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Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 7:33 am
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How about some other things that are very annoying? People with a ton of items standing in the "12 Items or Less" line (should be Fewer - lousy grammar) When I point this out to the offender or to the checker, all I get is a silly snigger or being told by people behind to shut up. Or how about people who stand there eating from open bins candy, grapes, and other stuff they haven't paid for and encouraging their kids to do the same. Staff including store managers ignore this. When my daughter was about four years old, she remarked loudly "These people are stealing, aren't they?" I agreed equally loudly and nobody told her to be quiet. I've seen people opening butter packets and licking the contents, biting bits out of buns, and even opening boxes of Kleenex and helping themselves. I still find it amazing that these kinds of actions are regarded as acceptable in Canada. They're not only rude but unhygienic and downright illegal.
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 7:48 am
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How about some other things that are very annoying? People with a ton of items standing in the "12 Items or Less" line (should be Fewer - lousy grammar) When I point this out to the offender or to the checker, all I get is a silly snigger or being told by people behind to shut up. Or how about people who stand there eating from open bins candy, grapes, and other stuff they haven't paid for and encouraging their kids to do the same. Staff including store managers ignore this. When my daughter was about four years old, she remarked loudly "These people are stealing, aren't they?" I agreed equally loudly and nobody told her to be quiet. I've seen people opening butter packets and licking the contents, biting bits out of buns, and even opening boxes of Kleenex and helping themselves. I still find it amazing that these kinds of actions are regarded as acceptable in Canada. They're not only rude but unhygienic and downright illegal.
Good grief where do you live? I caught a lady switching large eggs for medium once, and once I saw a woman sneak an extra mango into a case. She was ahead of me at tbe checkout and I was going to rat her out but the clerk had either seen it or been advised by security and she just removed the top mango from the case then rang it through but didn't scold her.
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 7:54 am
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People eh! Too many of them suck but they'll always be there just to annoy
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by leith
... "12 Items or Less" line (should be Fewer - lousy grammar)

I'm not convinced there's anything wrong with this one though. I think both are okay in that example. I recall reading that 'less' was okay when the value of what was being compared could be identified.
I scored fewer goals than Wayne Rooney but if he scored 50, I scored less would be okay.

Oxford Dictionaries says "Less is also used with numbers when they are on their own and with expressions of measurement or time, e.g.: His weight fell from 18 stone to less than 12.

In examples later it actually includes 10 items or less as being correct.

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...I've seen people opening butter packets and licking the contents, biting bits out of buns, and even opening boxes of Kleenex and helping themselves. I still find it amazing that these kinds of actions are regarded as acceptable in Canada. They're not only rude but unhygienic and downright illegal.
Originally Posted by caretaker
Good grief where do you live?
I was wondering that.
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 10:14 am
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Rude customers - please and thank you has no added charge and get off your bloody phone when you get to the cashier!
 
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Originally Posted by leith
How about some other things that are very annoying? People with a ton of items standing in the "12 Items or Less" line (should be Fewer - lousy grammar) When I point this out to the offender or to the checker, all I get is a silly snigger or being told by people behind to shut up. Or how about people who stand there eating from open bins candy, grapes, and other stuff they haven't paid for and encouraging their kids to do the same. Staff including store managers ignore this. When my daughter was about four years old, she remarked loudly "These people are stealing, aren't they?" I agreed equally loudly and nobody told her to be quiet. I've seen people opening butter packets and licking the contents, biting bits out of buns, and even opening boxes of Kleenex and helping themselves. I still find it amazing that these kinds of actions are regarded as acceptable in Canada. They're not only rude but unhygienic and downright illegal.
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Good grief where do you live? I caught a lady switching large eggs for medium once, and once I saw a woman sneak an extra mango into a case. She was ahead of me at tbe checkout and I was going to rat her out but the clerk had either seen it or been advised by security and she just removed the top mango from the case then rang it through but didn't scold her.
and if you believe none of the above occurs in UK,AUS,NZ, and every country in Europe/World, you're living in fantasy land.
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 1:59 pm
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and if you believe none of the above occurs in UK,AUS,NZ, and every country in Europe/World, you're living in fantasy land.
You've really seen people licking butter in supermarkets?

In every country in the world?
 
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
You've really seen people licking butter in supermarkets?

In every country in the world?
I have yet to witness anyone ever licking butter in a store anywhere...Not sure why someone would even do that.
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
I have yet to witness anyone ever licking butter in a store anywhere...Not sure why someone would even do that.
Burnt tongue ?
 
Old Oct 2nd 2015 | 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by plasticcanuck
and if you believe none of the above occurs in UK,AUS,NZ, and every country in Europe/World, you're living in fantasy land.
Fantasyland- Orlando Disney, nope never seen anyone do that there- plenty of other crap food to shovel down the tourists throats - never neat butter
 
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
I have yet to witness anyone ever licking butter in a store anywhere...Not sure why someone would even do that.
Originally Posted by BEVS
Burnt tongue ?
Maybe they just saw Last Tango in Paris and got a bit carried away.
 
Old Oct 3rd 2015 | 5:27 pm
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Indicators. Incorrect use of roundabouts. Driving like you're in a video game. All 3 combined usually. [I still have broken formatting - sorry!]
So dam true. Though Ive only driven in BC. I do have to say it's nicer driving experience across the border in Washington.
 
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So dam true. Though Ive only driven in BC. I do have to say it's nicer driving experience across the border in Washington.
I agree. I don't mind driving outside of the lower mainland of BC as it's not bad, but man I hate hate driving in Vancouver/Lower Mainland.
 
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
I agree. I don't mind driving outside of the lower mainland of BC as it's not bad, but man I hate hate driving in Vancouver/Lower Mainland.
I hate Vancouver traffic; if I don't fly or take the bus I try to drive in at 3 AM and take public transport until I leave. Part of that is that I'm used to the relatively slow pace in Regina. It's the capital of the province, but late at night the streets are still taken over by tumbleweeds and jackrabbits.
 
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Things that annoy me about Vancouver:
  • Hobo's pushing their shopping trolleys in the road and getting in my way
  • Pissed up kids puking on the road and getting my car tyres smelly
  • People not batting an eye to drink driving
  • People not batting an eye to driving while high as ****
  • Hypocritical views on smoking, where hipsters see cigarette smoking as evil yet smoking a massive doobie is cool
  • Pretending that the DTES doesn't exist
  • People letting their kids paddle in the e-coli infested waters
  • 93% of shoppers in Whole Foods
 


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