What Americana should the U.K. adopt
#16
Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Turning on a red and cheap fuel. Cheaper housing. Better weather (from my bit of the US ) Nice beaches and sea. Ahh, never mind, I'll just stop here
#17
Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
If you were moving back to the U.K. tomorrow, what little bit of Americana would you like to see adopted to make life that bit more bearable?.
Trying to start a flame war are we?
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Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Originally Posted by DaveC
Batting Cages.
Left on Red.
Left on Red.
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Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Originally Posted by Jabba1
Trying to start a flame war are we?
#21
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Originally Posted by Lizzi
Don't you mean right on red? :scared:
Actually, in Texas, you CAN turn left on red if clear -- IF you are on a one-way street and turning onto a one-way street. Usually only accomplished in city centres/downtowns.
Clover-leafs and all-way stops instead of roundabouts? Even if you can navigate them, and I learnt the sink-or-swim way, they completely screw up your sense of direction!
#22
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Originally Posted by Lizzi
Don't you mean right on red? :scared:
#23
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Originally Posted by Lizzi
Don't you mean right on red? :scared:
#24
Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
No, but we tend to dwell on the stuff we find annoying or what we see as odd in this forum 95% of the time about our adopted country. Yet I'd say a good 95% of the posters in this forum enjoy living here. So lets see some positives and some ways we could improve Blighty, by taking a closer look at America for a change.
#25
Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
The standard of customer service.
The choice of cereal.
The choice of cereal.
#26
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Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
The standard of customer service.
The choice of cereal.
The choice of cereal.
As to customer service, one of the funnier things I have heard was an African-American comedian living in London commenting on customer service in the UK. He was appalled at what he felt was a deficit, and he said, "In America we have a saying: 'The customer is always..... carrying a gun.' (And having a bad day!)"
He had a point.
#27
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Mark's vote:
Free refills of sodas in restaurants
~ Jenney
Free refills of sodas in restaurants
~ Jenney
#28
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Originally Posted by Ash UK/US
The standard of customer service.
CVS misfilled my daughters perscription and we had one heck of a time
1. getting them to accept at the store they had ****ed up
2. Getting head office to do anything about it
3. Getting any kind of appology from CVS whatsoever.
After 2 months we got $50 gift card and a letter of appology for their customer service (no mention of the misfill whatsoever)
GMAC has credited our December mortgage payment to someone elses account by mistake, will they be accountable, no. It has taken them 3 months and they still haven't solved the problem and credited our account with the payment, this means at the 1st of the month when we automatically become 2 payments behind on the computer we get nasty phone calls.
The guy in Best Buy this morning completly blanked me 3 times.
If you consider walking into a store when it is empty and being harrased by every shop assistant there is or walking into a store when it is busy and being completly ignored good customer service then go ahead. At least in England you know you are going to be completly ignored by the shop girl and given a huge tut if you actually ask them a question.
I think half you people beleive the hype!
#29
Re: What Americana should the U.K. adopt
Originally Posted by Bob
Aye, good thread...had somin' similar a while back to.
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