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I fucking hate shopping and my face let's you know that if you ever see me in a shop. Anyway, in one of those bloody horrible pound shops, just want to get in and out as quickly as possible and i finally get served at the till...
Young guy, massive speech impediment and slightly odd looking but blew me away with his positive attitude. He literally dragged a conversation out of me and then told me that he loved his job because he always enjoyed the challenge of putting a smile on a customers face. I let with a mixture of embarassment at my miserable attitude and slightly in awe of this young man making the most of his circumstance.
Anyone else been caught off guard like that recently? |
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"Sounds like he had an effect on you sadly not come across anyone like that in a long while. "
I did that job when i was a student and hated every second of it. But if I'd had his attitude it might not have been half as bad. It was just really refreshing and slightly ironic that a guy with a speech impediment is the most talkative person I've met in ages. |
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"Hard to come across someone positive when all your shopping is exclusive to Amazon.com
I'm with you, shopping is the worst thing in the world"
It amazes me that some people enjoy the experience. When someone says shopping is a hobby then my internal narrative starts to ask what their malfunction is. |
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Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again |
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I'm not really into talking to strangers when I'm shopping... so if they don't have self service tills I try and make it as brief as possible.
Occasionally some annoying bloke working a till makes a quip about smiling, and my response varies (just like the blokes on the street who tell women to smile) somewhere between 'eye rolling' and 'giving them a lecture as to why they're not entitled to my smile'. |
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again"
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will. |
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"I'm not really into talking to strangers when I'm shopping... so if they don't have self service tills I try and make it as brief as possible.
Occasionally some annoying bloke working a till makes a quip about smiling, and my response varies (just like the blokes on the street who tell women to smile) somewhere between 'eye rolling' and 'giving them a lecture as to why they're not entitled to my smile'."
If there are 10 guys with his condition then 9 of them avoid talking at all costs and wallow in their own self pity. You can't help but respect the one who is determined to make the best of what he has. |
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will."
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bourgeoisie fascist |
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"I'm not really into talking to strangers when I'm shopping... so if they don't have self service tills I try and make it as brief as possible.
Occasionally some annoying bloke working a till makes a quip about smiling, and my response varies (just like the blokes on the street who tell women to smile) somewhere between 'eye rolling' and 'giving them a lecture as to why they're not entitled to my smile'."
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Blimey, cheer up, might never happen  |
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"I'm not really into talking to strangers when I'm shopping... so if they don't have self service tills I try and make it as brief as possible.
Occasionally some annoying bloke working a till makes a quip about smiling, and my response varies (just like the blokes on the street who tell women to smile) somewhere between 'eye rolling' and 'giving them a lecture as to why they're not entitled to my smile'."
Cheerful as ever |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will."
I would watch you two do a double act. Just saying. |
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will.
I would watch you two do a double act. Just saying."
Nah if he spent enough time around me I'd eventually drag him down to my level. |
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will.
I would watch you two do a double act. Just saying.
Nah if he spent enough time around me I'd eventually drag him down to my level. "
He caught me by surprise. Next time i'll turn the tabels and prepare some story about my dog just having been run over and see how he puts a positive spin on that. |
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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again"
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I try to avoid conversation whilst shopping if I can... But occasionally get caught off guard and leave with a smile on my face. However no recent events spring to mind |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again"
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Actually the more i think about it then the more it pisses me off. Who the fuck does this guy think he is to go around making other people happy? Clearly some kind of anti-libertarian happiness facist. These people make me sick. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Emotional masturbation if you will.
I could use some of this. I'm off to the pound shop 
Says the second happiest person i know  "
I am pretty happy. Maybe I should use your dude as an example and spread the joy.  |
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"Emotional masturbation if you will.
I could use some of this. I'm off to the pound shop
Says the second happiest person i know
I am pretty happy. Maybe I should use your dude as an example and spread the joy. "
No don't. It's much less effort to be cynical  |
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"Actually the more i think about it then the more it pisses me off. Who the fuck does this guy think he is to go around making other people happy? Clearly some kind of anti-libertarian happiness facist. These people make me sick. "
Happiness fascist |
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Unless I'm extremely tired or in pain,I'm the annoyingly happy person who talks to everyone.
I frequently have conversations with aged people, at bus stops, on buses and in supermarkets.
If someone did talk to me, on one of my grumpy days, I wouldn't be rude or ignorant, especially as till operators are told to be cheerful and chatty. |
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"Bong.. Young man meets Mr grumpy
Bong.. efficiency and productivity in the pound shop!
Bong..heir may announces its all because of brexit
Bong.. Pound soars on news of new retail productivity
Bong.. pound shop item broke 5 minutes after getting home
Bong.. Hes grumpy again
It was temporary relief from the repetition and drudgery of middle class life. Emotional masturbation if you will.
I would watch you two do a double act. Just saying.
Nah if he spent enough time around me I'd eventually drag him down to my level.
He caught me by surprise. Next time i'll turn the tabels and prepare some story about my dog just having been run over and see how he puts a positive spin on that. "
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Bong.. Dinner is served  |
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Yeah i watched a thing on aljazerra youtube channel called slums of manilla a guy on it made charcoal in his home he was very positive.
Then would stick on the fox news feed on youtube lot of rich guys in suits stock market types complaining like hell. |
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I love that OP. 
A guy at work offered to help me this week and walked half way across the site to drop something off for me. Might seem like nothing but it made my week. |
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For every 100 that don't want to chat, there may be some poor soul who has some much needed meaning added to their life. It's not my excuse for chatting so much out and about but if you ever discovered you'd lifted someone up, it would be worth it |
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