"Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

TaplowGreen

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Re: "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

« Reply #30 on: May 16, 2021, 21:53:01 »

"Mom and Pop" Graham?

Careful, Laurence might be reading this!


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grahame

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Re: "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

« Reply #31 on: May 16, 2021, 21:59:56 »

Quote from: TaplowGreen on May 16, 2021, 21:53:01

"Mom and Pop" Graham?

Careful, Laurence might be reading this!

Indeed - both Lisa and I clearly identify with those terms and do not offend ourselves by using them or publicising that identity.


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Lee

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Re: "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

« Reply #32 on: May 16, 2021, 22:25:16 »

Quote from: grahame on May 16, 2021, 21:59:56

Quote from: TaplowGreen on May 16, 2021, 21:53:01

"Mom and Pop" Graham?

Careful, Laurence might be reading this!

Indeed - both Lisa and I clearly identify with those terms and do not offend ourselves by using them or publicising that identity.

Absolutely - To suggest anything else could be construed as being "Momist" or "Popist".

With of course apologies to any persistent critics, supporters of the Pope, or followers of the pop art movement who may be reading this...


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CyclingSid

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Re: "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2021, 08:40:21 »

Having been a member of the armed forces I have been called all sorts of things by highly trained senior members of the service, mostly negative and most would not pass muster today. So I can roll with most things, if I ever notice them.

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How about passengers or customers?

"Customers" and the like reeks of management speak, on transport they are passengers, in the health service they are patients NEVER allow management to forget what they are supposed to be delivering.


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TonyK

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Re: "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen ..." no longer appropriate

« Reply #34 on: May 17, 2021, 14:16:13 »

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the building is on fire. Please leave immediately. For anyone else who isn't listening, I have asked head office to help with other forms of address, and I'll get back to soon as I hear".

Let's see who sits with fingers in their ears if this ever happens.


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