from the mental (and physical!) scars.
*Wibble!*
Sorry, must dash! I'm late for my counselling session...
... which goes to successfully show the breadth and depth of the Northamptonian knowledgebase.
Given that from the human viewpoint, the Earth is in the centre of the known universe, then what azward says is true give or take a few thousand miles...