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[rebness]

My brother linked me to this today. It caused a deep aching in my soul and makes me want to just sling on a backpack and go off on me travels. World, why are you so beautiful? Look at the Italian Alps. Dear God.

I really, really need a bloody holiday. I'm going to Austria and Greece in September. Hopefully, that will curb the gnawing beast for a while. I'm looking for work in Amsterdam or Germany or anywhere. I want to explore more.

In Yurpean news, some asshat in work keeps stealing food from the fridge and from peoples' desks. As I am The Only Scouser in the office, my colleagues think it's funny to blame me. I don't just mean the UK team, but those French and Germans, as well. It's not funny. >:

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[keep-warm.livejournal.com]

My whole office INCLUDING clients used to do that to me. Oh how I lol'ed as I plotted their swift and humiliating demise. I used to get calls like "I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF, I SWEAR...Are you a scouser?...Hahaha, my brother got beaten up by Scousers once, you're all cunts!"

[rebness.livejournal.com]

It's insane. I can't even escape it in Spain... I can't say that I appreciate it. >:

[keep-warm.livejournal.com]

I've seriously pondered bringing a landmark case to have Scouse-bashing be proclaimed a hate crime.

But this is because I have nothing of worth to do with my time.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Funny you should say that. In college (Roby ftw!), my tutor, a very, very well-spoken Oxbridge graduate, told us of his daughter, raised in Liverpool, who was sacked from a job in Cambridge due to her accent. She tried to take them to a tribunal, but was informed that Liverpudlians could not sue for discrimination. You can if you're Irish, apparently, but I don't think the law even extends to Scots or Welsh. It's awful.

[keep-warm.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I got a barrage of shit from a caller one night and the manager thought it was hilarious. The same caller complained that they couldn't understand a Kenyan person's accent (which, don't get me wrong, was not OK) and they held a meeting about banning them for unacceptable conduct, which was a major, MAJOR undertaking because we were a phone line. I was annoyed, and apparently my annoyance was RACIST BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PAIN OF DIKRIMINASHUN.

I sound like an angry fat white man who lost a job to a black girl, don't I?

[pandorasblog]

I didn't realise it was such a common problem; this is just so WRONG. I mean, this is the kind of stuff that the Irish have experienced time and again. People really are assholes.

On a more positive note, I think you should definitely get a job in Amsterdam, because then when we come visit next time we can meet up. :D

[rebness.livejournal.com]

I know - I can't believe that there are such strict boundaries as to what is discrimination and what isn't. It still hurts the same!

Haha! I know, rite. I badly want to work there.

[saffronlie.livejournal.com]

Mmm, borders! Liminal boundaries! My favourite!

[rebness.livejournal.com]

:p

Not if it's Ciudad Juarez!

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

OMG, food thief!!!!! Set up a trap for that punk bastard and get him/her good. It sucks that they blame you. Joking or not, it still sucks. Actually taking it from people's desks is grounds for a serious butt whooping.

I know about needing a holiday, I can hardly take the fluorescent lighting and ugly patterns on my cublicle wall another instant. I dont have anything planned as I only have two vacation days left this year but soon....next year I think I get two weeks so I will be making the most of those.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. Hope you get some time off soon. Offices are too soul-destroying to be in for any length of time.

The worst part was that the thief took three fingers of my colleague's Kit-Kat and generously left her the fourth finger!

[mumsisdaughter]

I, too, know the ribald comments that everyone else finds hilarious. I don't think my accent's that strong but folk seem to pick up on it.

Main reason for replying to your post, though, is to say your choice of music is fabulous. You can't hold a good song down.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Cheers! It's such an awesome song. That sequence in American Werewolf is one of my favourite scenes ever - the song is at least 90% responsible!

[mothergoddamn.livejournal.com]

You're so right. Also I can't find my necklace...er, you didn't happen to see it when you stayed here did you? Perhaps it fell into your pocket? These things happen.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Look at the dead eyes. LOOK!!

[mothergoddamn.livejournal.com]

Make a new post. I'm bored.