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It makes me wonder whether that individual ever had any connection to the armed forces - or if they did how tenuous it was.Makes you wonder what ?
“Civvy street” is what civilians use
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It makes me wonder whether that individual ever had any connection to the armed forces - or if they did how tenuous it was.Makes you wonder what ?
That's because I am a civilian, and have been since 1992, which was when I left the air force, which was like, over thirty years ago, which was also when I stopped using military terms. No one is more deluded than people who leave the forces, but somehow still think its normal to walk, talk and act as though they've never left.It makes me wonder whether that individual ever had any connection to the armed forces - or if they did how tenuous it was.
“Civvy street” is what civilians use
You see, even the way that was written screams of a lack of authenticityThat's because I am a civilian, and have been since 1992, which was when I left the air force, which was like, over thirty years ago, which was also when I stopped using military terms. No one is more deluded than people who leave the forces, but somehow still think it’s normal to walk, talk and act as though they've never
You clearly cannot seem to accept that some people speak differently to you, or that once they leave the forces, other forms of speech patterns evolve. Which is weird, because I bet you accepted the military vernacular without thinking. Accepting without thinking, now there's something that gets you a long way in the forces.You see, even the way that was written screams of a lack of authenticity
What’s an ostensibly 50 year old (minimum) man doing using the work “like” - and if you have such a dislike for ex military persons using military terms, why are you here? There’s a lot of it about.
You do an awful lot of not walking like the duck you profess to be
You don’t seem to have addressed the key issue.You clearly cannot seem to accept that some people speak differently to you, or that once they leave the forces, other forms of speech patterns evolve. Which is weird, because I bet you accepted the military vernacular without thinking. Accepting without thinking, now there's something that gets you a long way in the forces.
So I use the word 'like' and it's bothering you? It's good to know that you don't worry about the little things. If it gives you clarity, all I can say is that Bill, Ted and Wayne had a bigger and more lasting impact on me than the QR's.
Duck? You've got me there. No idea what you're talking about.
10 pages of people posting 'civvy street,' and I bet nary a comment from you to those guys. I guess you have a problem with me. I can live with that. I don't worry about the little things either.
Anyway, surely that's enough handbags at dawn for one day, but do feel free to take the last word if you feel you must.
I'll just swerve back to the thread and say that abuse in the military is major suckage, and anyone who does it should get an instant re-route to civvy street, via the glasshouse!
Right. You think I'm lying. What do you want, my service history, number, station, facebook profile, photos?You don’t seem to have addressed the key issue.
I don’t believe for one minute you served
Careful mate, he'll want to know your account number from the Lincoln Brayford natwest if you question him.To be fair to him, I have used and heard used "Civvy Street", both when I was in the RAF and afterwards in civvy street.
I've always used the term Civvy Street. Whilst serving and now out as a dirty Civil Serpent working in MOD.
also same................I've always used the term Civvy Street. Whilst serving and now out as a dirty Civil Serpent working in MOD.
You don’t seem to have addressed the key issue.
I don’t believe for one minute you served
surely the question should be "Why is this still making the news?"
The glib answer it's making the news because it's still going on
The glib answer is it's still making the news because it's still going on.surely the question should be "Why is this still making the news?"