snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Mornin' all.
Salutes majestically, taking care not to smile.
Salutes majestically, taking care not to smile.
Miserable b*ggers
- Thread starter Dec66
- Start date
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steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Morning all,
polite nod of head and friendly smile.
polite nod of head and friendly smile.
OP
OP
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
They're just looking after me.This has turned into the Tea thread....
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
iggibizzle
Senior Member
- Location
- blackpool
I'm pretty sure some guy shouted 'f**k off' at me last Sunday when I said hello. Remarkable.
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
As no one has outlined the actual ettiquette yet, this is how it goes;
1) Present your business card on an appropriate (ideally silver, pewter is acceptable in damp conditions) platter (assuming your butler is unavailable to present it for you).
2) Await a reciprocal card from your new acquaintance.
3) If no such response is forthcoming, apply the harshest measures, including, but not limited to;
1) Present your business card on an appropriate (ideally silver, pewter is acceptable in damp conditions) platter (assuming your butler is unavailable to present it for you).
2) Await a reciprocal card from your new acquaintance.
3) If no such response is forthcoming, apply the harshest measures, including, but not limited to;
- Pretending not to hear when asked to pass the port
- Not inviting this ruffian into the library for cigars and brandy
- If they should call, having your footman tell them that you are out, while you audibly play the piano-forte to give the lie to this statement
- Sending all correspondence to this incorrigible cad with the postage stamp affixed upside down.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
French culture v. British culture. Pretty much sums up where we are heading as a nation
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Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Motorbikers still do, pretty much. There are exceptions - BMW and Harley riders are so far up themselves that they can't bring themselves to acknowledge other bikers. Inside the confines of the M25 I have noticed it doesn't happen much either - but that is probably down to the sheer numbers of bikers. A bit like cycling too; if you're commuting with thousands of others then you're not going to acknowledge them all. However if you're in the middle of nowhere and see another human (be it walker, horse rider, fellow cyclist, or heaven forbid - a DRIVER) then it is simply good manners to acknowledge them. What annoys me is the fruitcakes who then put more effort into ignoring that acknowledgement by avoiding eye contact or whatever, than simply returning the nod/wave/greeting.
steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
OP
OP
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Not sure really, I'm a city cyclist but I enjoy my time out in the lanes far more. And I'm the OP.
Maybe it's not "townies/sh*tkickers" but "nice/not nice"
steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Not sure really, I'm a city cyclist but I enjoy my time out in the lanes far more. And I'm the OP.
Maybe it's not "townies/sh*tkickers" but "nice/not nice"
i'm glad you added the smilies, .........................................cos I come into the category of sh#tkicker living in the countryside.
OP
OP
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
I thought as much... I didn't mean to be rude, it's a term of endearmenti'm glad you added the smilies, .........................................cos I come into the category of sh#tkicker living in the countryside.
