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Photo by Sean Howman, The Pamir highway in an unseasonably cold late October, Tajikistan

I haven't been everywhere...
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Photo by Sean Howman,
The Pamir highway in an unseasonably
cold late October, Tajikistan



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^^^^ Nice one Chris.

this thread has indeed gone on for a while (nothing wrong in that)

But, I see it as, this (the original question - shitty behaviour)

Whenever I'm anywhere else (from home) be it in Spain, Italy, outside of Swindon.... I treat people how I'd like to be treated myself, which is, generally quite nice.

If I see someone acting like a cock, I'll usually just ignore them, and have nothing to do with them (unless I have to, but I don't usually live in those kind of circles)

'nuff said really. Ride/drive on!
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In short some people are wanxxrs, colour, creed or nationality makes no difference, I am of the opinion that thirty years of dealing with such people on a daily basis gives me the right tor make such a sweeping statement people that have worked in public service may well agree with the above eg Spanishbiker
Fortunately now I am retired I get to tell them to fxxx off, which I can do in a number of languages, whose says travel doesn't broaden the mind
only 26 years here, but agree with you whole heartedly!!
I have tried to find an excuse for some people, but I'm afraid the notion that everyone has something valuable to offer is just wrong, some people are just a waste of good oxygen!!
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In short some people are wanxxrs, colour, creed or nationality makes no difference, I am of the opinion that thirty years of dealing with such people on a daily basis gives me the right tor make such a sweeping statement people that have worked in public service may well agree with the above eg Spanishbiker
Fortunately now I am retired I get to tell them to fxxx off, which I can do in a number of languages, whose says travel doesn't broaden the mind
That really sums it up, been there.

It usually starts with a variation of "do you know who I am.........." it's down hill from there.

As someone once said to me "if you saw some bird sh#t on a hand rail what would you think of it" hadn't a clue what he was on about but the answer is of course "nothing apart from avoid it". That's what these people are bird sh#t on a hand rail
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'do you know who I am?'
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Is that you Ronnie Pickering?
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In short some people are wanxxrs, colour, creed or nationality makes no difference, I am of the opinion that thirty years of dealing with such people on a daily basis gives me the right tor make such a sweeping statement people that have worked in public service may well agree with the above eg Spanishbiker
Fortunately now I am retired I get to tell them to fxxx off, which I can do in a number of languages, whose says travel doesn't broaden the mind


After 34 years in the Travel Industry, including 10 years 'repping' in Spain for both youth market and mainstream Tour Operators I couldn't agree with you more.
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