Venting - people usually in shops

alison999

Widelats wrote: »

...i am shopping, someone whether it is a old pensioner or a young mom will walk right where i am, and plainly stand in front of me so i can not see....

are you american? because that annoys the hell out of me.

pimento

Why would someone being American annoy you?

Isn't the phrase "the hell out of" an Americanism?

alison999

pimento wrote: »

Why would someone being American annoy you?

Isn't the phrase "the hell out of" an Americanism?

I have no problem with people being american but it does annoy me when people 'pretend' they are.

Trousers are now pants, trainers are sneakers, now im not a mum - im a mom i could go on :cool:

pimento

I agree with the 'mom' thing but there are some (strange) parts of the UK where Mom is in use as the vernacular for mother.

4743hudsonj

alison999 wrote: »

are you american? because that annoys the hell out of me.

This will really get going then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8

Proc

I hate dawdlers. You know the ones, just as you're about to enter a shop, they stand in the doorway looking through their handbag.

Or the ones who get to the front of the counter and ask "have you got these in a different colour?". When they are told "no" they don't know what to do, so stand there without saying anything but can't make a decision. However, they won't move out the way so someone else can be served.

Or the dawdlers that buy a loaf of bread for 79pence, but didn't think about getting the money out of their handbag whilst queueing up. So you have to wait for 2 minutes whilst they sift through their handbag then count out the change on the counter.

Or the ones I really hate; the ones that stand in the middle of an aisle, blocking it for everyone else, just aimlessly staring at shelves and don't think to move when other people want to look. They normally walk out without buying anything anyway because they're just killing time and have nothing better to do.

I think Widelats fits into the last category of dawdler.

Dave101t

you were in netto, not exactly a bastion for gentleman and manners is it?

donquine

Widelats wrote: »

Cheers Null, i agree.

Shellsuit - thanks for being awkward, you need to go to specsavers.

I'm afraid I agree with shellsuit - if you were that far back, I might go in front of you too. If you were a bit closer, I'd wait to one side until you were done as it would be more obvious you were looking.

Mind you, I'm short sighted too.

adouglasmhor

shellsuit wrote: »

If I was standing 3 or 4 feet away, I wouldn't be able to see what I'm meant to be looking at.

It's no suprise really that people stand in front of you if you stand that far away.

Go and see an optician then, you need specs and eye tests are free for doleys.

adouglasmhor

shellsuit wrote: »

You're welcome, but I'm short sighted, not long sighted.

They do specs for short sight as well.