tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post8966930584280736506..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Hey - That's my Reputation You're Messing WithExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76844121489074687942013-06-28T20:58:45.873+01:002013-06-28T20:58:45.873+01:00Hey, these things happen more than you know. Take ...Hey, these things happen more than you know. Take the public commute companies for example. There just oh so happens to be a train wreck and people start talking about things they don't know, other people will either miss hear or over hear and will share what they've been hearing to others, even they themselves know absolutely nothing about what they are talking about. It's a common problem related to stupidity, but obviously you get used to noticing it with people, else we'd go insane and would most likely kill'em all for it. The same thing happens with <a href="http://www.aalertdrain.ca/en/drains.html" rel="nofollow">drain repair in Toronto</a> as well. It's so easy to ruin a company's reputation and people don't even realize, except for the ones who start the negative talk of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102607052119060965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-70703969458085313052013-04-14T15:00:32.985+01:002013-04-14T15:00:32.985+01:00I thought of this blog post, when I read this BBC ...I thought of this blog post, when I read this BBC article and he mentions all the responses he gets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22105898Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125096218951977368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-7782871227249221662012-09-17T00:34:58.216+01:002012-09-17T00:34:58.216+01:00Oh God I would be livid if someone was petty enoug...Oh God I would be livid if someone was petty enough to do that.<br />I hope she removed the review.<br />What a small-minded person she must be. Either that or she must be wishing she could write a book, but is wasting her time pulling down others instead.<br />Liska xNew Mum Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285584922202683960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-16194044145686214682012-07-01T16:27:37.311+01:002012-07-01T16:27:37.311+01:00"A really fun read, but I know of at least 1 ..."A really fun read, but I know of at least 1 inaccuracy"... funny, why don't these people pester newspapers?simonehttp://fromrattopositiveparent.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-22593335489766442762011-09-12T15:05:43.647+01:002011-09-12T15:05:43.647+01:00I know this is an "older" post, but it m...I know this is an "older" post, but it made me laugh out loud...and I don't "lol" that often! As children we'd call our long sleeved, baggy t-shirts, sloppy joes (evidently wrong...but we were kids!); my BH calls rolls, baps (and I often worry in polite company), and I've seen the dancing men in skirts and bells...in real life! Reviewers can be crass, particularly when they have no idea what they're talking about! Right, I'm off out to buy your book!Mummyattheschoolgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089509293354551107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-51563797168001138922010-07-07T20:02:23.097+01:002010-07-07T20:02:23.097+01:00Interesting, had never heard of Sloppy Joe's m...Interesting, had never heard of Sloppy Joe's meaning sweaters. Will have to get that into conversation at some point. But has Google search passed by these people who loudly pronounce that there's no such thing as morris dancing or that you're wrong on Sloppy Joe's.awindramhttp://anthonywindram.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-68167400338685484842010-06-11T09:46:04.541+01:002010-06-11T09:46:04.541+01:00I'm very annoyed on your behalf. I can't b...I'm very annoyed on your behalf. I can't believe anyone would actually go to the trouble of writing such a review if they don't know more than you. Which obviously they don't. Also fuming over here.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-89785821061219801242010-06-10T23:06:57.344+01:002010-06-10T23:06:57.344+01:00My Gran used to say all my jumpers looked like Slo...My Gran used to say all my jumpers looked like Sloppy Joes....I could never understand what she was talking about but now you have enlightened me!!! See something useful/good came out of that review...though perhaps you'd prefer not to be the fount of wisdom on my road to enlightenment if the only way I'll get there is through inaccurate reviews of your book. ;)Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-35116126759909702302010-06-10T20:23:31.901+01:002010-06-10T20:23:31.901+01:00you go girl, with you all the way! Sounded a very ...you go girl, with you all the way! Sounded a very 'sloppy' remark this Joe Bloggs posted.Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-40816779474080343862010-06-10T15:05:33.690+01:002010-06-10T15:05:33.690+01:00believe me you can't please everyone and I am ...believe me you can't please everyone and I am learning the hard way by doing a recipe book for our church as a fundraiser. You would honestly think I was raising funds for my own benefit with the amount of grief I am getting.<br /><br />One thing me and you have in common is a thick skin right?<br /><br />Hang in there,<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-74432783784945389512010-06-10T02:39:23.952+01:002010-06-10T02:39:23.952+01:00Well I can vouch for all these my friend! I swear ...Well I can vouch for all these my friend! I swear there are some people out there who just love to take the shine off someone else' day.<br /><br />Yesterday I made a post on an immigration forum about being 'done with immigration finally'. Well along comes a commenter with "Congrats, but I hate to burst your bubble, but you're not a US citizen yet" and then went on to warn me against stating I was! <br /><br />Well hello dip-sh*t, I believe I said I was done with immigration, not I am now a US Citizen. And I mentioned still having the Oath ceremony to get done. OMG I was also fuming, I tell ya!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69925077848303241812010-06-09T03:15:27.291+01:002010-06-09T03:15:27.291+01:00That is rather annoying to say the least. I have n...That is rather annoying to say the least. I have not only heard of Morris dancers, but have seen them and heard them with my own eyes and ears. They are not an uncommon occurence in tourist Cumbria where they eat butties and not baps. Bacon baps- ate them all the time as a kid. Haven't worn a sloppy Joe but have heard of them as jumpers/sweaters and not as sandwiches (ever). Wonder if folk know what 'slacks' are?Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-48673605654469034602010-06-09T00:34:44.621+01:002010-06-09T00:34:44.621+01:00GOod for you! I have an idea -- send that person t...GOod for you! I have an idea -- send that person to Whitby in N. Yorkshire for folk week and he'll get his fair share of morris dancers. Everywhere! Ooh, I can just picture them dancing in the streets there now!If I Could Escape . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/13509446801149736674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-6331522540936134822010-06-08T21:50:50.704+01:002010-06-08T21:50:50.704+01:00Morris dancers, baps, seen 'em and like them (...Morris dancers, baps, seen 'em and like them (love it when they bring out the sticks -- the morris dancers, not the baps). Never heard of "Sloppy Joes" in that context, but my wife assures me you are correct, and she can't imagine eating one.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-43992100622362417642010-06-08T20:43:48.440+01:002010-06-08T20:43:48.440+01:00I can assure your critic that there ARE Morris dan...I can assure your critic that there ARE Morris dancers in most of the major towns/cities. My son is one of them and we live in Bristol, a city second to London. <br />We definitely call buns baps where I live!<br />Surely there aren't people who haven't heard of a sloppy Joe?<br />Well you haven't lived folks!<br />Give Expatmum a break for heaven's sake!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59844332428130154962010-06-08T18:55:23.120+01:002010-06-08T18:55:23.120+01:00I very much understand your annoyance. I'm an...I very much understand your annoyance. I'm an American living in Peru, been here for 6 years, and have done quite a bit of traveling. I write a lot of travel articles and it never fails that someone who visited Peru for a week will send me a tweet to tell me I've got it all wrong.Kellyhttp://mylifeinperu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-47348626065428269862010-06-08T16:47:00.967+01:002010-06-08T16:47:00.967+01:00She is plain wrong, that is all...how CAN she say ...She is plain wrong, that is all...how CAN she say morris dancers don't exist? We may wish they didn't, but that's another matter.<br /><br />This is the problem with the internet - you get some right nutters posting reviews. That is why I never believe an online review I read of a hotel, restaurant or anything else - you don't know what agenda the reviewer has, or whether they are just crazy.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-37518550113040099382010-06-08T16:39:46.424+01:002010-06-08T16:39:46.424+01:00I don't blame you for being irritated. She sh...I don't blame you for being irritated. She should check her information before posting for all the world to see on the Interwebs.<br /><br />Try not to let it get to you...I know that's hard though.<br /><br />Oh and I am American and even I know of baps (admitedly because of my British boyfriend). Bacon baps are a breakfast staple when we're together.Anne-Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971850811878552743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-51220610701222350932010-06-08T16:23:05.925+01:002010-06-08T16:23:05.925+01:00My sympathies!! I lived in London for many years a...My sympathies!! I lived in London for many years and frequently saw Morris dancers so no idea if this guy is simply an agoraphobic or what?? and we always called bread rolls baps. <br /><br />Don't let them get to you. xxMommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-88293087963054626662010-06-08T15:35:18.301+01:002010-06-08T15:35:18.301+01:00You have every right to be angry - next time you&#...You have every right to be angry - next time you're in Northumberland, pop by my farm and I'll lend you a field to scream in!! Some people are incredibly ignorant beyond belief. In Manchester, baps are often known as barmcakes. In Northumberland, they refer to potatoes as titties. So many different language barriers yet the same old ignoramus readers.<br /><br />I haven't read the book but I am sure it's fab.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-67920286892535656902010-06-08T14:20:01.266+01:002010-06-08T14:20:01.266+01:00Oh just give her a good kick in the goolies. Virtu...Oh just give her a good kick in the goolies. Virtually, of course.<br /><br />Silly woman. Bet she thinks tha Americans 'invented' pizza too.<br /><br />Right. And the Neopolitans ate hot dogs for breakfast.<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42243788838879940032010-06-08T11:47:30.296+01:002010-06-08T11:47:30.296+01:00I bet the lady from Ohio doesn't even have a p...I bet the lady from Ohio doesn't even have a passport! Don't worry about her. Like there is notheing in America with a funny name- Hello, Whoopie Pie? What were the Amish thinking.Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669942398455478155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-52915384715139612632010-06-08T10:16:41.172+01:002010-06-08T10:16:41.172+01:00As someone who grew up watching morris dancers on ...As someone who grew up watching morris dancers on the village green, eating baps (in the nicest possible way, usually granary, and often filled with egg mayonnaise and salad), and seeing my mum wear her sloppy joe, I can completely understand your annoyance; I'm miffed and I didn't write the book!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-27945989437873998852010-06-08T10:03:04.675+01:002010-06-08T10:03:04.675+01:00Not surprised you are irritated! I'd be fuming...Not surprised you are irritated! I'd be fuming. <br /><br />And we always called the extra big buns baps when growing up. Not to be confused with the other meaning for baps of course!Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.com