Over the years I have experienced some poor customer service – and not all of it in the former soviet republics (“service without a smile”). Some of the best has been in the USA – and not the “have a good day” or “missing you already” stuff, but the fact that even in a basic [...]
Modest men are getting the brush-off from women. Modest? Shy? Reluctant to tell everyone how brilliant you are? If you’re male, then you can probably add ‘single’ to that list. ‘New men’ beware: research has revealed women don’t like modesty in a man. Instead, cocky types are more likely to win their hearts. Other men also [...]
“Have you let kids take over your life?” asked The Times’ Janice Turner – appropriately in the paper’s “Body + Soul” section – as the gist of the article was that they had done just that. As I read the article I was agreeing more and more and getting quite annoyed. (It was in half-term [...]
“Living together apart” seems to be a popular choice these days, whether to maximise benefits payments or so you can have breathing space to do your own thing. But I wonder how far apart you can actually get with text messaging, skyping, not to mention tweeting and face-book! So what are the reasons people can’t [...]
