The Greeks certainly are a nation of shop keepers

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:11

I went to Ikea this morning to exchange something that they had messed up and the woman on the exchange desk was about as friendly as Hitler...I told her in no uncertain terms that I didnt care for her attitude and demanded to see the manager, another pretty little girl came out to put the situation right...and the fat ignorant ugly greek thing that served me originally was sent away with a flea in her ear lol.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:20

Dear Catalkykid, re msg 1



1/ As I keep asking what has Greece / Greeks got to do with IKEA in Cyprus ?



2/ You'll find on another VERY recent thread "northies" pointing out that at least one CAN exchange



3/ Are you saying poorly trained shop floor staff are confined to GCs.. sadly I have news for you... I'm up to £1000 in compo from BT for a catalogue of errors - today I was told my BT ADSL line had been restricted - "fair usage policy"



When I respectfully pointed the service I was on, I was told to ring another freephone number where I was assured the "restriction" was lifted.



I don't know if you noticed but it seems the quality of many services to expats leaves a lot to be desired north of the Green line and isn't being so easily resolved... :(



Nice try at making a racial slant on a bad shopping experience..

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:30

PS, catalkoykid - sorry for misspelling your name..



don't read THIS thread either !



http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/13121.asp



Whoops...

juliet


Joined: 11/01/2009
Posts: 612

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:37

well all i can say is if you dont like shopping on the south then don`t come...good & bad sales staff all over the world...

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:43

Dont try that in a Pakistani shop here in Stoke,they tell you bugger off..personal experience.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:46

Juliet very intelligent advice..not..go stuff an artichoke

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 16:58

Dear Coachie, re msg 5



"Dont try that in a Pakistani shop here in Stoke,they tell you bugger off..personal experience."



Well does this mean:

1/ don't shop in Stoke

2/ don't frequent all shops owned by Pakistanis

3/ don't frequent this particular owner's shop

4/ you don't have the necessary skills / to "negotiate" your dispute or take it to the appropriate trading stds dept and you are unaware of your consumer rights

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 17:01

On my rare shopping forays 'South of the green line' I have found the attitudes of most (not all) GC's superior and condescending.

However, having worked in retail in UK I can understand a bad attitude when a great many customers are as rude as they sometimes are here.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 17:03

Dear Dee, re msg 6



Thanks for your very positive input - as always - it's great to see you have "mended" your ways and are supportive of posters...irrespective of their viewpoints..

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 17:27

Vote with your feet as to which shop/s you use! I could mention good ones in TRNC and in the ROC, and bad ones in both areas also. These forums are invaluable to find out which ones to use!

canyavuz


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 363

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 19:11

they're not a nation of shopkeepers, or happy people at all.....



Try ccrossing into the south at the lokmaci crossing point, and see the grumpy policeman, purpose made to put off tourists.

Unmotivated staff in the shops on lokmaci (ledra) street, people looking to pick fights out of any random person..........



thats why our place is in the North. Where all policeman smile, and employees in department stores follow the same service method as the one in turkey.....(not leaving yyour tail until all your quieries have been answered)!!

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 19:36

Dear Canyavuz, re msg 11



" see the grumpy policeman, purpose made to put off tourists. [ at crossing points ]"



I KNOW this is a difficult concept for you to grasp, but most GCs aren't going to smile when they need to man a "checkpoint" - as the EU's first line of defence against illegal immigration.



Strangely they are much friendlier when you arrive at LCA / PFO... did you bother to ask yourself WHY.. ?



"Unmotivated staff in the shops on lokmaci (ledra) street" - their loss in a tough economic climate - if even true..



" people looking to pick fights out of any random person.......... "



Oh, yes, I saw this "all the time" on my many to and fro visits....



Sorry, but I've found Turks/ TCs / Greeks/ GCs / Russians / Syrians, etc., to be very friendly - you are the one "looking for a problem" , I expect...



Perhaps you missed threads in the past re the "happy smiling staff" on Turkish Cyprus Airways..and attempts at till rip offs in supermarkets..your generalise

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 19:37

Your generalisations do you no credit.. proving AGAIN - you just don't THINK or research before you post ..

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 19:41

Oh Border do shut up...why do you have to be so patronising and arrogantly up yourself..you do yourself no favours and that is why you are so disliked.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 20:19

Dee, re msg 14



I'm TERRIBLY "sorry"...I forgot "my place" ..



I forgot I'm trying to win a popularity contest and you are the "Judge"...

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 20:39

Unless anyone wants this thread to continue under the original posting then this thread will be closed due to the usual 2 posters turning it into a slagging match.

AJ

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 20:44

mmmmmm..I just dont visit any of their shops anymore.Rude and arrogant. when I told the owner of the store in question I would consult with the trading Standards Office,he refunded my money and told me not to come back to his shop,which I have abided by plus numerous friends and family..

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 20:46

Before AJ brings down the guillotine.. Coachie.. glad to hear you went the Trading stds route - or threatened it.. but STILL I can't agree that arrogance and ethnicity goes hand in hand.. ask Dee about me ;)

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 21:00

Why should Iask her about any thing. she likes me less than she likes you...

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
30/03/2009 21:18

I use some other "ethnic Minority" shops and they are very polite and helpful.I really do think they have a chip on their shoulder and that they are owed something by the rest of us.Perhaps if theydidnt stay open 18 hrs a day for seven days a week and got some proper rest they might be a bit more pleasant..

ataturk


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 712

Message Posted:
31/03/2009 21:55

The reason is perfectly obvious the greeks (as referred to in mmmms link ( http://encarta.msn.co.uk/encyclopedia_761578820_7/Cyprus.html ) are scared when you mention the word exchange. They do not want to exchange anything including land.

canyavuz


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 363

Message Posted:
01/04/2009 19:09

mmmmm,

you cant can't learn to keep a disussion as a discussion. You want to turn every message of mine into an argument.

What i posted was my opinion. How can i research my opinion?

Please look up the definition of opinion.

You need to learn to keep things at a discussion level.........your not liked my many members on this forum because of your approach to discussions, like you're superior, and somewhat "always correct".

just dont come here to live.......you wouldn't be liked much

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
01/04/2009 19:54

Dear Canyavuz, re msg 22



"you cant can't learn to keep a disussion as a discussion. You want to turn every message of mine into an argument. "



well let me see.. could it be the use of Idiot, or telling me I know nought about CY / TR / GR Politics ;) ?!



You see Canyavuz - SOME posters on here - I might not have one thing in common politically - but we somehow manage...



Thanks, I'm well aware of the definition of opinion - if you formed some based on incorrect info.......



"You need to learn to keep things at a discussion level.........your not liked my many members on this forum because of your approach to discussions, like you're superior, and somewhat "always correct".



"just dont come here to live.......you wouldn't be liked much ;)"..



When you are wearing "long trousers", re forum banter - revert - you might learn something..



Know this.. I'm NOT in a popularity contest and if/ when I choose to live in Cy, or wherever - I won't be asking your "permission"

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
01/04/2009 20:08

Coachie you are quite right lol.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
01/04/2009 20:10

I should have added that although I spar on a regular basis with Border, he has never ever been downright rude to me and for that he earns a modicum of respect.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
01/04/2009 22:49

Well ! THAT shut everyone up, for a change , Dee

canyavuz


Joined: 22/02/2009
Posts: 363

Message Posted:
02/04/2009

another long post full of useless points from mmmmmmmm.



Did i say "ask for my permission"? Believe me, it's for the best.......

Not dignifying with answer, as I KNOW how to keep things at "discussion level"...........

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
02/04/2009 00:07

Dear Canyavuz, re msg 27



"another long post full of useless points from mmmmmmmm. "



that was your best "counter"... ?!



"I KNOW how to keep things at "discussion level".."



YEA, lik "dont com 2 liv ere"..... very "stimulating" debate .... I see you haven't found those "long trousers"...