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Patsy33 | 16:10 Tue 07th Feb 2017 | ChatterBank
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While a member of my family was in waiting room of local GP surgery, the elderly, jolly cleaner was there talking to receptionists and being her happy self, a suited gentleman came in and she said hello with some jolly banter in mood with rest of surgery. The suited man stopped in his tracks and said tersely, "Don't you know who I am? I'm a Professor of( this that and the other) and you address me Sir! Well, the poor woman said, sorry Sir, I didn't mean to upset you" Then went into the back room crying her eyes out. My relative wanted to say something to him but her boyfriend held her back so to speak
She just glared at him as did the rest of people in surgery. I thought that attitude was dead! Gggrrrrr! What do you think?...
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I response I would have given would get me banned from AB.
Ditto
Same as Baldric. What an obnoxious man!
If you want respect you earn it, not demand it.
I most definitely would not have let my boyfriend hold me back !!
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That reminds me when me and husband drove to London on our first visit to see our daughter who had just got into UCL, about 15 years ago now. We got lost around London
We noticed a smart looking fella walking close by, so we pulled up and Oh says, "Excuse me Mate" Could you give us directions etc, and he replied, "First of all you address me Sir" Well, I can't repeat what Oh said to him
It was something like 'Go away" With that we sped off! Huh!
It's a pity someone didn't explain to him quietly and politely that this attitude is unacceptable and rude......

What to do now?......Well I'd purchase the Book of Manners and address it to him care of the surgery......
There is a book called....How Not to be a Dick.....but I don't know anything about that one......sounds appropriate though......x
I hope somebody went to comfort the dear old lady.
OP, Id've politely responded with 'who the flunk do you think you are' ?
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I'm sure they did HereIam, they're a really great lot at our surgery. I can't believe she said sorry sir.. I suppose she was frightened of losing her job. Sad. What is the matter with these egotistical ****s? Perhaps they could wear a big badge on their forehead!
What a nob head, I would have been tempted to say. "Sorry, I only know nice people." Poor lady, there was no need for him to speak to her like that.
It's funny isn't it; he's a professor of this that and the other and wants people to know how clever he is but his behavior makes him look a right twit. Rather than earning respect he's actually losing it.
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Absolutely bhg! Horrible attitude
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By the way gness, good idea about book!
"she said hello with some jolly banter "

Jolly banter? One person's "jolly banter" is another persons irreverent flippancy and can be misconstrued in many situations including a doctor's waiting room. If it was as you say, then it probably was unnecessary on the part of the professor...a bit OTT shall we say.

"Excuse me Mate"....that would pee me of too.
It may pee you off, Sqad......but a gentleman would never have spoken to the lady like this......he'd have had the manners to contain his peed offness....x
gness...re. your post

" If it was as you say, then it probably was unnecessary on the part of the professor...a bit OTT shall we say. "

That is what I inferred.
Can anyone explain to me why we cheerfully called unknown leddy 'm'am' or 'miss'

whereas getting anyone to sue the word 'sir'
is like asking them if they want their teeth pulled out with pliers


I get called pal or mate by fifteen year olds and I admit I think 'o god'
yeah sqad
I wanna know what he was a professor of....
as we can identify him

not shouting at the staff should be one of his core teaching responsibilities
I'll stay with rude and ill mannered, Sqad....x

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