To wonder why so many people are so inexplicably stupid?

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I saw a comment by someone in another thread that said ''People don't think that a bank cashier is a banker, do they?'' and it has set me off on a Major League Rant (not aimed at the person who wrote that, but at people who DO think exactly that.)

My fella used to be a cashier at a bank for years before he got promoted. EVERY SINGLE DAY, without fail, he'd get moronic customers moaning at him for being a ''banker on a massive bonus''. He was a cashier on minimum wage, and even the bank managers didn't get the ridiculous sort of bonuses these imbeciles were on about.

I asked around and it seems that cashiers at various banks get this crap all the time.

What sort of moron really believes that a bank cashier is a millionaire banker? Why are so many people so dim?

...AND BREATHE!

I am not googling again. Do they speak Norwegian?

Most people must surely have heard of the language Norwegian? So who do you think would speak Norwegian if not the people from Norway?

Maybe its more a memory problem than stupidity?

My BIL is a bank cashier. He, and all his family, describe him as a "banker". I don't.

Pakistan was India until the 1947 Partition along with East Pakistan that became Bangladesh in 1971 after the war fought between India And Pakistan.

Are you sure they are saying 'banker'?

Add message | Report | Message poster HombreLobo Sat 16-Nov-13 18:56:30
A surprising number of people in the UK seem to believe that in Denmark they speak Dutch...

Don't start it all over again, guess what I have just typed into google.

Then again, I thought Nottingham was near the coast so what do I know.

Yes, literally Viennese bread. I imagine as Viennese Whirls haven't travelled beyond UK shores.

I've just googled 'Norwegian wood', the Beatles song. It's about an affair and cheap pine that was fashionable decoration in the '60s.

Greece and Norway do have this in common: they did both import their royal families (in the case of Greece, that would be former royal family) from the same country: Denmark.

I would also say 25% of people I meet are under the illusion that Scunthorpe is on the coast.

Magnus Magnusson is Icelandic but he moved to Scotland. His daughter Sally Magnusson is a Scots tv presenter.

This thread reminds me of that sketch in Father Ted, where FT was explaining to Dougal how "near" and "far away" worked, in a very patient way.

Antwerpen is in Flanders, not The Netherlands.

Well, I'll hold my hand and say that I didn't know what the Official National language for Nigeria was - when playing Trivial Pursuit yesterday . I did however surprise myself by collecting a grand total of 3 segments before we gave up and went to bed!

Add message | Report | Message poster LessMissAbs Sat 16-Nov-13 19:01:07
I am not googling again. Do they speak Norwegian?

Most people must surely have heard of the language Norwegian? So who do you think would speak Norwegian if not the people from Norway?

I had always thought there was a language called Norwegian, note the emphasis on thought - I did not know . I thought someone on here was taking the piss out of people who thought there was a Norwegian language. Because I don't assume I am always right, I turned to google to correct myself. Turns out there was no need.

How I explain 3 for 2 to the masses.

Choose three items. Only pay for two of them.

Is it not on the coast then. It sounds coast-y.

I knew that, I was just thinking in terms of today's geography lessons. Pakistan and India are now two distinct countries.

Danish pastries are called Sunshine Buns around here.

But getting off the Norwegian theme... a friend once asked me if I knew how the B.C/ A.D. thing worked and could I explain it to her? She seemed surprised that I did indeed know how it works.

How do they ask for Turkish coffee in Turkey? Or a Continental breakfast on the Continent?

Add message | Report | Message poster HombreLobo Sat 16-Nov-13 19:04:00
I would also say 25% of people I meet are under the illusion that Scunthorpe is on the coast.

I thought it was, to my husband's amusement I have just googled, where is Scunthorpe.

Lionel - no, no, no. You are misleading. You have to buy 3 of the same or pay for the 2 most expensive of the 3. You can't be too careful with explanations.

Some people are just thick and there is not a lot that can be done for them!

I'm convinced that it must have been in a popular TV show or something, as so many people think the same thing.

Or is it just a Cleethorpes/Mablethorpe/Scunthorpe thing?

Someone earlier mentioned people who did well academically but seem to lack basic common sense. I'm one of those people.

I was working at McDonalds while I was a student. I got a first class degree, but once served chicken sandwiches, dressed perfectly, but WITHOUT ANY BLOODY CHICKEN in them. I now work in retail management and needless to say, have been forced to gain some common sense over the years! Everyone at McDonalds undoubtedly thought I was a halfwit, whereas I'm good at academic stuff, but spent a long time learning how to develop basic common sense.

I'm nothing compared to The Fiance's old schoolfriend, Adam, though.He's a real genius, but to call him 'scatterbrained' would be a huge understatement. He got the top A-level mark in Maths in the country, and went on have a mathematical formula named after him when he was still in his twenties. He became a Professor at a VERY young age. He came back to visit us recently, and couldn't figure out how to open our bloody window - the window doesn't even have a lock on it. Bright as a button, but also dumb as a doorknob.

We all have our dopey moments. However, I've never been stupid enough to accuse a minimum wage bank cashier of being a banker on a huge bonus!

Phil, I do the same if I'm not certain of something.

But I don't think looking something up makes someone 'thick'. I reckon banging on in ignorance when you are wrong does though.

Obviously they don't ask for a continental breakfast on the continent because it is served as a buffet.