Merlot

Bloody hell, what is happening with the world :scared: , I am in agreement with wombat42 :scared: :scared:

M

anya4oz

I see you have now edited out the offending words from your post to Wombat.

Clearly my comment about how the intellectual circles in which you claim to move are gay-friendly struck a chord with your ego. A shame you couldn't just do the decent thing & apologise.

I know you think we are all stupid, but FYI, you aren't the only one round here with an Oxbridge degree - it's just that most of us aren't insecure enough to keep on swanking about it. We all know you are as prejudiced as hell - against *all* categories of people, not just gays!

Anya.

wombat42

l would like a formal apology now Stanton.

kirsty&al

Hi Anya,

It was probably the Mods that removed the offending line. I think you only have a limited amount of time to edit a post.

Regards
Alistair

anya4oz

*No-one* should apologise to you, Wombat, you are another of the pernicious homophobes that infect this forum.

Anya.

wombat42

Your the one that said he should apologise to be.

MikeStanton

As I approach the gallows and the toothless hags knit, I note the following for the record...

Nope, not me. Must have been the mod. Like you, he/she must have decided to delete the reference without understanding the context.


Again, not so. Intellectual circles? Perhaps you would like to point out the post(s) where I make such a claim. Or are you referring to this forum as an intellectual circle?


For what? For you and your prejudice? Ahh, the irony...

I respond to stupid and ill-informed comments. Those that wish to converse continually on the price of lettuce, shoes, breast size (insecure?) are free to do so. As for the Oxbridge thing; I mentioned it once. If you bother to review the posts, you will see it was actually the insecure ramblings of others, eg wombat42, quinkana, odaat, OzTennis that kept the subject alive. But, please don't let facts get in the way of your rant.


I dislike those that are narrow-minded, can't be bothered to find out the facts and many Daily Mail readers. Whether you like it or not, many Aussies are narrow-minded and parochial. You seem to fit the first 2 categories. Or do you score a hat-trick?

Anya, the prejudice lies within you.

Quinkana

Funny how many foibles Aussies share with humans and even with the Stantons.

wombat42

" The Stantons" You mean theres more then one of them. :scared: :scared:

anya4oz

I think your post confirms what I - and many others - have thought about you all along. You have nothing to offer this forum apart from hatred, bitterness and spite. Why don't you just do the decent thing and quit?

Anya.

mutant

Maybe we could all chip in and buy him a razor?

Sophie Louise

Hmm this started off as being quite interesting until it degenerated in to some sort of slinging match....

Well, I haven't been to Oz, so I can't really comment there, but I don't consider the Brits that are around me to be particularly miserable or pessimistic people. I would describe myself as a very happy and optimistic person, and I think most of my friends are too. I normally filter out any moaning or whinging around me, as I think it is a bit more of a habit/ bonding thing that some people do than a genuine pessimistic thing.

Completely agree with whoever it was (sorry - can't remember now) that said it's all down to the people not the country. You get happy circles of people and negative circles.

Sophie

Merlot

Hi Sophie Louise

This is the occupational hazard of posting a question that I have, I too enjoyed reading experiences as that is why I asked question.

I did not put it up to start world war 3 or a point scoring session with those with chips on their shoulders. I want to hear how other people see things.

For those that are in hot debate with each other it could be the time you speak to each other via PM and for those to share experiences to get back posting.

M

anya4oz

I totally agree. There is at least one person here who simply can't resist wading into threads, offending people & spreading their own brand of spite Merlot, I apologise if I have upset *you* in any way - you asked an interesting question, which deserves a lot more examination and debate.

As far as the OP is concerned, I would say customer service is *much* better here in, say, 80% of cases. In the remaining 20%, it is dire, but I would guess that in those cases, it is more due to the person's personality than any national characteristics.

I think people in customer service roles here take more of a pride in working with the public; perhaps it is seen as more of a 'career choice' here, than in the UK, where (as I said in a previous post) many types of customer-focused roles are considered the 'last resort' for the desperate.

Interestingly, I have consistently found customer service in Scotland to be of a much higher standard then in the rest of the UK (I wonder, does OzTennis agree with that?). Perhaps there is simply some English snobbery about what are considered 'menial jobs'?

Anya.

Merlot

Anya, never my dear, you are one of those that speaks sense Keep posting!

I was thinking more of the usual suspects.

M