Hot Heart Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 So....scone. No, it's pronounced 'scone'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nuh-uh! Once it's scone, it's scone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I don't really know what a scone is, but it makes me think of this awesome line: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I believe a scone is like what Americans call a 'biscuit'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 A scone is like a sweet biscuit (american biscuit) with filling inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone_(bread)#Lexicology Heh, even wikipedia gets to the "how you pronounce it" bit before the "what its got in it" bit Cream scone. My gran does cheese and fruit scones too (that'd be a fruit scone in image, note the currants/raisins). You don't tend to put much beyond butter on a cheese scone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) scones can be sweet or savoury, but they're eaten for tea (i.e scones and a cup of tea as a light meal in the afternoon) not as an accompaniment to a meal. Most common type is sweet (plain or with currants), served with jam and clotted cream. (Personally, I would always spread jam first then dollop on the cream, but looking through google images, it seems I'm in the minority, meaning the majority are wrong! Second most popular is probably cheese scones, which obviously are savoury and are served warm and buttered. edit: bit slow there, Joe. Edited August 10, 2012 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 A swap meet is a large gathering usually held at a dedicated swap meet grounds or a drive-in theatre, parking lot, etc. Vendors set up tents or tarps and sell both new and used goods, sometimes with a theme like car parts, electronics, or just a general meet. Usually a nominal fee to get in. It sounds similar to a carboot but perhaps more people and businesses who do it full time versus just private parties selling stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 That sounds about right - though ours are getting more commercial now. It's not a good thing in my opinion. I'd go to a market if I wanted dodgy people selling dodgy goods. I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 ^The swap meets I went to in California as a kid had tons of dodgy goods. Adidas clothing with the wrong number of stripes and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gZr6w82zAA Swap meets are pretty well known for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes, it's not uncommon to see undercover agents busting vendors for counterfeit products, burned DVDs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 that's what our markets are like, and our car boots are getting like. I want broken tables and jigsaws with missing pieces at my car boots. The most commercialness I want is old ladies selling hand-knitted baby cardigans in hideous colours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Oddly enough our yard & garage sales are getting commercial to an extent. While there are plenty of the normal family yard sales on the weekends, I always see more than a few "professional yard salers" with new furniture, tires, movies, games, and the like. Way overpriced too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) p.s kinda stupid to charge for the modem used by your customers to access your services. Makes sense to me, because then they can advertise internet access for $20/month or whatever and then tack on $10/month for the majority of their customers who don't buy their own modems. *Edit* - Maybe it's a US/UK thing, but over here it's common practice to charge extra for every little thing, regardless of the industry. Edited August 25, 2012 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 You guys get charged to receive text messages, yeah it's a US/UK thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 If you mean getting charged per message to receive them, I think anymore that's just on the really low-end plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yes getting charged to receive them (as opposed to only the sender being charged) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I don't get the concept of tipping. Why does it exist? Why is it seemingly just restaurant/bars? Why don't you tip folks at the checkout? Why do some places seem to add a tip on your bil automatically? Why don't people seem to get outraged at that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Because minimum wage in the US is generally lower than it is in the UK and Europe. I take it 8-10 pounds an hour is probably minimum wage around the UK, where even in the bigger cities here it's only about 10 bucks max. Multiply that times a part time job of 20-25 hours a week and you're going to have a really tough time making just rent. So that's where tips come in. Makes a $9/hour job more realistic and livable. As for just restaurants/bars, I'd imagine it's because you're serviced more at those place than at stores where the checker really just runs your items through and takes your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yeah, whether or not you tip someone in a given job is generally dependent on how much "service" they actually provide you. And how much you tip is dependent on how good a job they do, so in theory it's a bonus for them for doing a good job, it's just become so widespread that it's expected so you only don't tip if they did a really bad job. But again, it depends on the job at hand. You'd tip your waiter at a restaurant where they actually seat and serve you, but not the cashier at McDonald's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Well like I said generally that's only the low-end plans. Unlimited texting tends to be pretty cheap as far as cell packages go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 It's still there (and still there with the high end plans technically too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Minimum wage is going up to £6.19 in October. That's for 21 up (lower for 16 n 18). Which works out $9.80. So theory numero uno kinda goes out the window. Also I doubt restaurant/bar is the only one with a minimum wage job. (Then again looking into it it seems some states allow employers to not pay wages, or pay lower than minimum wage, if staff receive tips. Which seems a bit iffy. Also seems there's some dodgy tax avoidance around it too). To me it kinda seems like a sort of thing along par with the whole "need to get a diamond engagement ring worth 3 months wages" type thing, just a bunch of snazzy marketing until it became the "done thing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 tipping really annoys me - how hard is it to write down what someone wants to eat, let someone else cook it and then just carry it out to them? That is ALL they do, especially in this country where pretty much no one ask for alterations to items on a menu, nor complains about food and trust me I get a lot more hassle in my minimum wage job than I've ever seen anyone get at a restaurant. The wage is balls too, as dean said, minimum wage is on par with UK, but UK living costs are higher. Wages are low in other jobs too, but they don't get any chumps to make up their pay packet for them. Also, why on earth is it my problem if their wages are too low to live off? Get a different job, work longer or protest the Government to raise minimum wage to a living wage. So to recap, I get paid minimum wage and treated like crap, and if I go out to eat I get someone spend about two minutes total with me and I have to give them an hours worth of MY wages. Marvellous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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