The difference between Brits and everyone else

[gsgary]

So how do Brits do bagels differently than everyone else in the world? Do they dunk them in tea?

We don't do them they are the food of the devil

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[limr30 3]

So how do Brits do bagels differently than everyone else in the world? Do they dunk them in tea?

We don't do them they are the food of the devil

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[Watchful]

Tips are common in all of North America and South America. I was pointing out the differences in Brits to everyone else. They hate to tip and complain about it. At least the ones I associated with.

different to some others, perhaps, but not to everyone else. In Finland, for example, tipping is insulting and if you tip someone they will immediately return the tip.

As in the Netherlands, we have a minimum wage. It has just been changed this month by the conservative government to the National Living Wage, the idea of which is that a working person should be able to support themselves on their wages without social security top-ups. It is currently £7.20 an hour (9.13 Euro or 10.32 USD).

Yep, they are weird too.

 

[Watchful]

.. where it was promptly shredded, ..

We seem to be missing a "groaner" button.

Yes, I can completely understand that. I imagine that once upon a time, back when "printing a report" meant actually printing it ON PAPER, but then the IT guy said "give the command to "print" and he expected the report to be "printed" to a tape. You know how some of those guys talk.

Then of course, they couldn't allow an actual printed copy to be floating around so every anarchist could see it and maybe steal it, so the order was given to shred it.

And all of those rules were written by someone who did not understand the process, and that's what you get.

I once had a job monitoring a casino, and we had to get a report from the casino's mainframe once a week. I was told "do this, and then do that, and then do this thing", which were the directions for making an inquiry.

After a while, I decided that I could entertain myself by configuring several other kinds of reports, but had no reason to give them to anybody.

YES, exactly, a groaner button it could even be called a "Robbins Button" here and people would know how to use it.

 

[table1349]

Mathew 4:4

.. where it was promptly shredded, ..

We seem to be missing a "groaner" button.

Yes, I can completely understand that. I imagine that once upon a time, back when "printing a report" meant actually printing it ON PAPER, but then the IT guy said "give the command to "print" and he expected the report to be "printed" to a tape. You know how some of those guys talk.

Then of course, they couldn't allow an actual printed copy to be floating around so every anarchist could see it and maybe steal it, so the order was given to shred it.

And all of those rules were written by someone who did not understand the process, and that's what you get.

I once had a job monitoring a casino, and we had to get a report from the casino's mainframe once a week. I was told "do this, and then do that, and then do this thing", which were the directions for making an inquiry.

After a while, I decided that I could entertain myself by configuring several other kinds of reports, but had no reason to give them to anybody.

YES, exactly, a groaner button it could even be called a "Robbins Button" here and people would know how to use it.

We could also use a face palm button, it could even be called the "Watch" button. Alas I am afraid it would get worn out from use.

 

[Kenneth Walker]

Happy St George's day! (ignore the fact that he was probably from what would now be called Turkey) Oh, and it's the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death too. Sent from a land where we think 100 miles is a long way, to most people on this forum who think 100 years is a long time.

 

[Kenneth Walker]

This might help to explain a few things...substantially (not entirely) correct.

 

[table1349]

Happy St George's day! (ignore the fact that he was probably from what would now be called Turkey) Oh, and it's the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death too. Sent from a land where we think 100 miles is a long way, to most people on this forum who think 100 years is a long time.

As well as the 452nd anniversary of his birth. And let us not forget that on this date in 1968 the British started using the 5p and 10p coins which replaced the 1 shilling and 2 shilling coins.

 

[Kenneth Walker]

Indeed; we lost a lot when we adopted a decimal system. I liked the old 3 tier set up. 12 pence to a shilling, and 20 shillings to a pound (21 shillings if you wanted a guinea). Confused the hell out of foreigners, and worth keeping just for the entertainment value.

 

[john.margetts]

Kenneth, you are forgetting the florins and half-crowns- 10 florins to a pound and 8 half-crowns. I used to get a half-crown pocket money as a tacker; a coin you knew was worth money and too heavy not to spend.

 

[Kenneth Walker]

No, I wasn't forgetting, just didn't want to confuse people. Farthings, ha'pennies, pennies, threepenny bits, sixpence (tanner), shilling (bob), florin, and half crown; lovely. used to sometimes get a 10 bob note in my birthday card from a relative...I was a rich young lad when that happened!

 

[robbins.photo]

No, I wasn't forgetting, just didn't want to confuse people.

Wow, think that particular horse left the barn way back... lol

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[table1349]

Oh not that long ago. They used to use Roman Coins a long time ago. That horse has not only has left the barn but he's dead and is glue by now.

 

[table1349]

One thing I must say about the Brits and their money, at least they had interesting names for their coins. I never quite figured out if the Canadian Loonie was named for the bird or the inhabitants?

 

[4073707]

One thing I must say about the Brits and their money, at least they had interesting names for their coins. I never quite figured out if the Canadian Loonie was named for the bird or the inhabitants?

If you want some fun go to Scotland and get some Bank of Clydesdale notes and try to spend them in England, especially the 1 pound note.