the 1st meet /intro

[boarcity]

what dyou say on 1st meeting a prospective customer?

if its a male i tend to say "awrite Chief "

its a real winner/i knew a lad who said it yrs ago and it always got me smiling so i use it now,works well

other line i often hear in kebab shops is "hello boss " which is quite like if it has a smile with it

but when i came across the kebab "hello boss" man offduty in a nearby offlicence i said hi to him ,hoping to hear the hello boss line but he totally blanked me and looked at me like i was a sh///t street beggar !

 

[Damo]

Please sir can I have some more.

 

[SolarPanelCleaning]

Tell them whatever I think they want to hear.

 

[TolishAPurd]

Its a nice area around here so I usually use the name of the person, but I can't stand using Mr ______. Even if they only give me their second name, I quickly get it to a first name basis. If someone doesnt like that, they can go elsewhere. Only exception is very old folk. I sometimes call them sir. Say the sir quickly, and make the r short, and it doesn't sound **** kissy.

 

[norm]

show me the money :laugh:

 

[boarcity]

Its a nice area around here so I usually use the name of the person, but I can't stand using Mr ______. Even if they only give me their second name, I quickly get it to a first name basis. If someone doesnt like that, they can go elsewhere. Only exception is very old folk. I sometimes call them sir. Say the sir quickly, and make the r short, and it doesn't sound **** kissy.

"sah " can sound good [instead of sir ] has a sortof colonial charwallah air to it , yes sah

 

[MrBump]

Oi you capitalist b@stard, open your vault! /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[TolishAPurd]

Yep

"sah " can sound good [instead of sir ] has a sortof colonial charwallah air to it , yes sah

Yep that's pretty much it. Gives a tone of respect without making them feel too superior.

 

[Dave B]

"SAH" sounds like the army

I'll stick with ello mate or alright sweetheart

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I also do the yes sir, hello dear how are you hun?

Do remember that this is a game for the older crew here, I personally am early 40s ish......

I had a 20 year old scrawny lad working for me that used to try to mimic me when talking to customers, to see this boy calling 80 year old women sweetheart, darling etc was just outright creepy.

You should be respectful, you go to a restaurant or a garage for a service etc you expect to hear 'yes sir' so why shouldn't your customers?

 

[Dave B]

I am 40 Darren and i think that i get away with it as i have spoken like that all my life

Even on the olympics job that is how i spoke to the locog guys and the project manager for wincanton and even seb coe when he turned up

But i agree when i hear the younguns try to speak like that it sounds wrong

Also you get used to reading a situation and who not to speak like that to

 

[TolishAPurd]

Also nothing worse than a young lad 20s/less calling an old guy 'mate'. Just seems really disrespectful to me.

 

[TolishAPurd]

....makes me do this;

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[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

One of the finest movies of our time right there Tolish.

When I am spoken to by youngers my name is MR Green until they know me long enough that first names are OK. But it is a common lack of disrespect in modern society where chavs have raised their kids to thing words like 'innit' are acceptable in common daily use.

The only person I find that type of language acceptable from is Lee Nelson, but only cause ees well good innit bruv!

 

[Diwrnach]

I use chief and boss all the time....

 

[Dave B]

I will use first names if i know them...but be buggered if I'm doing the mr/mrs whoever bit

I expect to be called Dave so i expect to respond the same

 

[boarcity]

One of the finest movies of our time right there Tolish.
When I am spoken to by youngers my name is MR Green until they know me long enough that first names are OK. But it is a common lack of disrespect in modern society where chavs have raised their kids to thing words like 'innit' are acceptable in common daily use.

The only person I find that type of language acceptable from is Lee Nelson, but only cause ees well good innit bruv!

im forever hearing from my lads "shes buff [ good] butters[ugly ] when theyre discussing girls/women. i let it all go for the most part but draw the line and i say "HEY HEY less of that u fookin pervert " when one says "i will" when its a lady in her 70s