Reply to: Men's annoying habits

[Uncle Albert]

Oh I'm very polite to the staff. Half of them went to school with my kids.

I'm less patient with the unwashed proletariat who stand there staring gormlessly at the cheese aisle while I wait to pluck a pungent soft cheese from the shelves.

[SueEllen]

Not in my local Waitrose. If the sun's out I often pick up a free coffee and a free newspaper and head to the park.

Ahh you are one of the old gits who elbows me out if the way in my local Waitrose.

I always feel sorry for the mostly teenage/20-something staff.

[Uncle Albert]

In all honesty Waitrose have gone down hill. They have an identity crisis; they don't know whether to go cut-price or upmarket plus the free coffee has disappeared along with customers.

Not in my local Waitrose. If the sun's out I often pick up a free coffee and a free newspaper and head to the park.

[SueEllen]

In London terms that could be another country ... so I'm pleased to hear your part of London hasn't been spoiled yet

This is the kind of thing they have been up to -

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/04/lidl-opens-central-london-store-tottenham-court-road/


https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/new-aldi-local-stores-coming-20071665


Obviously store expansions stopped in 2020 for obvious reasons...

[Whorty]

My nearest Lidl is 1.5 miles away (Shepherds Bush) and the nearest Aldi is 3 miles away (Kilburn)

In London terms that could be another country ... so I'm pleased to hear your part of London hasn't been spoiled yet

[ladymuck]

My nearest Lidl is 1.5 miles away (Shepherds Bush) and the nearest Aldi is 3 miles away (Kilburn)

[Whorty]

They have Aldis and even a Lidl in richer areas of London now. It is very funny to have your richer friends and associates telling you how cheap and good the salmon tastes.

WHAT?!?!? FFS, I leave London for a few years and it all goes to pot! What is the world coming to?

[SueEllen]

Well that's one less poor person in my way when I next go to Waitrose

Never been to an Aldi so I'll take your word for that.

They have Aldis and even a Lidl in richer areas of London now. It is very funny to have your richer friends and associates telling you how cheap and good the salmon tastes.

[ladymuck]

I often do, but I'm careful not to look sweaty and agitated and mumble verses from the Koran!

Well, just not all three at the same time

[OwlHoot]

Never leave the rucksack zip partially open with RJ45 cables hanging out.

I often do, but I'm careful not to look sweaty and agitated and mumble verses from the Koran!

[OwlHoot]

Yeah but a puff of smoke has been inside the rather unattractive person smoking.

To be fair, so has the surrounding air. It just isn't so visible. Ladymuck is right - It's nearby breathers who are the problem!

[Paddy]

Only brown people with rucksacks are terrorists. Doubly so if they have a beard. Audible ticking or visible wires is an optional extra but is a rather gauche overkill of the asthetic.

Never leave the rucksack zip partially open with RJ45 cables hanging out.

[Whorty]

Waitrose is heavily overrated IMO. I don't think the quality of the food is any better than the finest/taste the difference ranges at less esteemed outlets, and no certainly no better than Aldi (meat and cheese in particular). Also our local Waitrose is almost entirely filled with pensioners, just about the most annoying demographic to share a shop with.

Well that's one less poor person in my way when I next go to Waitrose

Never been to an Aldi so I'll take your word for that.

[ladymuck]

I’d feel pretty relieved actually because that would mean they are not terrorists...

Only brown people with rucksacks are terrorists. Doubly so if they have a beard. Audible ticking or visible wires is an optional extra but is a rather gauche overkill of the asthetic.

[AtW]

You forgot the idiots (mostly male) who get on the tube with said large rucksack and block the doorway even though the carriage is practically empty

I’d feel pretty relieved actually because that would mean they are not terrorists...