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to think this was exceptionally rude

101 replies

flanneryann · 07/04/2015 15:44

I took my children to a local attraction today and we took part in a science experiment workshop. They had few tables for the amount of participants so a Dad joined us on our table with his young son. He then asked us where we were from and if we lived locally. When I said the town we lived in, he pulled a mildly horrified face and said "ooohh"!. I was bloody outraged at the rudeness of him, I just can't believe peoples lack of manners. We don't live in the best town in the area by a long shot but I hardly think that was called for! We then had to sit politely whilst he over parented his son by loudly questioning him on every tiny science based fact. He even tried to do it to my kids as well. I just wish I had had the balls to pick him up on his snobby attitude but I just didn't want to cause a scene. Is it me or was he a complete knobber?

OP posts:
Skiptonlass · 07/04/2015 17:01

Nowt wrong with Barnsley!!

I'd have smiled sweetly and said "oh, what's wrong with x town?"

Then I'd have obliterated him on the svience, but I'm a git like that :)

thatstoast · 07/04/2015 17:07

There's a mumsnet thread about how shit my town is. Water off a duck's back!

jonicomelately · 07/04/2015 17:09

I've had this reaction on Mumsnet. Somebody was saying my home town was the worst place they'd ever visited. I've had it in real life too. It's not nice to hear but I just shrug it off and laugh most of the time

Theycallmemellowjello · 07/04/2015 17:13

I grew up in Bradford. I've been asked why I don't just say I'm from Leeds. Errr... Because it would be a weird and pointless lie?

LittleBipper · 07/04/2015 17:30

Stevenage, Swansea, Lewisham or Grantham. I have lived in or near all of those lol

insancerre · 07/04/2015 17:38

Do you have a football club? Maybe he supports the rival team.
Who knows

loveareadingthanks · 07/04/2015 17:39

Canvey Island and he lives in Benfleet?

flanneryann · 07/04/2015 17:39

Nobody has guessed it yet. Its in the South East!

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BitOutOfPractice · 07/04/2015 17:43

I was going to say Dudley.

Whya can nobody say that word without putting what they think is a hilarious comedy Dudley accent? Pisses me right off every time

IloveCheese11 · 07/04/2015 17:46

Slough?

loveareadingthanks · 07/04/2015 17:51

Tilbury, Gravesend, Strood?

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 07/04/2015 17:55

Folkestone.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 07/04/2015 17:56

Or Chatham. Pronounced Cha-um.

Ahhhh, happy days :)

Charley50 · 07/04/2015 17:59

Crawley?

GlitterBelle · 07/04/2015 17:59

Jaywick?

loveareadingthanks · 07/04/2015 18:00

I've just googled 'Basildon is ', 'Gravesend is ' and 'Folkestone is ' and the first suggestion completed them all with 'a dump' lol. Sad

Other towns round here come up with 'is a nice place to live'.

Oooh I know it OP, is it Dartford?

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 07/04/2015 18:00

Otherwise known as Creepy to those in the knoe Charley50 Wink

Between · 07/04/2015 18:03

This can work the other way around too - we live in a posh town and get ShockConfusedoff comments too. Wink

Yournotfeckingserious · 07/04/2015 18:08

I would have put money on it being Aldershit too.
The science place is in Winchester so maybe Borden or Basingstoke?

DameEdnasBridesmaid · 07/04/2015 18:11

I win the My Town is the Shittiest Competition.

Try coming from Rochdale and see what faces are pulled sad but true

hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman · 07/04/2015 18:13

I spent my teenage years in Basildon.

And I now live in social housing (but not in Basildon).

I'm stuffed aren't I?

Peterborough?

Pantone363 · 07/04/2015 18:14

Jaywick or Clacton!

BigRedBall · 07/04/2015 18:19

Swindon? Milton Keynes?

Yanbu though. What an arse face! I'd have pulled him up on it

Sexyhouseslippers · 07/04/2015 18:21

Will you give us a hint. Do you live in strood mi feel like the OP lives in Kent.

MrsTerryPratchett · 07/04/2015 18:24

I have the book of Crap Towns that Croydon was in [proud].

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