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23/11/2007, 18:46 caramac Joined on 24/02/2007 Posts 46 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) Extraordinary...    Report

23/11/2007, 19:24 raindog Joined on 26/09/2007 HERAULT Posts 797 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  caramac wrote:  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) Extraordinary... sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth    Report

23/11/2007, 20:15 Scooby Joined on 25/09/2007 Peak District Posts 387 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  caramac wrote:  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) Extraordinary... Nope just a good business head - oops sorry, the french don't do good business head / customer service do they......?    Report

24/11/2007, 10:33 Rose Joined on 06/02/2007 Dordogne (24) Posts 853 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) OMG - where do you live... I'll make a point of not going there!    dare I ask... do you have a sweet smile?    Report

24/11/2007, 10:47 raindog Joined on 26/09/2007 HERAULT Posts 797 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  Scooby wrote:  caramac wrote:  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) Extraordinary... Nope just a good business head - oops sorry, the french don't do good business head / customer service do they......? I thought caramac was being sarcastic...... sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth    Report

24/11/2007, 11:09 Rose Joined on 06/02/2007 Dordogne (24) Posts 853 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome Hi Di... just wondering if you've moved any further forward with your plans!       Report

24/11/2007, 11:13 caramac Joined on 24/02/2007 Posts 46 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  raindog wrote: I thought caramac was being sarcastic...... .....MOI?     Report

24/11/2007, 12:40 BP Joined on 06/11/2007 Posts 46 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  pale pink specs wrote:  BP wrote: And I especially do not allow shopkeepers in France to have a superior sneering attitude - I am the customer and I can speak gobbley-dook if I want to, if they want my money, they earn it by understanding what I need...most people back down pretty soon and start being helpful (I think it is my no-nonsense attitude but the OH says it is my sweet smile) OMG - where do you live... I'll make a point of not going there!    dare I ask... do you have a sweet smile? Hello pale pink specs, I don’t know if I have a sweet smile, but some combination of firm eye contact, a no-nonsense attitude and a smile seems to be work fine – not only do we get good service in most places, I often get people offering free extras – a sweet, crunchy donut from the coffee vendor in New York, to a perfectly ripe avocado from the vegetable seller in the farmers market in France... (not that we are looking for any freebies, it is just nice to know people in different countries are friendly to foreigners)   So please don't be afraid to come where we live...  But back to Di – please do tell us if you have decided your next steps...    Report

24/11/2007, 13:46 raindog Joined on 26/09/2007 HERAULT Posts 797 Re: Moving with a reluctant teen? - views welcome  caramac wrote:  raindog wrote: I thought caramac was being sarcastic...... .....MOI?  Ah, good! You WERE being sarcastic. There are people around who wouldn't recognise sarcasm if it bit 'em on the a**e. sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth    Report

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