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It's important to differentiate between the historical gentleman and the current idea of a gentleman And how it relates to the class system. Historically, a gentleman was lowest rank of nobility and the landed gentry. And those gentleman were traditionally the only ones with a formal education and with money they didn't really have to earn. Whereas men who were not gentlemen were usually rough and uncouth. The gentleman of the past in that they were actually born. Formal gentleman had formal manners formal training in how to eat dinner and how to behave and a set of standards to abide by. The TV series "Sharpe" starting Sean Bean has a good insight, albeit from a military perspective because in those days you usually had to be a gentleman to be an officer. And there are still units of the British army that are so much traditional in this regard! So to the current day, a gentleman is a formal thing, but it is more than that. It is an expectation of behaviour in the right circumstances. For example, I am very much working class but there are times when I should behave like a gentleman and open doors for ladies not make crude jokes etc. for some people being a gentleman (or a lady for that matter) is a way of life and their whole behaviour but for most people it is a way to behave when the situation demands it Ironically, I think one of the most notable gentlemen of the 20th century was the German (and later "nazi") ambassador Leopold von Hoesch. A man who by all accounts was the epitome of an English gentleman in the way he dressed behaved and generally conducted himself. A more modern example would be the current Japanese ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki (you should really check out his Instagram) as he gets a lot of press for embracing the English gentleman within - all that one personally less impressed with the press coverage because I just look at it as " man does his job!" There are obviously still lots of members of the nobility you are naturally gentleman. One example is the Duke of Richmond your only name because I know him professionally and there's lots of video of him where you can see how he naturally behaves here he is talking in front of his house. https://youtu.be/f7lB5unMqpM

It's another case of "it's not the word, it's the context in which the word is said". It's the same for compliments and outright insults.

Anecdote from the UK. A kid at a school near me joined the army as a driver straight from school (you can join at 15&9months here once you've finished your last exam). His dad owned the bus company and drove the school bus while he was on leave.

Simba mattresses. Ordered a complete set of mattress, pillows topper, duvet the lot. Then they started aggressively spamming me. Sometimes 3 emails a day. Seriously, what's to be gained by that? How many beds do you think I have? Maybe 1 email a week after checking in. Another 3 months after "how's the mattress? We recommend rotating it now. Good enough to recommend a friend or consider one for the kids? Here's an offer code!" And another the same maybe a year later. How about another after 8 years with the replacement every 8 message.

McDonalds fry boxes. The king of moving boxes. Just ask your local McDonald's when their deliveries are and go just before the cardboard gets collected.

This is the ideal time to have a think about what you want to happen with your body and assets should you die. Do you have any insurences like death in service benefits that will pay out? Do you want people to benefit from it? Even if it is a charity. If you have no one (or don't want anyone) to visit your grave or care for your spiritual send off you need to consider the practical management of your body. Do you want your organs donated? [Would you like to be a medical cadaver?](https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about-the-rcs/support-our-work/donate/donate-your-body-to-medical-science/) Maybe you'd like to be a [brain in a jar?](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/neuroscience/facilities/brain-bank) If this is the case then someone like your GP should be forewarned or at least a colleague from work who's prepared to sign the paperwork to hand you over. If only to save the council the hassle of finding your family for them to deal with you and you indicated you didn't want them involved so you need to plan to avoid that.

The British Army marching pace is 30 inches which at 50,000 is 38km. I would expect a lady postie to be doing a lot less than that, with about-turns and shuffles thrown in.

I'm a responsible middle aged man in a very professional job. Some might say an anally retentive culture (40% of my team are over 65). I went for a trip up to our Yorkshire office with my boss. I went to make a tea (obviously they're proud of their Yorkshire tea) and loudly called out from their kitchenette "does anyone have any proper tea like PG tips or even Tetley?" And my boss jumped on me and told me off for being provocative and subversive "I know what you're doing doing man, and cut it out!"

We have the landscapers in at the moment for 3 weeks. We have a table out there with tea coffee making facilities and bottles of water and squash and biscuits etc. We've laid down a load of sheeting between the back doors and the toilet so they don't have to take their boots off. Hopefully they'll treat the toilet with respect and they have done so far. I don't expect it to be pristine but I do expect basic cleanliness. Take it up with their boss if you're shy and send them a picture. If you're not shy, you're entitled to say "what the fuck kind of state does some think it's acceptable to leave the toilet?!" To all of them.

Yeah. Travel insurance policies are amongst the easiest to read the policy documents for too. The principle being you have to do your best to mitigate the company's loss. If you have one they won't have to pay out as much so it's free for them to just make it a requirement. .

For my baby in Romania. Reminder - having worked in travel insurance, it is not a replacement for insurance. Furthermore, having the GHIC is usually a requirement of the insurance. Our boy has some kind of breathing problems so we were there a couple of weeks longer than expected as he couldn't fly back. The GHIC picked up the hospital bill, the insurance covered our cab fares to and from the hospital, a gorgeous duplex flat for us to stay in and all our meals etc. Insurance also picked up the bill for the nicer things at hospital.

You answer "probably everything" and they put you through to the police and say "multiple services requested" the police operator then gets the gears in motion for the medics and the fire force to also attend.

But equally cast doubt on the innocent people they're surrounded by. Imagine you're best friends with Rolf Harris and he never sought to involve you in his deviancy because he knows you wouldn't stand for it. But now, people are looking at you because...

Yes. I was watching MAFS and a girl I used to know came on. Much to my wife's annoyance as this wasn't the first time. She's now a pretty big influencer and unlike a lot of these responses she's always been a very decent girl.

Broadcast infrastructure. Unless it's a big ticket site like Emley Moor or Crystal Palace, no one has any appreciation of "that's where TV comes from" or where FM or even AM radio. DAB is especially hidden. Most people think the larger towers and masts are just mobile phone or don't know what they are, but we have such an array of sites from massive towers to ones that look just like a single telegraph pole. Dog walkers walk past all the time and don't appreciate it. I look after them and it's like I have a ninja job. But if I cock it up that's when people really notice!

I'm guessing it refers to box junctions. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203 Rule 174 is the rule there. In London I think it's £160 as they're camera enforced. If you want to start down the rabbit hole, check out the yellow box guru on yourtube https://youtube.com/@yellowboxguru?si=ZH3QHVHVaq5zITCV

Ray Speight demonstrated this in the film Blackball. A film about bowls starting Paul Kaye, Vince Vaughan and Johnny Vegas

Ive had a few experiences as my work has sometimes bought me into occasional contact with celebrities but I've never worked in showbiz per sé. I was a human guinea pig and I was taken to Hammersmith hospital for a PET with my nurse. We had a little while to kill so I persuaded her to take me to the shop to get some magazines. She gave me a nudge and pointed to this weird looking guy in a trench coat. Just staring at the papers. I gave her the nod back and she said "no, it's Rik Mayall" I did a double take and sure enough it was! I sais hello and it turned out we were both there for the same procedure. His was to look for the brain damage after an accident. When the nurse told him why I was there it was like HE'd met the celebrity. He was so interested in my life and everything. Another time I fitted Mike Rutherford's smart meter. I called him to tell him I was on my way and I told him my (unique) name. He quizzed me on it and said "oh, I'll come out personally" I didn't know who he was or the size of the house as you just get an address and phone number and most houses are normal so I said "of course you will. I'm coming to your house!". I got there and of course it's massive and he came out and checked my ID and that's when I said "ah, you must be in the music industry and no my dad as we have the same name". Again, he was more thrilled to meet me and put me on face time to his friend "guess who I'm with!" The friend was Phil Collins.

First aid - saved a couple of lives including my wife. Amateur radio - it directly lead me to my dream career.

I picked up a couple of battered ex hire units that worked perfectly apart from looking like crap. They were great. We also have a new one. They're good but it's absolutely crucial you plumb the pip in properly. I've seen people use them and have the windows wide open (bad) keep the windows shut and just have it circulating (even worse). Keep it to one room that you're working on and keep door shut and window as closed as possible with curtain shut. When you're finished work, move to the bedroom and repeat the exercise ready for bed time.

I can see the campaign poster now. Speed kills So save money on your car insurance and make that extra 10mph count!

My dream job came up in that neck of the woods at the same time as m Bobs house came up for sale. I was ready to go for it!

A Complete History of my Sexual Failures. Trailer https://youtu.be/o9qH2PleUtQ

I was in Afghanistan on a US base when the Boston marathon was bombed. This was played in the cinema the following night.

This but Steve McDonald.

No, but with delivery drivers like this I have a stake of takeaway cups and offer them a tea or coffee and a tubbocks caramel bar to go.

Clit and peen?

When I was at primary school I noticed a couple of the kids were "different". Obviously we had our fair share of different kids with explained differences but when I discretely asked about them why they looked different (but not really noticeably so, I was the only one that saw it) and why their behaviour was slightly off. I was hushed up. That only made me more curious. I now know it to be foetal alcohol syndrome. I used to play with them and they really did have a shit upbringing.

My brother is a bona-fide sectioned for the last 20 years paranoid schizophrenic. Even he doesn't believe any of that and I've heard some absolutely daft shit out of him.

It's not a stamp card its got a vag stripe on the back. Don't ask where you swipe it.

My neighbour just had his house repossessed after losing his job. From what I understand it was about a year and the mortgage company were very understanding until he told them he was being investigated by HMRC over a business venture so I'm guessing they turned on him as they know the tax man always gets his cut first. My advice. Always get that mortgage and council tax paid even if you have to flip burgers to do it.

It really depends on what and how much you know about them. I would certainly report to your own force in your own country in the first instance. You are also welcome to report to the culprits local force. Here, forces are generally by county or area. Check out https://www.police.uk/pu/find-a-police-force/ Most police forces have their own website and you're encouraged to report on that. Include as much evidence as you can. This is the easiest (and free) way to report.

This probably best sums it up to be fair.

Its not that you shouldn't, it's more that there are designated places for it.

It's the same with those ridiculous eye lashes too. Ladies, I'll let you in on a secret. In all the "locker room talk" I've been involved in, never once have I heard any of this being desired as attractive. With the exception of one "blow job lips" comment in the late 90s.

Driving front in to a parking space.

It's a double edged sword. I grew up in a HMO that my brother's dad owned and we had a room each and four of of the rooms were let to revolving tenants. We did have our fair share of problems with the occasional tenant but my mum swiftly dealt with these And we were by no means the worst house in the street. I have by no means a rose tinted view of the place but I wouldn't be horrified at the concept of living back in that street, all things considered. In all fairness, the bail hostel that was opposite was some of the best neighbours we had, They were no trouble at all with the exception of the police turning up all the time to do their checks. Made the place look a lot untidier. Also, I wouldn't mind at all living next to the HMO that I last lived in as an adult about 7 years ago. That was all professionals with ensuite rooms. Ultimately you need to consider what kind of HMO it's going to be slumlord bedsets or an investor. Trying to maximise a house purchase by letting single adults in responsible jobs. What is the parking situation? Does the landlord live on site? Can you contact the landlord?

Vent axia do a constant flow extract that ramps up when it senses moisture and if you've had a shit so it doesn't sound like a rocket just because you've turned the light on. That's the key.

Next or M&S but seriously, definitely check out the charity shops first. British Heart Foundation, Scope, Bernardo's, Salvation Army. I have never failed to find decent clobber if I'm looking for something general like a jumper.

You're not being compared to a septic tank anymore than stairs have anything to do with apples and pears or feet have anything to do with plates (plates of meat). I have heard Canadians refer to as plastics - plastic yanks - fake yanks.

Even if the word is usually an insult it isn't always. The best example of this i can think of is the c word. I once heard a politician talking to a reporter saying "those poor c*nts really need a help" talking about people on an estate that had really been shit on because of some policy.

Ah I'm glad you bought up "Seppo". We use that too (but I've really only heard it in military circles) and exactly the same as yank it depends on the context. I've had a discussion / argument on this very sub about this. Seppo isn't necessarily an insult. Seppo isn't really a term I'd use to your face though, but only because it excludes you - you wouldn't use terms you know I wouldn't understand in my presence, it's impolite. Seppo is purely rhyming slang for yank and not necessarily an insult. In fact if you hear a Brit use it to you or in your presence there's a good chance you're now seen as a friend. I would be interested to see Americans who live over here experience. I do a few courses with Americans occasionally and it's full of banter and sick humour so my experiences are kind of niche.

The term "yank" in Britain (on and off Reddit) isn't necessarily an insult. It's very much an example of "it's not the word it's the context in which the word is said". The word has a different meaning for you than us and not many are aware that in the US it only meant some of you. To us it's all of you. "How's work, mate?" "Really good- I've been working with the yanks on this big project" "Good news! We've got some yanks coming over on an exchange trip" I've recently myself been talking about a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy I'd like to do with the Americans. "I'd like to do it with the yanks at least once". I think it purely comes down to yank being 1 syllable and American being 4.

I was waiting for the bit saying then someone drank it but it didn't come so not normal, no. Seriously though, getting nicked in Bulgaria for pissing in a pint glass on a stag do is nothing to be concerned about. Especially at his age.

Ha! I just searched the r/policeuk for "unusual offences". Several threads of old bill talking about unusual offences they've nicked for recently.

You'll need handling salmon in suspicious circumstances, hamsoken, and offences under the badger act.

I mate works in a private school and they have a fleet of about two dozen minibuses each with a private plate. It's not that they're showing off, It's the if they look after the minibus no one knows that it's 15 years old. If they had dated plates, they'd be under pressure to renew the fleet a bit more often. That's why you'll often see coaches with private plates

I disagree with a private plate for a different reason. People will spend a fortune on a new car that has the latest standard dated registration. If you've got a decent or a cheaper dateless plate that you'll have for life, you can get a decent second hand car and people will never know that your plate cost less than the depreciation on a new car. Bus and coach companies do it, why can't I? My Mrs has a foreign name. I got her the best private plate of her full name without compromise for only £250. Now if I can convince her to compromise on the car we'll be quids in!

That's the point of deference and respect is it not? The theory being that they have earned the knighthood so you call them Sir. Then they acknowledge the respect and say "please, call me Michael". Everyone's happy. Exactly the same as the military. First meeting with the officer in the day, salute is fine, sit is fine, then sitlr or "boss" as appropriate until told otherwise. If Michael Caine insists on being called "sir" all the time in a personal interaction, THEN he is clearly a knob. If you can't initially pay the respect he has earned, then it's you with the chip on your shoulder. Every lord, duke, officer etc I have met has got it right and some have been right bell ends.

This was my job many moons ago 2004-2008 ISH. A function at a high street bank on the back of payroll. The companies would send me their money and the data. Some companies like Tesco had a direct link into our system, others sent a floppy disk in the post, most emailed the .CSV to me. My job was to reconcile, manipulate and load the data to a tape and then it would be uploaded to the system overnight.