tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4646770167336443997..comments2024-03-16T21:27:00.457+00:00Comments on Friko's World: What is WRONG with these people!Frikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21072385943082359502015-12-31T16:03:30.777+00:002015-12-31T16:03:30.777+00:00You have excellent hearing and a very alert mind. ...You have excellent hearing and a very alert mind. All those comments would just roll by me without much thought. Perhaps living beside Buddy each day makes me a bit dense? I know my hearing has diminished.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73979802907980098552015-12-30T01:05:10.325+00:002015-12-30T01:05:10.325+00:00Friko, I have missed you so much in my self-impose...Friko, I have missed you so much in my self-imposed exile from blogging. I hope the exile is temporary. A dose of your writing enlivens my day, whether i am nodding in agreement, laughing, tearing up, or having new experiences vicariously. Thank you, and may you and Beloved have many more holidays to tackle uncooperative corks and to enjoy your wine. LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58543228756432359692015-12-23T22:00:32.190+00:002015-12-23T22:00:32.190+00:00You have shattered my simple beliefs concerning th...You have shattered my simple beliefs concerning the superiority of British English over American.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4312904679086204952015-12-21T21:41:43.151+00:002015-12-21T21:41:43.151+00:00Love the "Weihnachtsstern" in the pictur...Love the "Weihnachtsstern" in the picture :D<br />LOL - it sounds like for the general questions they have perfected their politeness in a way that makes it almost sound ridiculous....but sentences they haven't learned an answer to....they'll answer in teenage slang. A normal amount of being polite seems to become rare these days. Is it because it's not taught at home Beatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712395242968990000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47176298698429538152015-12-21T17:33:58.437+00:002015-12-21T17:33:58.437+00:00LOL.. glad to know it's not only around here. ...LOL.. glad to know it's not only around here. I have always thought "no problem" to be the oddest response to most usages of "thank you."<br />Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35241617278633734342015-12-21T05:42:54.600+00:002015-12-21T05:42:54.600+00:00Where I live the receptionist would say, "Per...Where I live the receptionist would say, "Perfect." During the appointment I would also be likely to hear, "That's amazing" and "I know, right?"<br /><br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57378689449229060662015-12-20T11:20:59.371+00:002015-12-20T11:20:59.371+00:00And when I was young I thought old people lived on...And when I was young I thought old people lived on a different planet ...<br />Thanks for today's laugh, Friko. Merry Christmas!Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40736248401973765022015-12-20T03:43:11.362+00:002015-12-20T03:43:11.362+00:00I don't know why, but that sort of slang doesn...I don't know why, but that sort of slang doesn't really bother me. Brilliant isn't usual here, but I certainly heard it in the UK. I think brilliant and excellent were simply to indicate a positive response to your answers. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37995764980916298212015-12-19T06:55:29.630+00:002015-12-19T06:55:29.630+00:00go for it is not acceptable advice. go for it is not acceptable advice. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11345465232398374982015-12-18T18:15:22.917+00:002015-12-18T18:15:22.917+00:00I love it, the "brilliant" comment sound...I love it, the "brilliant" comment sounds so British. We have our own versions of it over here, always ending with "have a good day," or something to that effect. Hope all went well with the MRI.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75745953967172448452015-12-18T17:47:03.041+00:002015-12-18T17:47:03.041+00:00I would love to have seen the corresponding expres...I would love to have seen the corresponding expressions on your face, Friko. Freda from DalamoryFredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58459853335036615032015-12-18T09:51:43.114+00:002015-12-18T09:51:43.114+00:00It's complicated to me to discuss in English, ...It's complicated to me to discuss in English, hearing these 'go for it' or 'no problem' (in a hotel or on phone) hope you can understand. I laughed, thank you Frico! Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74836002437110260752015-12-18T03:13:05.811+00:002015-12-18T03:13:05.811+00:00It's interesting, about that "brilliant.&...It's interesting, about that "brilliant." The only person I've ever heard use it is a British friend. The first time she used it, I couldn't figure out what in the world she might have meant. I'm still not sure.<br /><br />There's a fast food chain here (and perhaps there) called Chick-Fil-A. I don't eat their chicken, but they make the best lemonade in the worldshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79579679008953431912015-12-17T17:54:58.380+00:002015-12-17T17:54:58.380+00:00Such a troubling sign of the times. These days, ju...Such a troubling sign of the times. These days, just making eye contact is a triumph. At least you made me laugh, Friko. Later. :) Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36076172140671328182015-12-17T17:38:06.291+00:002015-12-17T17:38:06.291+00:00It appears that American television has invaded yo...It appears that American television has invaded your country. There is no turning back. Not even Dr. Who can help you now.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62500244281925145662015-12-17T17:12:47.787+00:002015-12-17T17:12:47.787+00:00I'm laughing at you! I realize that you are pl...I'm laughing at you! I realize that you are playing a tape that runs in my head, too, as I am told over and over again that I've done something "perfect" such as giving my name or address. "Perfect" is the new "okay," but that makes me wonder if sometime 50 years ago the geezers were rolling their eyes every time I said "OK."Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85576997221963224382015-12-17T14:18:01.330+00:002015-12-17T14:18:01.330+00:00There is something weird with this world...the loc...There is something weird with this world...the local elementary school had a fancy banner up this fall. It said they had rated #2 in the state for Proficiency. Right next to it was a sign for their annual school fund raiser....a CHRISTMAS CRAFT BIZZARE! All I kept thinking everytime we saw it was Bizzare!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74823572510551951202015-12-17T13:59:07.777+00:002015-12-17T13:59:07.777+00:00Sorry. I would take these employees over grumpy, ...Sorry. I would take these employees over grumpy, silent ones any day. We hear those same terms my way, too. At least I still know what they mean--LOL! Times change. :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40408962293870273172015-12-17T13:19:31.158+00:002015-12-17T13:19:31.158+00:00Friko
Thank you for visiting my blog.
The "go...Friko<br />Thank you for visiting my blog.<br />The "go for it" made me laugh. Such a constrast to the patronizing receptionist.<br />I think the MRI is that long tube people have to enter (I don't do western medicine) and<br />they are most likely a little scared. I would be. Perhaps it's their way of making people<br />feel at ease..... who knows but you made it into a Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34005094721211325872015-12-17T06:46:41.630+00:002015-12-17T06:46:41.630+00:00Well, language evolves, whether we like it or not....Well, language evolves, whether we like it or not. Our great-grandparents certainly did not use all the same expressions as we do, and if you go further back, the differences become more marked.<br />In Germany, thankfully, adults are still being adressed as Herr or Frau Surname at the doctor's. But other stuff I am unhappy about has been firmly established by now in German, a bit like "Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71496790692375641062015-12-17T05:17:42.668+00:002015-12-17T05:17:42.668+00:00Thank you for the laugh tonight, Friko. Here in T...Thank you for the laugh tonight, Friko. Here in TX I have heard "no problem" many times, and "go for it!" also. Interesting that the phrases make it around the globe. I'm sure we have the "social media" to thank for a lot of it. Also TV shows. I noticed some months ago this phrase "I'm good". This was said when a person was asked if she would RunNRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610154229648677906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-83000679553333855132015-12-17T03:16:44.432+00:002015-12-17T03:16:44.432+00:00That was so funny...and so infuriating to be at th...That was so funny...and so infuriating to be at the receiving end.<br />The health service personnel here treat all the elderly (me included) with tremendous courtesy while they ensure that we have not lost our marbles...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63240284437507238122015-12-17T02:52:35.382+00:002015-12-17T02:52:35.382+00:00At least I now know that even in the UK these sort...At least I now know that even in the UK these sort of exchanges are taking place. Is there a script that is now taught worldwide to those working in the medical field? Do we get these exchanges because younger people no longer know how to communicate if it isn't done via a text? I think there is some truth to the idea that the younger people are dismissive towards older folks, and they Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64684696591080086212015-12-17T02:52:01.210+00:002015-12-17T02:52:01.210+00:00We hear this all the time. I know they hear the w...We hear this all the time. I know they hear the words, but they are not really listening to us and then come out with these outrageous statements. The one I hate the most is "no problem" instead of "your welcome". Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50742212076823698192015-12-17T02:10:24.279+00:002015-12-17T02:10:24.279+00:00Haha, is this your audition piece for Grumpy Old L...Haha, is this your audition piece for Grumpy Old Ladies? Seriously, I am not keen on being called out by my first name in public places. Mr... will do nicely. Once inside the surgery or wherever, I don't care what they call me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com