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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What do people actually mean when they use "professional" ?
The amount of messages I get saying "I'm a professional male" does that mean their job is working as a make? 
Surely everyone who works has a profession, whether it's collecting litter or driving a bus?!
I'm a professional grass comber just for the record 
Anyway I best get back to the "professionals" and answer their not so professional messages! |
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Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time. 
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.  |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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Most that say it don't understand what it actually means.
There's a difference between being professional and having a profession.
What most of the "professionals" have is a job, not a profession.
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The use of the word professional in profiles usually starts an argument. I say if your interpretation of the word causes you to be offended or upset by its use then just pass the profile by. Nobody means to imply that they're better than you, (well not many) it's just another word people use to describe themself. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue. "
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"The use of the word professional in profiles usually starts an argument. I say if your interpretation of the word causes you to be offended or upset by its use then just pass the profile by. Nobody means to imply that they're better than you, (well not many) it's just another word people use to describe themself."
A lot mean they work and aren't on benefits.
Some mean they work and wear a suit.
Those who actually are professionals often don't feel the need to mention it. |
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We all want discretion,pro or otherwise....
This term falls in with our class system with hints of 'I am better than you' & snobbery.
So some of you pro's only wish to meet with like minded people..riff raff excluded..
Is it necessary on this site??
You decide.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My friends wife works in HR and she said while helping with my CV that it generally means you are pretentious and someone stating it usually has little bearing on how goodo or qualified the actually are but they will think they are the mutts nuts from the first inter_iew |
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue. "
Are you high up in the city? I mean 10th floor and above.... |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
Cambridge |
Professional mean that they are professional swingers, it might be a professional male, or w professional couple etc. It means that they are SO good at swinging that they do it for a living.
They are generally much better in bed than amateur swingers who have to work as a teacher, or lorry driver or chef etc. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue. "
But who honestly cares if you have a "senior role in the city" ? That just makes you sound like "look at me I think I'm Billy big time" so should people who aren't so "senior" use "semi professionals"?? |
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"Professional mean that they are professional swingers, it might be a professional male, or w professional couple etc. It means that they are SO good at swinging that they do it for a living.
They are generally much better in bed than amateur swingers who have to work as a teacher, or lorry driver or chef etc."
I'm thinking if turning professional!!! |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.
But who honestly cares if you have a "senior role in the city" ? That just makes you sound like "look at me I think I'm Billy big time" so should people who aren't so "senior" use "semi professionals"?? "
Says the person who posted about buying a car and said cost isn't an issue?  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.
But who honestly cares if you have a "senior role in the city" ? That just makes you sound like "look at me I think I'm Billy big time" so should people who aren't so "senior" use "semi professionals"??
Says the person who posted about buying a car and said cost isn't an issue? "
Oh that must make me a professional hard worker and saver? I must add that to my profile |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So I just asked one of the "professionals" why he states he is a professional and this is his response...
"Ive study at university and I'm a registered professional in my career."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue. "
For someone with "a somewhat senior role in the city" who wants "discretion " - plastering your face all over an open profile is rather contradictory  |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"So I just asked one of the "professionals" why he states he is a professional and this is his response...
"Ive study at university and I'm a registered professional in my career."
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That's the correct use of the word. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.
For someone with "a somewhat senior role in the city" who wants "discretion " - plastering your face all over an open profile is rather contradictory "
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in North Norfolk |
"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.
But who honestly cares if you have a "senior role in the city" ? That just makes you sound like "look at me I think I'm Billy big time" so should people who aren't so "senior" use "semi professionals"??
Says the person who posted about buying a car and said cost isn't an issue?
Oh that must make me a professional hard worker and saver? I must add that to my profile "
No but it could be seen as bragging you are Billy Bigtime. |
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By *umourCouple
over a year ago
Rushden |
Us is sertinly profeshionels. Dont want lots of riff raff tryin to shag us!
And for us, that just about sums it up! I suppose that people have lost sight of true professional jobs. Lawyer, doctor and the like. Now it is anyone from me upwards! I have been a senior manager for a major multinational, I have owned and run my own businesses, but I am not a "professional" I am someone who had the breaks but is still firmly grounded.
Yep! Just snobbery, whether it is to make them look good or to exclude those of a supposed lower social class. I think we are a good shag and if people dismiss us because we are not "professional" then we have had a lucky escape. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sometimes these professionals can't spell or write a intelligible sentence and it makes me think. "
I noticed that.. seen a profile where he was a professional male with 9 inchies |
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"So I just asked one of the "professionals" why he states he is a professional and this is his response...
"Ive study at university and I'm a registered professional in my career."
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That was the definition historically. Maybe that is 'a Professional' as opposed to professional. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"So I just asked one of the "professionals" why he states he is a professional and this is his response...
"Ive study at university and I'm a registered professional in my career."
That was the definition historically. Maybe that is 'a Professional' as opposed to professional."
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And, being a member of a profession brought with it an expectation of certain standards of behaviour too - integrity etc, but I am not sure that is so much the case nowadays, beyond their professional conduct. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ok I'll be the first to put my hand up and say it's a phrase I use from time to time.
All i mean by it is that I have a somewhat senior role in the city and generally use it to convey that discretion is paramount to me.
Don't all hate me at once. Form an orderly queue.
But who honestly cares if you have a "senior role in the city" ? That just makes you sound like "look at me I think I'm Billy big time" so should people who aren't so "senior" use "semi professionals"??
Says the person who posted about buying a car and said cost isn't an issue?
Oh that must make me a professional hard worker and saver? I must add that to my profile
No but it could be seen as bragging you are Billy Bigtime."
I think you will find I mentioned about the price as that's the first thing everyone always asks "what's your budget?"
So if you are trying to be funny I suggest you go onto another thread as seeing your boring dull comments is hurting my eyes! Oh and don't bother replying as I'm not getting into a conversation with you! Goodbye!!!(guaranteed she will reply)
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In relation to fab it means that the person is employed, maybe in a senior role, probably administration based rather than a manual, tradesman type person. the image the sender is trying to evoke is of a smart intellectual.
As a general rule if you don't understand what they mean by this, then they probably aren't for you.
That is of course if the person is actually telling the truth, but you can tell by the way they correspond. If a message states, alright luv, great tits, your fit as fuck, I'm a proffeshnal, wanna chat, they might be stretching the truth a little |
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By *eKoopleCouple
over a year ago
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Some people use it for savoir faire, to attract similar people to themselves and there's nothing wrong with that if it works for them.
I've seen a few post in the forum about this and for reasons only be-known to them, it seems to get up the backs. |
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"And, being a member of a profession brought with it an expectation of certain standards of behaviour too - integrity etc, but I am not sure that is so much the case nowadays, beyond their professional conduct."
I'm not convinced senior bankers have much integrity. |
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"And, being a member of a profession brought with it an expectation of certain standards of behaviour too - integrity etc, but I am not sure that is so much the case nowadays, beyond their professional conduct.
I'm not convinced senior bankers have much integrity. "
Exactly. But my feeling is they all used to have more.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't get why the term "professional" bugs people so much. And I'm not just talking about this thread, it seems to always bring out snide comments and mockery.
People use it because they want to convey the type of person they are, the same reason any of us describe ourselves. It seems a bit pretentious to some, and maybe it is, but then so are a lot of things that people say to make themseves look good.
They are conveying information about themselves and they are looking for others who may be similar or who may be looking for that. So what?
If I saw this on a profile and I was attracted to the person/people, it wouldn't change my mind, and if I wasn't attracted to them then it wouldn't matter anyway. But the reasons for saying it seem clear to me.
I wonder if all women who claim to be "blonde bombshells" are just trying to put all the brunettes down. I'll have to start describing myself as "a blue eyed non-blond bombshell." |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wonder if all women who claim to be "blonde bombshells" are just trying to put all the brunettes down. I'll have to start describing myself as "a blue eyed non-blond bombshell.""
A blue eyed non bombshell. I'm a professional admirer of blue eyed blonde..etc. (It's too difficult to say haha.)
Again people get frustrated with what people say and how they use words. let it go, if you don't like it, that's okay.
But the OP only asked what is a professional? And now there is a heated argument above 
*i do like green eyes on brinettes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Professional just means member of a profession surely?
I am a professional but don't put it on my profile. Why would anyone much care what I do for a living when I am fucking? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't get why the term "professional" bugs people so much. And I'm not just talking about this thread, it seems to always bring out snide comments and mockery.
People use it because they want to convey the type of person they are, the same reason any of us describe ourselves. It seems a bit pretentious to some, and maybe it is, but then so are a lot of things that people say to make themseves look good.
They are conveying information about themselves and they are looking for others who may be similar or who may be looking for that. So what?
If I saw this on a profile and I was attracted to the person/people, it wouldn't change my mind, and if I wasn't attracted to them then it wouldn't matter anyway. But the reasons for saying it seem clear to me.
I wonder if all women who claim to be "blonde bombshells" are just trying to put all the brunettes down. I'll have to start describing myself as "a blue eyed non-blond bombshell.""
Well said. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"We are professionals and have worked bloody hard to get there.
Anybody who doesn't like it doesn't have to fuck us "
This!
I'd say it's more about those who want a career in a certain field compared to those who just want to do their hours and go home. Its got nothing to do with education, it's nothing to do with their profession and all to do with their attitude towards it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Finding likeminded people on Fab can be the metaphorical equivalent of standing on a four lane highway at rush hour trying to flag down a speeding vehicle after only a brief and partial glimpse of who sits behind the wheel. Wording on a profile is meant to narrow it down by conveying information about yourself that would appeal to the kind of people that you wish to appeal to. Some may call it snobbery, I simply see it as freedom of choice and those offended by how I describe myself as the ones with potentially the chip on the shoulder. As such I am thankful that they put themselves out of the picture as a result, as it would not have been a happy union in any event. It really isn't about offending anyone, but simply about telling people things about yourself that would help them to determine if there is adequate common ground to warrant a further investment of time and effort.
Happy fabbing whatever your preferences xx |
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"Most that say it don't understand what it actually means.
There's a difference between being professional and having a profession.
What most of the "professionals" have is a job, not a profession.
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"You don't need to be accredited to be a 'professional', although some professions require it.
Wotevva.
It's just a way of people bigging themselves up."
Oi. I'm a profeshumanal. I've got the letters to prove it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Professional in my opinion is someone who participates in some kind of competition and gets paid for it.
Is this reply a wind up????"
No, its just my opinion . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Are professionals those who tend to be good at 1 thing . Generally had a lobotomy at uni. Wear a nice suit to work.Lives in a big house not paid for and a car on the tick ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Are professionals those who tend to be good at 1 thing . Generally had a lobotomy at uni. Wear a nice suit to work.Lives in a big house not paid for and a car on the tick ?"
Ha ha ha love this |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For me it just suggests that they have a career that takes priority over swinging, they understand the importance of making a good impression and are not likely to start demanding last minute meets or get whiney and needy.
Maybe I don't spend enough time trying to read between the lines of people's profiles though so what do I know?!
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It makes little difference to me as I am on here for sex...
If it is a relationship yr after (IMHO sex is not a relationship)then I can semi understand it...
Still sounds pretensions how ever you flower it up.. |
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"Are professionals those who tend to be good at 1 thing . Generally had a lobotomy at uni. Wear a nice suit to work.Lives in a big house not paid for and a car on the tick ?"
How does insulting one type of person show that you're in any way better than them? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'd say a professional man is someone who eats Yorkies and Steak McCoys, drinks a can then crushes it, pees on the toilet seat or leaves the lid up. Can parallel park in the tightest gap in one quick manoeuvre, can put flat pack furniture up without instructions and has the ability to go blind when looking for something in a cupboard or drawer. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Are professionals those who tend to be good at 1 thing . Generally had a lobotomy at uni. Wear a nice suit to work.Lives in a big house not paid for and a car on the tick ?
How does insulting one type of person show that you're in any way better than them?"
Its called jealousy |
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"Are professionals those who tend to be good at 1 thing . Generally had a lobotomy at uni. Wear a nice suit to work.Lives in a big house not paid for and a car on the tick ?
How does insulting one type of person show that you're in any way better than them?
Its called jealousy "
It's inverted snobbery, just as bad as snobbery. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's a good question, I consider professional as a lifestyle tbh, someone who is hardworking and takes their job seriously and wants a career........"
I agree! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My idea of a professional man is ex army..wife and two kids 1 at boarding school & the other a red brick uni.. drives a jag ,lives in a large detached house with a name not a number and wears hand made suits..
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i dont even understand why people have to mention their jobs or professional status on their profile  "
Neither do i...i work for the queen am i professional? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i dont even understand why people have to mention their jobs or professional status on their profile
Neither do i...i work for the queen am i professional?"
dont know
do you have a kid at boarding school and drive a jag? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My idea of a professional man is ex army..wife and two kids 1 at boarding school & the other a red brick uni.. drives a jag ,lives in a large detached house with a name not a number and wears hand made suits.."
I knew a Brit living in the US who named her house (a very strange thing to do in America). She invited us over to dinner when she found out we were moving here and when a left we each got candy bags full of chocolate with special wrappers with their house name on it
A thought everyone here would be like that, but I haven't gotten a specialized chocolate bar since. Disappointed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My idea of a professional man is ex army..wife and two kids 1 at boarding school & the other a red brick uni.. drives a jag ,lives in a large detached house with a name not a number and wears hand made suits..
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So a woman can't be professional then?? |
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By *ildt123Man
over a year ago
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I have always assumed (possibly incorrectly) the the term refers to a job that requires a specific qualification, that is one that is pertinent to that job only.
So a registered nurse would be a " professional" as would a solicitor or a doctor but I think most use it to infer either intelligence or higher social standing. Bit arrogant if you ask me |
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Aaah, the weekly inverted snobbery professional thread!
Personally, if there's something in a profile/message I don't like/understand/excludes me I simply ignore/delete/move on.
To me professional is no different to someone describing themselves as "good looking", stating how many hours a day they spend in the gym etc.
Each to their own. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It is a term that has lost much of its cachet since it is no longer strongly associated with the traditional professions which have strict standards and codes. In fact, it is pretty meaningless in most contexts nowadays. |
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Just recently there was a thread about trades that people could offer. Loads of plumbers, electricians etc openly stated their job to try and obtain sexual favours...why is that acceptable while the use of professional in a profile provokes such ire? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think professional is a word beginning with W and rhyming with banker. Seems to fit most people who see the need to include it in profiles or messages....? |
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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago
Catthorpe |
"I would suggest PROFESSIONAL would be someone that can sign your passport forms. "
Have to agree.
It doesn't have to mean snobbery, some might want to meet 'like minded' people or perhaps informing other people what type of person they're 'likely' to meet. Surprises us no end Why this gets so many peoples backs up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You could be on benefit's or CEO at Fortune 500 company. If you fancy a fuck. I'm there....
In my years I've learned one thing. People who talk about their jobs , are not as powerful as they make themselves out to be.
I've been in many a bars with guys boosting to me about what they do for a living. I end up buying them drinks and take their card. When I call them up to try to get a meeting with there CFO. I find out that guy works in the mail room.. |
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"You could be on benefit's or CEO at Fortune 500 company. If you fancy a fuck. I'm there....
In my years I've learned one thing. People who talk about their jobs , are not as powerful as they make themselves out to be.
I've been in many a bars with guys boosting to me about what they do for a living. I end up buying them drinks and take their card. When I call them up to try to get a meeting with there CFO. I find out that guy works in the mail room.. "
They are professional freeloaders.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"You could be on benefit's or CEO at Fortune 500 company. If you fancy a fuck. I'm there....
In my years I've learned one thing. People who talk about their jobs , are not as powerful as they make themselves out to be.
I've been in many a bars with guys boosting to me about what they do for a living. I end up buying them drinks and take their card. When I call them up to try to get a meeting with there CFO. I find out that guy works in the mail room..
They are professional freeloaders. "
Yes I learned the hard way... |
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Professional is a loosely defined term. Ideally it should mean a gaurantee of a working within a framework of values and morals.
More recently, it means that you get paid. But can Wayne Rooney and the like seriously consider themselves to be Professional in the same sense!!
What occupations would I consider professional? - those for which dedicated and specific further education is required, a system of postgraduate examination in order to govern career progression, and to be self-governing. Ideally through a system of registration with a governing body or the support of the Royal colleges..
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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"Just recently there was a thread about trades that people could offer. Loads of plumbers, electricians etc openly stated their job to try and obtain sexual favours...why is that acceptable while the use of professional in a profile provokes such ire?"
chips on shoulders |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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I am a professional as in I am a member of a particular profession (like those who can sign passports).
I choose not to advertise it on my profile.
Some who are not 'professionals ' in that sense advertise that they are. Only they can explain why.
Some are genuine professionals and choose to advertise that - for their own reasons.
Quite why all of this is anyone else's business I've no idea. Why do you care? |
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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago
Catthorpe |
"I am a professional as in I am a member of a particular profession (like those who can sign passports).
I choose not to advertise it on my profile.
Some who are not 'professionals ' in that sense advertise that they are. Only they can explain why.
Some are genuine professionals and choose to advertise that - for their own reasons.
Quite why all of this is anyone else's business I've no idea. Why do you care? "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Professional in my opinion is someone who participates in some kind of competition and gets paid for it.
Is this reply a wind up????
No, its just my opinion ."
I get that. Like professional footballers or darts players. They play in competitions |
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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"We are professionals and have worked bloody hard to get there.
Anybody who doesn't like it doesn't have to fuck us
Most people work bloody hard "
Some people have to work harder than others to be 'Professional' |
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"Professional is a loosely defined term. Ideally it should mean a gaurantee of a working within a framework of values and morals.
More recently, it means that you get paid. But can Wayne Rooney and the like seriously consider themselves to be Professional in the same sense!!
What occupations would I consider professional? - those for which dedicated and specific further education is required, a system of postgraduate examination in order to govern career progression, and to be self-governing. Ideally through a system of registration with a governing body or the support of the Royal colleges..
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And a badge. |
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I think many use it as a self-supporting cushion, in a tough climate. They're probably proud of their career path and want others to feel secure about them.
I don't _iew it as boastful, more the opposite.
I don't really discuss my working life as my drive to be here is to accept others for who they are and I also appreciate tha in return. |
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