Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Spirit_2

GDB2222 wrote: »

That's really cringeworthy. Perhaps their social skills have improved by now.

As a woman of circa 25, I was once asked to dance by an ageing lothario who said "come on snake, lets wriggle".

I had rather thought that that kind of stuff had died out by now. From OH's report of last night, and LiRs experience it appears that there are still a few dinosaurs roaming about.

What I like is that most men are equally mystified by such stuff, would also brand it lecherous and attempt to raise the standard of discussion.

Wheezy_2

Spirit wrote: »

As a woman of circa 25, I was once asked to dance by an ageing lothario who said "come on snake, lets wriggle".

I had rather thought that that kind of stuff had died out by now.

Sorry about that. My grasp on the English language was very poor back then.:embarasse

mystic_trev

PasturesNew wrote: »

Although half of them also use the services of a gardener, mid week.

……and the others have a Brazilian.

Spirit_2

Generali wrote: »

No offence meant and my comment was meant to be more double endendre than dirty as a response to the 'no michaels' quip.

FWIW, I can't stand people like your acquaintance. I don't mind a genuinely funny joke that is also sexist between men but they get boring very fast and there is a line that I hate seeing crossed. One of the things that put me off golf was the thought of standing in a club house listening to misogynists banging on about 'The Little Lady' and their imagined prowess with the 'Fairer Sex'. Sheesh.

I had a chat with my boss today about the jobs I applied for. She is being very supportive and asked me to send me the job specs so she can say the right thing if the hiring manager calls. It could be so that she can stitch me up but I doubt it strongly.

I went out for lunch with an accountant today who got made redundant but got an internal job in a related area to where I've applied. He reckons I'd enjoy it. He's a really nice guy as it goes. Big on meditation and, slightly strangely, Lego. This is where we went for lunch:

http://www.mca.com.au/visit/mca-cafe-sculpture-terrace/

I had ham and eggs for ten bucks (call it a fiver in UK Quids). It was delicious and served with really yummy toast made from Italian(?) bread. The egg was slightly overcooked (only slightly) but the ham was delish.

Bangers and mash with onion gravy for dinner tonight. Nom (only the one but it should be good). We've got the Thermomix demo tomorrow. Can't say I'm looking forward to it especially but there are worse things to do I suppose.

I was not offended..it was just a comment how teh 'conversation' was going. I don't think NP men at like that (they would not be NP by definition if they were). micheals has a legendary aptitude for spotting the double entendres but does so tongue in cheek {I may regret that phrase}.

There was a time, not that long ago when a bloke who said his interests were meditation and lego might have got duffed up in some quarters. Good for him. Interests like this make me wonder how it looks on a CV or gets through graduate recruitment schemes as indicators of team working potential etc.


I want Ham.egg and chips now. I introduced a former overseas colleague to Ham, egg and chips as pub lunch. He thought it divine. It is one of the few English meals that a Chinese member of my team will eat.

Will google thermomix.

tomterm8

Another tooth extracted, and three fillings. And that's it, at least for three months.

This wisdom tooth was a little more of a pain than the last one; he had to leave a fragment in because it was too firmly attached to the bone. :shrug: if it needs to be removed it'll be a referral but see how it goes.

Current status: gopher mouth.

Glad I don't have to visit the dentist again for a while, hopefully.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

... 'pillar of the community'.... a wide berth in future..."lecherous old man" ... eliciting a "steady on"
I am sure he is harmless..but cringeworthy.

The trouble is that this type of "acceptance" is what allowed DJ JS to get away with it for so long ... and all the others. Nobody dare stop, stare them in the face and say "Oi...... WRONG"

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

This is where we went for lunch:

http://www.mca.com.au/visit/mca-cafe-sculpture-terrace/

I'd struggle with that menu .... half the stuff I don't know what it is. I'd find something on the kid's menu sections, I can understand what I'm getting there

Maybe the pie/mushy peas, with a side portion of chips .... or maybe the meatballs or a cheeseburger and chips.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

As a woman of circa 25, I was once asked to dance by an ageing lothario who said "come on snake, lets wriggle".

I had rather thought that that kind of stuff had died out by now. From OH's report of last night, and LiRs experience it appears that there are still a few dinosaurs roaming about.

What I like is that most men are equally mystified by such stuff, would also brand it lecherous and attempt to raise the standard of discussion.

I am afraid its just one example. I have several I regret to say. Many I have used to my advantage longer term, but not always. There is something in common I think with the likelihood of a guy being such an oaf and its certainly not education but it is intelligence and a sort of self awareness. Often this sort of person is NOT put right by those around them because in some circles its confused with 'charm' of an odd sort. Often, for some reason this sort of person is sort of Teflon to the sensitivities of the people around them and doesn't realise those around them are uncomfortable, partly because people titter uncomfortably, ( often I think they are surrounded by titterers rather than strong people maybe leading to this growth in aspect of character?) and somehow they often take charge. I do think sometimes experience or education can ( but not necessarily) bash this out of a person so inclined. Some one who becomes a big fish in a little pond with this inclination is no good with no experience of ponds where this is not acceptable.

In one brief. work situation I complained about a situation with one of these sort. I was made redundant. ( I had pretty much made my self redundant any way so I wasn't fussed, I'd arrived to. Backlog of work and done it, the rest were tittering at this ugly suggesting what sex positions they did it in all the time and how often). If they'd works instead of tittered they would have needed 2/3 the staff so.....

tomterm8

Spirit wrote: »

Good for him. Interests like this make me wonder how it looks on a CV or gets through graduate recruitment schemes as indicators of team working potential etc.

When I was applying for graduate recruitment schemes, I spent a year or two before hand cultivating interests I could legitimately put on my CV.

You only need to tell the truth on a CV; you don't swear to tell the whole truth:D:D

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd struggle with that menu .... half the stuff I don't know what it is. I'd find something on the kid's menu sections, I can understand what I'm getting there

Maybe the pie/mushy peas, with a side portion of chips .... or maybe the meatballs or a cheeseburger and chips.

I had to google my lunch and it turned out to be ham and egg on toast!

It was very good of its sort.