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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed. "
Ah the beautiful valleys lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed.
Ah the beautiful valleys lol "
He had a Newport accent haaaaa  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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It was the reaction of the young girl, I think she's only about 18, she was visibly shocked.
Seeing as they have brand names, that would probably have sufficed.
I can remember my mam sending me to the shop with a note as a child and I'd haul something home wrapped in newspaper. Was always disappointed that we didn't have a chippy tea! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Eww...can't say I've heard that expression before. I don't understand the need for so many euphemistic terms for periods and menstruation related stuff, what's wrong with just asking for tampons or sanitary towels? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Eww...can't say I've heard that expression before. I don't understand the need for so many euphemistic terms for periods and menstruation related stuff, what's wrong with just asking for tampons or sanitary towels? "
That's my take on it. When I was in college, I used to work in a local spar. This one woman used to come in regularly, she'd always embarrass me somehow. Making suggestive comments, well one evening she came in and asked, under her breath with a wink, "gissa pack of dunkys love".
I knew she wanted to embarrass me, which she did, but when I got the condoms fron the shelf they weren't price marked! So I shouted to the manageress DEB, CONDOMS. HOW MUCH?" Said woman never embassies me again.
Not sure why I think that's relevant, but I feel this bloke deliberately wanted to embarrass the assistant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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It's a very old term the victorians used before there was any such thing as sanitary towels and ladies would have actually had a stash of rags for that purpose. I wouldn't find it offensive as he is using it in its correct context. Someone once asked me if I was on my jam rag which I found not offensive exactly but inappropriate. It made me think they were immature.
I can see that if it's not a phase you familiar with, and particularly for younger people who maybe can't even imagine having to use rags, it would be a bit off putting. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed.
Ah the beautiful valleys lol
He had a Newport accent haaaaa "
bloody townies!! |
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By *nfamyMan
over a year ago
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed. "
Arr the Valleys, I miss them so  |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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I've never heard of them being referred to like that. I probably would of thought he meant jammy dodgers or something and made the whole situation loads worse!!! But, really, what a dick  |
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By *lceeWoman
over a year ago
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I would have chuckled to myself. It's funny! The missus *had* just come on, and jam rags aren't exactly a derogatory term. What on earth is everyone's problem?
What was he supposed to do in this situation? Take someone aside and say, "Excuse me, but the missus is in...a...ah...delicate situation...women's troubles, you know? Could I trouble you for something that will ease it?" He'd probably have ended up with Evening Oil of Primrose 
So you may not be alone in your delicate sensibilities OP, but I certainly don't share them |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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"Odd that he had to ask for them. They're on the shelves to go and get, not sold over the counter. "
Which makes me wonder whether there was an intention to either embarrass the shop assistant or hiding his own embarrassment and trying to look cool.
Let's face it there are many ways of asking for said article if you are genuinely confident in asking. |
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"Odd that he had to ask for them. They're on the shelves to go and get, not sold over the counter. Which makes me wonder whether there was an intention to either embarrass the shop assistant or hiding his own embarrassment and trying to look cool.
Let's face it there are many ways of asking for said article if you are genuinely confident in asking."
 I assumed straight away that he was merely trying to project his own embarrassment on to her |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I would have chuckled to myself. It's funny! The missus *had* just come on, and jam rags aren't exactly a derogatory term. What on earth is everyone's problem?
What was he supposed to do in this situation? Take someone aside and say, "Excuse me, but the missus is in...a...ah...delicate situation...women's troubles, you know? Could I trouble you for something that will ease it?" He'd probably have ended up with Evening Oil of Primrose
So you may not be alone in your delicate sensibilities OP, but I certainly don't share them "
Why does he have to ask for "jam rags"? The men in my life don't have delicate sensibilities either, that's why they'd ask for tampons or sanitary towels instead of a minging colloquialism. |
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed. "
It wan't Roy 'Chubby' Brown by any chance...... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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He might have dropped a jar of jam and could not remember the name if the thing to clean it up ... that or just a bell ended who thinks he's a 'Geezer' and thinks it's funny to say 'jam Raggs', like a school kid would do ! |
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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago
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"I would have chuckled to myself. It's funny! The missus *had* just come on, and jam rags aren't exactly a derogatory term. What on earth is everyone's problem?
What was he supposed to do in this situation? Take someone aside and say, "Excuse me, but the missus is in...a...ah...delicate situation...women's troubles, you know? Could I trouble you for something that will ease it?" He'd probably have ended up with Evening Oil of Primrose
So you may not be alone in your delicate sensibilities OP, but I certainly don't share them
Why does he have to ask for "jam rags"? The men in my life don't have delicate sensibilities either, that's why they'd ask for tampons or sanitary towels instead of a minging colloquialism."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"It's a very old term the victorians used before there was any such thing as sanitary towels and ladies would have actually had a stash of rags for that purpose. I wouldn't find it offensive as he is using it in its correct context. Someone once asked me if I was on my jam rag which I found not offensive exactly but inappropriate. It made me think they were immature.
I can see that if it's not a phase you familiar with, and particularly for younger people who maybe can't even imagine having to use rags, it would be a bit off putting. "
I was aware of the phrase, I think the shop assistant was too. Hence her embarrassment. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I would have chuckled to myself. It's funny! The missus *had* just come on, and jam rags aren't exactly a derogatory term. What on earth is everyone's problem?
What was he supposed to do in this situation? Take someone aside and say, "Excuse me, but the missus is in...a...ah...delicate situation...women's troubles, you know? Could I trouble you for something that will ease it?" He'd probably have ended up with Evening Oil of Primrose
So you may not be alone in your delicate sensibilities OP, but I certainly don't share them "
I suppose it's intentionality? He was quite gruff in the way he said it. I'd be equally as taken aback if someone asked for "shit roll". |
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some people havnt got a clue have they, if i was the shop assistant i would of just given him a funny look.
My husband used to buy mine for me when i was in hospital when my son was born, didnt bother him. |
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"Some people are too up front. Then again, maybe he had the hump, as he'd been sent to get them, some women use it as a way of emasculating their partners. "
How is it emasculating for a man to buy feminine sanitary wear ?
Does it make a woman less feminine if she buys some incontinence pads or similar for her husband ? |
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"Some people are too up front. Then again, maybe he had the hump, as he'd been sent to get them, some women use it as a way of emasculating their partners.
How is it emasculating for a man to buy feminine sanitary wear ?
Does it make a woman less feminine if she buys some incontinence pads or similar for her husband ?"
A man might have to buy them if his wife is in hospital or is ill or suffers with agrophobia. I went into my local chemist to buy condoms once, only couldnt stop giggling because the young girl in there was always so snooty. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Some people are too up front. Then again, maybe he had the hump, as he'd been sent to get them, some women use it as a way of emasculating their partners.
How is it emasculating for a man to buy feminine sanitary wear ?
Does it make a woman less feminine if she buys some incontinence pads or similar for her husband ?
A man might have to buy them if his wife is in hospital or is ill or suffers with agrophobia. I went into my local chemist to buy condoms once, only couldnt stop giggling because the young girl in there was always so snooty. "
Maybe she was snooty because you "live in quite a posh area" Haaaaa |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I might be in a minority in thinking this is disgusting, but was just in my local shop and a bloke just came in, walked up to the young girl at the till and asked:
"Got any jam rags love, my Mrs has just come on"
The girl behind the counter was very embarrassed. "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Obviously she should be sacked for missing a sales opportunity.
She could have sold him a lawnmower or summat as his weekend was buggered anyway."
It's a corner shop |
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"Some people are too up front. Then again, maybe he had the hump, as he'd been sent to get them, some women use it as a way of emasculating their partners.
How is it emasculating for a man to buy feminine sanitary wear ?
Does it make a woman less feminine if she buys some incontinence pads or similar for her husband ?
A man might have to buy them if his wife is in hospital or is ill or suffers with agrophobia. I went into my local chemist to buy condoms once, only couldnt stop giggling because the young girl in there was always so snooty.
Maybe she was snooty because you "live in quite a posh area" Haaaaa "
Lots of posh people arent snooty though.
Usualy middle class people are more snooty. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Some people are too up front. Then again, maybe he had the hump, as he'd been sent to get them, some women use it as a way of emasculating their partners.
How is it emasculating for a man to buy feminine sanitary wear ?
Does it make a woman less feminine if she buys some incontinence pads or similar for her husband ?
A man might have to buy them if his wife is in hospital or is ill or suffers with agrophobia. I went into my local chemist to buy condoms once, only couldnt stop giggling because the young girl in there was always so snooty.
Maybe she was snooty because you "live in quite a posh area" Haaaaa
Lots of posh people arent snooty though.
Usualy middle class people are more snooty. "
I agree with that! |
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