tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post6031387864589784033..comments2023-05-16T12:26:09.102+01:00Comments on The Historical House: The Sublime and the RidiculousMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-10010233859815405922016-07-29T00:43:13.911+01:002016-07-29T00:43:13.911+01:00She'd better improve if she wants to remain in...She'd better improve if she wants to remain in business. Word of mouth and bad online reviews of her behavior are powerful.Tiny Theresenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-77359722218828233782016-07-26T05:17:51.261+01:002016-07-26T05:17:51.261+01:00If you had not asked nicely, she'd have yelled...If you had not asked nicely, she'd have yelled at you for not being polite! sciencegirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-43812313742244674962016-07-26T03:09:52.536+01:002016-07-26T03:09:52.536+01:00How incredibly rude! I wonder if your politeness i...How incredibly rude! I wonder if your politeness irked her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-3881172068350819932016-07-25T22:52:37.348+01:002016-07-25T22:52:37.348+01:00What really annoys me--besides having mocked by th...What really annoys me--besides having mocked by the besom to whom I was about to pay £10---is that I'm supposed to be EXEMPT from this nonsense. I am a FOREIGNER. I am a NON-COMBATANT in the class war. I have a class-free Canadian accent, and I was wearing boring, ordinary, nondescript clothing. Of course, I suppose I was reading a book. What a pretty pass we have come in Scotland if just reading a book has become some kind of class indicator.Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-1411228945180159232016-07-25T18:50:43.108+01:002016-07-25T18:50:43.108+01:00I think the young man in Capri ought to have told ...I think the young man in Capri ought to have told Graham Greene to eff orff. A cat may look at a king, at least as far as God is concerned, and a man sitting in a public restaurant may listen to another man's (loudly stated) opinions without being obliged by custom or law to apologize for it. <br /><br />Sheesh. And regarding your cafe's patronne, I'm so glad that people are not as class-prickly here in North America. Not usually, at any rate. <br /><br />Alias ClioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com