portlock seagull
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In fairness, though I’d not do, it’s just conversation so what difference does it make if that’s is part online?
[Misc] Teams / Zoom in cafes
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In fairness, though I’d not do, it’s just conversation so what difference does it make if that’s is part online?
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That’s not my issue
PascalGroß Tips
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I would hope that any coffee shop would have no problem with you doing just that.
I think some places - quite understandably in my view - have an issue with some customers using them as a substitute for a free workplace. I often see a table for 4 taken up by one person with a laptop out and paperwork all over the table ... possibly sat there for some time having bought just one drink. As is often the case, it's the small minority that spoil it for the rest of us.
portlock seagull
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Their prerogative but lose customers in this day and age at your peril!
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I have genuinely asked myself the same question and I simply don’t know. It just is
portlock seagull
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And you think they’ve not costed this in?!! It’s why independents are often a pound cheaper per unit. Nah, the chains are doing ok me thinks
portlock seagull
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I have genuinely asked myself the same question and I simply don’t know. It just is
I work in Costa from time to time. I’m there for a set period, doing stuff I can do without thinking too much. And I always purchase a couple of drinks ie conscious it’s a business and needs to make money. I wouldn’t dare spend hours there. Moreover want to. Nor would I consider a meeting online in respect of colleagues because of all the background noise. I do see others doing the complete opposite as you’ve observed and really do wonder!
I’m with you, i hate WFH types, why? Well because they don’t actually stay at home during work hours do they!
PascalGroß Tips
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I generally find that people doing teams events - or even just conference calls on the phone - speak louder than they would in a conversation with someone sat next to them having a coffee.I have genuinely asked myself the same question and I simply don’t know. It just is
I didn't suggest it was.
I think people talk differently when they're on the phone. Not sure if it's as straightforward as it being louder, but it definitely grates in a way that some people having the same conversation in person wouldn't.
Problem is that the selfish anti-social twunts who play loud music or videos on a train or bus are also probably the chavvy types who'll turn aggressive if you ask them, however politely, to turn it down; they'll either tell you to 'F*** off to another carriage", challenge you to "make me turn it down, pal, just try it", or pull a knife on you.
Same with shouting/screeching teenagers on public transport - I always reckon they are deliberately trying to provoke a reaction as an accuse to turn aggressive or violent.
Partly through conflict-averse cowardice, and partly through fear, I invariably sit there quietly seething with anger - and then afterwards, further seethe with anger that I did not say anything!
The older I get, the more I dislike humanity; individual people can be lovely, but people in general I increasingly despise.
Same with shouting/screeching teenagers on public transport - I always reckon they are deliberately trying to provoke a reaction as an accuse to turn aggressive or violent.
Partly through conflict-averse cowardice, and partly through fear, I invariably sit there quietly seething with anger - and then afterwards, further seethe with anger that I did not say anything!
The older I get, the more I dislike humanity; individual people can be lovely, but people in general I increasingly despise.
el punal
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My take on selfish arseholes playing annoying noise :
My grandson and I were on the train from Liverpool back to Euston, after our 2-2 with Liverpool a couple of seasons ago. We sat with a load of Reds fans who were friendly and chatted to us about all things football - except one. He decided to put on his ghetto blaster/boom box/sound system/whatever at full blast with Liverpool songs. I asked him to turn it down and he promptly told me to f*** off and said he’d do what he f***ing liked.
It was at this point that one of his mates told me that this knob ‘had a lot of problems’ and also tried to convince him to turn it down. A lady, a Liverpool fan, also told f***wit to do likewise and had a load of abuse in return. In fact the whole carriage by then were ganging up on him and eventually he gave up and just sulked. Peace at last!
One of the good things that came out of this little fracas were two Brighton fans who were present came up to me and said “We all stick together, we’ve got your back, no one has a go at one of our own.” Now that’s team spirit!
My grandson and I were on the train from Liverpool back to Euston, after our 2-2 with Liverpool a couple of seasons ago. We sat with a load of Reds fans who were friendly and chatted to us about all things football - except one. He decided to put on his ghetto blaster/boom box/sound system/whatever at full blast with Liverpool songs. I asked him to turn it down and he promptly told me to f*** off and said he’d do what he f***ing liked.
It was at this point that one of his mates told me that this knob ‘had a lot of problems’ and also tried to convince him to turn it down. A lady, a Liverpool fan, also told f***wit to do likewise and had a load of abuse in return. In fact the whole carriage by then were ganging up on him and eventually he gave up and just sulked. Peace at last!
One of the good things that came out of this little fracas were two Brighton fans who were present came up to me and said “We all stick together, we’ve got your back, no one has a go at one of our own.” Now that’s team spirit!
el punal
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I’ve just seen a job ad for a lighthouse keeper - worth a punt?
To be honest, it sounds like the Liverpool fans there were doing a lot more to back you up than the two Brighton fans.My take on selfish arseholes playing annoying noise :
My grandson and I were on the train from Liverpool back to Euston, after our 2-2 with Liverpool a couple of seasons ago. We sat with a load of Reds fans who were friendly and chatted to us about all things football - except one. He decided to put on his ghetto blaster/boom box/sound system/whatever at full blast with Liverpool songs. I asked him to turn it down and he promptly told me to f*** off and said he’d do what he f***ing liked.
It was at this point that one of his mates told me that this knob ‘had a lot of problems’ and also tried to convince him to turn it down. A lady, a Liverpool fan, also told f***wit to do likewise and had a load of abuse in return. In fact the whole carriage by then were ganging up on him and eventually he gave up and just sulked. Peace at last!
One of the good things that came out of this little fracas were two Brighton fans who were present came up to me and said “We all stick together, we’ve got your back, no one has a go at one of our own.” Now that’s team spirit!
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And ignorance with no self awareness, just self importance. ****s
VAL1850
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Trains used to be likes this...
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Anyone else my age thinking of this?
100% this
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