[QUOTE]Originally posted by JRM
[B]No Richard, it's about being honest and above board.

 

Well Richard, you just learn as you go along. The business world is pretty cruel. After all, it is dog eat dog out there.

 

i will keep all the great advice in mind

they sure don't teach you how to deal with stuff like this in B-School.

maybe i should suggest that they add "how to effectively deal with daft pricks (love that English English term) in business" in my MBA program?

 

Rich they call them "Daft Pillocks"!

 

Or sometimes we use "plonker".... as in "you plonker Rodney"

(Only Fools and Horses - a great source of Englishness!!!)

 

Hang in there, Mingster.

honest busuness will stand tall in the end.

cheers,

 

Prick vs Pillock vs Plonker

Prick is a term of agression as in "you fcuking prick"
Pillock is a term of being pi$$ed off at someone but none agressive as in "you're a pillock for doing that"
Plonker is a term of endearment as in "James you muppet"



Just thought I'd try and put the record straight.

 

so "you daft prick" and "oh! sod a dog!" are not the usual idioms used by the english? i've often thought the english had such a humorous and neat way of cursing without saying too much bad words

 

Yeah us English have such a sweat way of talking

We never swear
We only ever curse when hitting our fingers with a hammer
We always feel bad for swearing

We certainly don't say "sod a dog" (unless you're AnDy_P, but that's another story)

You daft prick

 

Or plonker...