British Expats - Pet Peeves?

A couple of weeks back he came back from the toilet all excited...Dad, Dad, come see what I found in the toilet...somewhat nervously I followed him back and he showed me, as proudly as if he'd invented it himself, a sign etched into the door plate/handle proudly proclaiming that the handle was made of a specially treated metal that rendered it germ free. Forever. I have no idea if that is even possible, but it satisfied my first born!

At the very least it is a brilliant piece of marketing.

Then, of course, there are always these fine products ...

Cardienscarf

Mar 9th 2014 9:30 pm

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Originally Posted by hotscot (Post 11165657)

Witchcraft!
(Thank you..could watch for hours...)

You're welcome. What are you making? Hope you'll be posting pics of the finished item.

steveq

Mar 9th 2014 9:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad (Post 11165906)

followed him back and he showed me, as proudly as if he'd invented it himself, a sign etched into the door plate/handle proudly proclaiming that the handle was made of a specially treated metal that rendered it germ free. Forever. I have no idea if that is even possible, but it satisfied my first born!

Metals containing copper will do that, brasses, funnily enough, you know the stuff doorknobs used to be made of.

Silver works too

Pulaski

Mar 9th 2014 10:33 pm

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Originally Posted by steveq (Post 11166098)

Metals containing copper will do that, brasses, funnily enough, you know the stuff doorknobs used to be made of. ....

Sure, in the days of yore, but those nasty yellow brass handles that are popular in America are lacquered. :rolleyes:

Yorkieabroad

Mar 10th 2014 12:27 am

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At the very least it is a brilliant piece of marketing.

Then, of course, there are always these fine products ...

"But most importantly, a great friend will never let you puke on your hair":rofl::rofl: reminds me of a girlfriend when I was at university:o She's a partner in a law firm now......

Lion in Winter

Mar 10th 2014 1:40 am

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The phrase "emotional intelligence".

We've even got a bloody class on it at work. No, I'm not going.

Nutek

Mar 10th 2014 1:46 am

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11166324)

The phrase "emotional intelligence".

We've even got a bloody class on it at work. No, I'm not going.

That's the spirit. :thumbsup:

SultanOfSwing

Mar 10th 2014 2:03 am

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I don't want to cause you undue concern here, but have you considered that the water itself isn't exactly free of germs ...

Nothing is free of germs. There are more bacteria living on and in us than there are cells in our own body. We need them to survive.

Obviously, there are worse things floating about there, like E. Coli and the like, but being all squeamish about taps, sinks and door handles doesn't really do anything.

It's like that hand sanitizer fad, I heard that there's nowhere near a high enough alcohol content in them to make them as good a disinfectant as hot, soapy water :D

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11166324)

The phrase "emotional intelligence".

We've even got a bloody class on it at work. No, I'm not going.

We need to bring back the stocks for people who come up with terms like that, so we can all pelt them with rancid tomatoes ...

Pulaski

Mar 10th 2014 2:31 am

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 11166324)

The phrase "emotional intelligence".

We've even got a bloody class on it at work. No, I'm not going.

I experienced one of those at work about ten years ago (attendance was compulsory). We started off by "centering" which involved place our hands together near the pit of our stomach and meditating to clear our mind. This was accompanied by an explanation of how this would help our focus and that some of the senior managers were doing this before important meetings. WTF! :blink: ..... I suspect it was only the "no smoking" policy that saved us from someone lighting joss sticks. :rolleyes:

SultanOfSwing

Mar 10th 2014 2:38 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11166370)

What a bag of shite. I trust you were able to fall asleep quietly at the back?

Pulaski

Mar 10th 2014 2:43 am

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11166383)

What a bag of shite. I trust you were able to fall asleep quietly at the back?

Would you believe that were all sitting in a circle? :rolleyes:

SultanOfSwing

Mar 10th 2014 2:45 am

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Would you believe that were all sitting in a circle? :rolleyes:

Oh bloody hell, I should have realised that.

Is that the same as the 'circle time' my daughter does in daycare? No, it can't be, the level of maturity at a daycare would be greater and they actually achieve stuff in their circle time :lol:

Nutek

Mar 10th 2014 2:45 am

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Would you believe that were all sitting in a circle? :rolleyes:

A Feeling Circle. :)

SultanOfSwing

Mar 10th 2014 2:52 am

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