Didn't say they weren't cheerful. I was always cheerful in my job ! It may be their policy. What I meant (was it not clear?) was that if I'm carrying a rucksack for my shopping I obviously don't need help packing !Originally Posted by Sim11UK
It's no big deal what they call me
Alan I wasn't implying you said they weren't cheerful, was just commenting on the thread.Didn't say they weren't cheerful. I was always cheerful in my job ! It may be their policy. What I meant (was it not clear?) was that if I'm carrying a rucksack for my shopping I obviously don't need help packing !
No offence mate !!!Alan I wasn't implying you said they weren't cheerful, was just commenting on the thread.
I always remember when I first spoke to a filipina friend, she called me sir , to my surprise! But of course "po" is commonly used as a mark of respect, just like "kuya", "ate", or any title like "doc" . I guess it's a sign of the times here that if someone calls you sir in the UK you wonder if they're taking the p*ss (same if someone calls me doc in the pub!)
Yes I'd beNo offence mate !!!
I always remember when I first spoke to a filipina friend, she called me sir , to my surprise! But of course "po" is commonly used as a mark of respect, just like "kuya", "ate", or any title like "doc" . I guess it's a sign of the times here that if someone calls you sir in the UK you wonder if they're taking the p*ss (same if someone calls me doc in the pub!)if someone called me sir here!!!
Yes very different in the Philippines, I've walked around a big department store, in SM Mall many times & it almost becomes embarrassing, the amount of Hi ma'am hi sir comments you get, from the abundance of sales assistants. Makes you feel like Royalty.
they've been told to greet all whitey's like thatYes very different in the Philippines, I've walked around a big department store, in SM Mall many times & it almost becomes embarrassing, the amount of Hi ma'am hi sir comments you get, from the abundance of sales assistants. Makes you feel like Royalty.
I went to palawan state uni, where my mother-in-law was in charge of a department there, i sat down at the back of one of her classes while we waited for her class to finish, all the students thought i was some sort of inspector
and another time, i went with my misses to a local hospital sat in a corner, while she was doing her intern-ship, some people asked my misses was i the owner of the hospital
surprising how pinoys judge people by their colour and think whiteys are more important than they actually areand we're all millionaires
they've been told to greet ALL customers like that...they've been told to greet all whitey's like that
but most often than not becomes mechanical.. i remember the jollibee guards.. they are required to say: good morning SIR, MA'AM, welcome to jollibee.. and they do that.. even if you enter the store ALONE..
Oh yes ... times have changed here in Britain right enough. I worked as a Building Society clerk back in the late 1960s, and remember greeting one particular customer in the following manner: "Good Morning, Mr Jones ... " - to which he replied, somewhat pointedly:"It's Colonel Jones, actually!" Now, this guy happened to be the Principal of a local Insurance Company's Staff College and had long-since joined 'civy street' ... yet still insisted on being addressed by his military rank, of which he was obviously fiercely proud.
In the Phils its hard to avoid what with a bag packer and some times a trainee bag packer I always tell them Im qualified in England to do that except for the cardboard in the bottomDidn't say they weren't cheerful. I was always cheerful in my job ! It may be their policy. What I meant (was it not clear?) was that if I'm carrying a rucksack for my shopping I obviously don't need help packing !
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In the Phils its hard to avoid what with a bag packer and some times a trainee bag packer I always tell them Im qualified in England to do that except for the cardboard in the bottom
Yes very true, usually no choice about having your bags packed.
....Often the girls will talk to your wife if you're married, asking when are you going to have a baby.
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