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Ignorance

  • 04-05-2010 10:44am
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭


    Whats the most ignorant thing you saw a person doing.

    I was training someone at a cash registar in a shop and this "gent" came to be served.
    "How much" he grunted.
    The new sales assistant scanned the item and told him the price.
    " Can you do any better?" he grunted.
    I told him no.
    He grunted something under his breath which ended in tards and took a load of money cash and change from his pocket and threw it in front of the assistant and said
    "Coun tha"


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    Ignorance = Not knowing.

    He was just a rude aul prick.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    Ignorance: Thinking that the word "ignorant" means the same as "rude."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,826 ✭✭✭phill106


    ocokev wrote: »
    Whats the most ignorant thing you saw a person doing.

    I was training someone at a cash registar in a shop and this "gent" came to be served.
    "How much" he grunted.
    The new sales assistant scanned the item and told him the price.
    " Can you do any better?" he grunted.
    I told him no.
    He grunted something under his breath which ended in tards and took a load of money cash and change from his pocket and threw it in front of the assistant and said
    "Coun tha"
    I love money cash! So much more convenient then the other troublesome types of cash!



    Ps, was it the 2 euro store? That would add to the humour. In fact, i think i will go to the local 2 euro store and keep asking how much stuff is :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Ignorance is not knowing that there's a Cries of Retail thread somewhere for these sort of rants.






    Ignorance is also not knowing where that thread is (as just evidenced by my statement above)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭ocokev


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    Ignorance is not knowing that there's a Cries of Retail thread somewhere for these sort of rants.






    Ignorance is also not knowing where that thread is (as just evidenced by my statement above)

    Should you not post this on the persumption thread?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    If I'm ignoring you, am I then ignorant?
    No


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    ocokev wrote: »
    Should you not post this on the persumption thread?

    Should you not post this on the bad spelling thread?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    isn't this Arrogance?
    Abrasax wrote: »
    Should you not post this on the bad spelling thread?

    ^
    I know that is...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    Ignorance is bliss.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    ocokev wrote: »
    Whats the most ignorant thing you saw a person doing.

    I was training someone at a cash registar in a shop and this "gent" came to be served.
    "How much" he grunted.
    The new sales assistant scanned the item and told him the price.
    " Can you do any better?" he grunted.
    I told him no.
    He grunted something under his breath which ended in tards and took a load of money cash and change from his pocket and threw it in front of the assistant and said
    "Coun tha"

    They're fair questions IMO. The sales assistant was in the wrong.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 504 ✭✭✭cypharius


    This thread is ironic.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax



    ^
    I know that is...

    That's being persumptuous.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Bonito wrote: »

    The only ironic thing about that song is that none of her examples are ironic, they're all just bloody unfortunate.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭sink


    OP you are ignorant of the meaning of ignorance. Isn't that Ironic?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 784 ✭✭✭zootroid




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,329 ✭✭✭Xluna


    Sounds more like a rude prick than an ignorant prick.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    Ignorwa?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    <Cedaie> Your ignorance isn't helping.
    <@KTottE&gt; How am I ignorant?
    <Cedaie> <@KTottE&gt; Do it again, do it right - Ooh great help *clap* *clap*
    <@KTottE&gt; http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ignorant
    <@KTottE&gt; Maybe the word you were searching for was http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=arrogant ?
    <Cedaie> yeah thats the one
    <Cedaie> Your arrogance isn't helping,
    <@KTottE&gt; Neither is your ignorance


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭hal9000


    the ironing in this thread is delicious


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Sútalún




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Onesimus


    ocokev wrote: »
    Whats the most ignorant thing you saw a person doing.

    I was training someone at a cash registar in a shop and this "gent" came to be served.
    "How much" he grunted.
    The new sales assistant scanned the item and told him the price.
    " Can you do any better?" he grunted.
    I told him no.
    He grunted something under his breath which ended in tards and took a load of money cash and change from his pocket and threw it in front of the assistant and said
    "Coun tha"

    I would of thrown the change back at him and told him to get out of the shop and that he is barred until he learns some manners. :mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭ocokev


    Onesimus wrote: »
    I would of thrown the change back at him and told him to get out of the shop and that he is barred until he learns some manners.

    The poor devil but I got a laugh out of it.
    I gathered up the change, put the cash in the till and gave him a pile of 20 and 10cent coins back with his own change.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭segaBOY


    Onesimus wrote: »
    I would of thrown the change back at him and told him to get out of the shop and that he is barred until he learns some manners. :mad:

    If I was employing someone and they did that I would tell them to get out of the shop and don't come back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Onesimus


    segaBOY wrote: »
    If I was employing someone and they did that I would tell them to get out of the shop and don't come back.

    well I didnt mean literally throw it at him, but if I owned the shop I would of told him to leave and that his grunty behaviour isnt welcomed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,706 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    Onesimus wrote: »
    well I didnt mean literally throw it at him, but if I owned the shop I would of told him to leave and that his grunty behaviour isnt welcomed

    Its true enough. Theres nothing stopping the shop owner from stepping in & utterly humiliating the ill-mannered plonker ie; loudly say 'treat my staff like that again & your barred from the shop'. Most people are polite enough but theres always one bitter oul git.
    In fact wouldn't the owner be obliged to intervene in circumstances where staff are being verbally abused?

    I worked in dunnes stores years ago & some of the pig-ignorant rudeness i witnessed used to annoy me to the point that i would go into the stockroom & punch walls to vent my frustration.

    In the situation described by the OP the expression the customer is always right gets thrown out the window.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭star.chaser


    ignorance is bliss


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭Seloth


    Some of the people who work with the train service are some of the rudest people I've ever met,There are some lovely people there but the others :mad:

    Few years ago,pouring rain run into the station,didnt have a wallet so my ticket got slightly worn down.I hand my ticket to the female inspector"OH I've seen you washed it down to get away with it" "Excuse me" "Oh..It has todays date..your lucky..this time!" "...Excuse me???"

    Or another time,get dropped off a a local station and run for my life to make the train as it was about too arrive.I get on and 2 ins later this guy comes up
    "Why didnt you get a ticket"
    "Sorry I didnt have time,I thought I could just get it on here"((As the ticket guy does carry a ticketmachine thingie
    "You should have gotten a ticket and then come one"
    "Last time I did that my foot got stuck in the door"
    "Yeah sure it did"
    "I bloody did!"
    "Well next time wait for the next one"
    "You mean wait a half hour when I have school and could just as easly get a ticket here"
    "Ya what ever..."

    A hugly frustrating even happened when myself and a buch of friends at 13-14 were charged for adult tickets because an ole ticket guy wanted us to bring ID's..clearly not looking anywhere near 16((EVen though 16 yo's do look very young hah,not as young as 13-14 in all fairness))


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    Everyone on this thread go out and get some fresh air :pac::)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭Seloth


    No...Im sick :p


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