Grand Potentate
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should have put the sarcasm tag in there
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IN 1979 I was in USA for a year. Landed in SF and after a while someone - can't remember details - invited me to stay at their house in Oakland. I had no idea - but I survived.
Later in the year I was in NYC staying in an apartment on 110th near Amsterdam and used to wander around and I'd pass this clothing store and look at the window and then i got my heart set on a green flannel double breasted suit with flared trousers - so one day I walked in - the atmosphere was a bit tense -I have no idea - this cat says "What you doin' in here white boy" - I said "Want to try that suit" - another cat says "Why you wanna dress like a *******" - I said "I'm Australian i didn't know the rules" - the cat said : "Australia cool accent - ok man - you serious - then we'll make you look like the coolest motherfucker in Australia"
And I spent an hour there and they were very friendly and funny and then after that if I was passing I'd call in for a chat.
So I got the suit - it was very very nice - wore it for years dunno what happened to it
** apparently the software doesn't like the N word
Later in the year I was in NYC staying in an apartment on 110th near Amsterdam and used to wander around and I'd pass this clothing store and look at the window and then i got my heart set on a green flannel double breasted suit with flared trousers - so one day I walked in - the atmosphere was a bit tense -I have no idea - this cat says "What you doin' in here white boy" - I said "Want to try that suit" - another cat says "Why you wanna dress like a *******" - I said "I'm Australian i didn't know the rules" - the cat said : "Australia cool accent - ok man - you serious - then we'll make you look like the coolest motherfucker in Australia"
And I spent an hour there and they were very friendly and funny and then after that if I was passing I'd call in for a chat.
So I got the suit - it was very very nice - wore it for years dunno what happened to it
** apparently the software doesn't like the N word
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I'm wearing an orange tie today. I feel like I am copying George Santos.
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Thruth
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Then go suck some dick and lie about your life.
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+1
For me it was wondering around the crack house streets in South Chicago. One of many times in my life that an Australian accent got me out of a bad situation.
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Had some girl hit on me today as I was going down in the morning.
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She hit on you while you were going down on her? What’s this one of your “lady friends”?
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Going from 12th floor to ground floor.
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Say more?
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Nothing happened. I was wearing a mask so I was surprised she was talking to me. Maybe it was my attire or eyes up to my hair. She had her mobile out so I thought she was on a call.
One offs with women in your own building is never a good idea. They can come over and knock and I don't particularly want to move out with rent at all time highs.
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What did she say to hit on you?
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So many people dressing up to go out. So many with takeaway bags to eat at home. So many last minute groceries to make dinner at home. Roses, roses and random flowers everywhere.
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It was the first alumni speaker series dinner I attended since February 2020. I didn't know they had resumed the in person dinners until it was already half way through the season.
It was something I started doing when I came back from the US and wanted to find a low commitment thing to do with my alma mater. The dinner usually has a group of regulars, people who sign up because they are interested in that evening's particular speaker, and at the last minute they release any unsold tickets to undergraduate and graduate students. I attended stag for years.
The dinner starts with a cheese and wine reception for a half hour for people to mingle and get to know each other. Then you sit at a long table with random people from the group. The head is usually where the chair and the speaker sit. After the dinner, there's a speaker who sometimes uses aids (PowerPoint on a projector) or sometimes just talks from speaking notes.
There is an older gent and his wife who always attend. When I first met him he was in charge of marking down people's names and checking tickets as well as herding people from the reception to the dinner and making sure people don't sit in awkward lonely seats. In his former life he was an insurance broker so he never drank anything other than sparkling water. He said he had a lifetime of drinking being in insurance. His retired life is attending these dinners, tennis, lawn bowling, and going out trying new restaurants in this unofficial supper/lunch club his wife runs. He has occasional memory problems and his retina detached one year so they took away his duties. Last night after not seeing him since 2020 I saw him start drinking red wine. At the end of the dinner he told me he is 89. I realised if I don't go to the final speaker dinner next month that I might not even see him in the next season.
It was something I started doing when I came back from the US and wanted to find a low commitment thing to do with my alma mater. The dinner usually has a group of regulars, people who sign up because they are interested in that evening's particular speaker, and at the last minute they release any unsold tickets to undergraduate and graduate students. I attended stag for years.
The dinner starts with a cheese and wine reception for a half hour for people to mingle and get to know each other. Then you sit at a long table with random people from the group. The head is usually where the chair and the speaker sit. After the dinner, there's a speaker who sometimes uses aids (PowerPoint on a projector) or sometimes just talks from speaking notes.
There is an older gent and his wife who always attend. When I first met him he was in charge of marking down people's names and checking tickets as well as herding people from the reception to the dinner and making sure people don't sit in awkward lonely seats. In his former life he was an insurance broker so he never drank anything other than sparkling water. He said he had a lifetime of drinking being in insurance. His retired life is attending these dinners, tennis, lawn bowling, and going out trying new restaurants in this unofficial supper/lunch club his wife runs. He has occasional memory problems and his retina detached one year so they took away his duties. Last night after not seeing him since 2020 I saw him start drinking red wine. At the end of the dinner he told me he is 89. I realised if I don't go to the final speaker dinner next month that I might not even see him in the next season.
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It's the annual mining or prospector conference. All the hotels around my area are booked up and the convention places are filled with 99 percent men. Those in hospitality like the bartenders I know circle the week when they are in town. When resource commodities are high they tip well. Whatever mineshaft they crawl out from they eat everything, drink everything until last call and then some. Pre pandemic word was we ran out of escorts so they flew some in from other cities to meet the demand.
You can always tell who they are because they often under dress for Canadian weather. Rain coats when it should be a wool overcoat or just a three season suit when it is barely above 2C. Crap suits or suits with crap shoes or both. They love wearing their conference badges around their neck everywhere including restaurants, bars, and local landmarks where they take selfies.
You can always tell who they are because they often under dress for Canadian weather. Rain coats when it should be a wool overcoat or just a three season suit when it is barely above 2C. Crap suits or suits with crap shoes or both. They love wearing their conference badges around their neck everywhere including restaurants, bars, and local landmarks where they take selfies.
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Do people in major cities of European countries (west+central+east) dress better for special occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations) than your typical North American?
Just coming off of watching weeks of European - mostly Italian shows on Netflix where even a teenager of school age automatically runs to his closet to change into a dress shirt and a blazer when it's a first dinner date. This is in contrast to the all the winter gatherings I went to especially those within family where a long sleeve collared shirt was rare never mind a dress shirt with a sweater on top.
Just coming off of watching weeks of European - mostly Italian shows on Netflix where even a teenager of school age automatically runs to his closet to change into a dress shirt and a blazer when it's a first dinner date. This is in contrast to the all the winter gatherings I went to especially those within family where a long sleeve collared shirt was rare never mind a dress shirt with a sweater on top.
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