Told off for swearing

luaive

No I wouldn't expect them to say anything as they are quite happy to take my money and then complain! When I did the ordering the guy made a mistake and said that's 28 quid and then said oops no its 23 quid and I said bloody ell i thought that had gone up quick, now there was the opportunity to say ZERO policy to swearing but no because I hadn't paid yet (this was a diff person, but well If they have the rule then surely all employees should be aware of it?) Why did this other employee choose out of all the OTHER tables which were all empty to sit near to us? We had ALREADY placed an order for that table and were sat before the staff member took the other table! Apparently they MUST take their breaks AWAY from customers.....err! Its a pub that advertises their 3 flat screen tvs with football on, really you telling me a pub full of men/women (not to be sexist) and there is NO swearing going on? Really I could understand if there were other ppl around and I would prob have been more aware of what I was saying, as I do in work (oh and I work on customer services so yhea I get the brunt of customer fury at times, but I am always professional would prob be disaplined if I oi'd someone), but seeing as HE placed himself where he could overhear our conversation then I don't see how as a paying customer he had the right to OI me! If he wanted to take the moral high ground then excuse me would have been more appropriate. No not being able to swear did not ruin, the rest of the meal, what ruined it was feeling self-conscious that he was listening to the conversation, and worry that i might accidently say another swear word without realizing! And i did apologise, (yes shock horror i swear but i also say please thankyou and sorry, who would have figured!) at the time i said oops sorry didn't realize i was, but that didn't stop me feeling like it was rude of him to oi me! Oh and i had some of my hen night there too, prob swore worse then being drunk and NOT ONCE was i asked to stop swearing, zero policy, really when it suits them!

wealdroam

luaive wrote: »

Oh and i had some of my hen night there too, prob swore worse then being drunk and NOT ONCE was i asked to stop swearing, zero policy, really when it suits them!

Did you mean to say:

...i had some of my hen night there too, prob swore worse then being drunk and NOT ONCE do I remember I was asked to stop swearing...

wiogs

You were in the wrong.

Nothing more to be said, move along now.

luaive

Did you mean to say...i had some of my hen night there too, prob swore worse then being drunk and NOT ONCE do I remember I was asked to stop swearing...




No i said i was drunk i didn't say i was paraletic and therefore had amnesia the day after, is that how your night out end's? And as i pointed out i SWORE at the bar when ordering and was NOT told by any member of staff stood behind the bar or anywhere in earshot that there was a ZERO tolerance to swearing! Ive also eaten in there many times and have NOT ONCE been told that they have a zero policy to swearing and i can 100% guarantee that i have sworn in there before!

wealdroam

vuvuzela wrote: »

http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2003/jun/04/features11.g2

Brilliant stuff.

Thanks for that. :rotfl:

giraffe69

No I wouldn't expect them to say anything as they are quite happy to take my money and then complain! When I did the ordering the guy made a mistake and said that's 28 quid and then said oops no its 23 quid and I said bloody ell i thought that had gone up quick, now there was the opportunity to say ZERO policy to swearing but no because I hadn't paid yet (this was a diff person, but well If they have the rule then surely all employees should be aware of it?) Why did this other employee choose out of all the OTHER tables which were all empty to sit near to us? We had ALREADY placed an order for that table and were sat before the staff member took the other table! Apparently they MUST take their breaks AWAY from customers.....err! Its a pub that advertises their 3 flat screen tvs with football on, really you telling me a pub full of men/women (not to be sexist) and there is NO swearing going on? Really I could understand if there were other ppl around and I would prob have been more aware of what I was saying, as I do in work (oh and I work on customer services so yhea I get the brunt of customer fury at times, but I am always professional would prob be disaplined if I oi'd someone), but seeing as HE placed himself where he could overhear our conversation then I don't see how as a paying customer he had the right to OI me! If he wanted to take the moral high ground then excuse me would have been more appropriate. No not being able to swear did not ruin, the rest of the meal, what ruined it was feeling self-conscious that he was listening to the conversation, and worry that i might accidently say another swear word without realizing! And i did apologise, (yes shock horror i swear but i also say please thankyou and sorry, who would have figured!) at the time i said oops sorry didn't realize i was, but that didn't stop me feeling like it was rude of him to oi me! Oh and i had some of my hen night there too, prob swore worse then being drunk and NOT ONCE was i asked to stop swearing, zero policy, really when it suits them!

I wish you would learn about f***ing paragraphs when you post

wealdroam

luaive wrote: »

Last edited by luaive; Today at 5:41 PM. Reason: changing end to end's before the grammer police arrive!

Too late they're already here.

Your 'correction' has introduced an apostrophe misuse.

27col

I don't suppose that there is a sign that says "No p**ing on the carpet" either. But you know that you shouldn't do it. You shouldn't need to be told not to swear.
I swear myself, but it really offends me to hear it in a public place.

dacouch

InsideInsurance wrote: »

You think its bad about being told off for swearing? We were kicked out of the pub for laughing to loudly on a Friday night at 9pm

A pub is private property and as long as they arent breaking any outlawed "isms" (racism, sexism etc) they are free to set the rules they want about conduct.

Now if you were actually kicked out before being able to finish the products you had purchased then there may be a possible discussion to be had about appropriate information etc but as you were only warned then no foul.

A pub near my old house used to throw people out if they refused to remove their hat, swore or kissed.

He had a very small pool of customers

geri1965_2

I don't swear very often, but I would be a bit miffed if I was told off for swearing in a pub. If pubs started banning people for swearing they would end up pretty empty.