tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post8942699075450269034..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: English men are uselessStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-192347918088395092010-09-03T15:20:55.947+12:002010-09-03T15:20:55.947+12:00Please tell your wife that my husband may well tak...Please tell your wife that my husband may well take issue with the publication of *that* website. Picture a container-load of ikea chickens coming home to roost... or maybe just that daybed, and some cushions, a cabinet...Sp8ynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-19274689337076130392010-09-02T11:37:28.680+12:002010-09-02T11:37:28.680+12:00Psst Stephanie - you don't. mykeaonline.co.nzPsst Stephanie - you don't. mykeaonline.co.nzYour wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-48571065598094831792010-09-02T06:07:54.809+12:002010-09-02T06:07:54.809+12:00There's DIY and then there's IKEA. Oh, for...There's DIY and then there's IKEA. Oh, for the day when we don't have to travel outside the country to buy it.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-58385746300828198562010-08-31T14:56:57.372+12:002010-08-31T14:56:57.372+12:00There is a flipside in that British tradesmen (in ...There is a flipside in that British tradesmen (in my exp) are very skilled, so are often allocated the job in UK, rather than DIY. Over here, it's definitely cheaper and often a better result if one does DIY.<br />Worked for my vasectomy anywayPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844770989707493644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-61504341624887229822010-08-30T17:23:53.818+12:002010-08-30T17:23:53.818+12:00One of my brothers was a building contractor in th...One of my brothers was a building contractor in the UK. After several bad experiences with thoroughly useless British-born males (the last involved his new Rangerover being crashed into low ratio while the Pom driver was travelling at plus 80mph...)he simply refused to employ any more.Kiwis, Ozzies, Canadian, SethEfricans, Dutch - great! He found UK males to be unable to do anything except their set learned task - they couldnt improvise, listen to different instructions,or work in with people - experienced tradespeople - who did things differently.<br /><br />Yet, when the Pom males I know come to ANZ, they seem to adapt & cope - is it something in the water over there d'y'think?<br /><br />Ikea furniture is sooo simple to put together: read the instructions (have done so in 4 different countries); have the requisite tools ready; count the fasteners (once, there were 3 more screws than necessary) - Bob, the job's done.Keri Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-83348962673016180892010-08-30T15:44:30.567+12:002010-08-30T15:44:30.567+12:00A postscript: The eight-year-old appointed herself...A postscript: The eight-year-old appointed herself her father's assistant, arriving in the kitchen announcing that "Daddy asks for things he wants, and I get them for him. He says he wants a beer."<br /><br />So, the Ikea storage units were assembled with no left over pieces, no swearing, and a Speight's.Your wifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-6771259456604395812010-08-30T15:43:58.189+12:002010-08-30T15:43:58.189+12:00Maybe there's no number 8 wire with the Englis...Maybe there's no number 8 wire with the English packs.homepaddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596903968235369282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-34026999233989487102010-08-30T15:39:58.830+12:002010-08-30T15:39:58.830+12:00They are. When I lived there I found that people r...They are. When I lived there I found that people really did think assembling kit-set furniture was hard. This was mostly because they refused to look at the instructions until they were halfway through the build. They would then complain that, as the instructions didn't match how they had mis-built the object, the instructions themselves were wrong.Matthew R. X. Dentithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499867223966169985noreply@blogger.com