chinese roadie in LBS - disturbing

[Noodley]

why?

Cos he was chinese......obviously.

sheesh.

 

[bonj2]

why?

because he may be more naive, may not understand the country as well, may not understand the language, is keen to take advice on what the local customs are, etc.
Any number of reasons. Course, he may be completely savvy, but then again he may not - so as far as they're concerned, it's worth a try.
Someone's got to look out for people!, and if i don't , it may be the case that no other bugger will.

 

[yello]

why?

Oh do pay attention FM. Bonj has already noted the growing trend of cycle shop salesman fleecing orientals. They're obviously gullible.

 

[Noodley]

Someone's got to look out for people!, and if i don't , it may be the case that no other bugger will.

So what did you do to help the poor oriental chap, lost in the strange land of bonj?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bonj popped into a thread in another section and used this very phrase -

"...but it just seems like a load of confused rambling..."

May I refer m'lud to the OP here - no further questions.

 

[ChrisKH]

because he may be more naive, may not understand the country as well, may not understand the language, is keen to take advice on what the local customs are, etc.
Any number of reasons. Course, he may be completely savvy, but then again he may not - so as far as they're concerned, it's worth a try.
Someone's got to look out for people!, and if i don't , it may be the case that no other bugger will.

bonj has got a Saviour complex.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Oh do pay attention FM. Bonj has already noted the growing trend of cycle shop salesman fleecing orientals. They're obviously gullible.

Clearly, it is just everywhere these days. A national disgrace. I am quite amazed how bonj managed to identify the person's ethnic origin and nationality so easily too. He must be either amazingly perceptive or...

 

[Noodley]

I am quite amazed how bonj managed to identify the person's ethnic origin and nationality so easily too.

Bonj was a regular TV viewer when Fu Manchu, Charlie Chan and that Emperor Ming chappie from Flash Gordon were on the telly.

 

[Noodley]

Bonj was a regular TV viewer when Fu Manchu, Charlie Chan and that Emperor Ming chappie from Flash Gordon were on the telly.

In fact imagine the chaos that would ensue if all three of them walked into a bike shop!

 

[bonj2]

Most LBSs close around 1800hrs, this still gives him around 3 hrs to go for a ride - lovely day yesterday as well. I reckon you could of been out till about 2100hrs without lights.

nah, they were open till 7 I think. But anyway, if he'd have been going on a long ride, why would he not have gone earlier?
it was just beginning to rain then, exactly in line with what the forecast predicted. So even if he'd planned the ride in advance he would have gone earlier.

 

[bonj2]

... that's what he was there to pick up, then. Lights, for a nice evening run into the country.

he wasn't. As i was leaving he was leaving aswell, and he didn't seem to have bought anything. One of the mechanics seemed to be explaining something to him which he seemed to be grudgingly accepting, from the look on his face, he then seemed to walk out with his bike.

 

[bonj2]

How and why do you need to understand local customs to buy a bike? A bike is a bike.

You don't, but you may be easily convinced that you absolutely MUST wear full on lycra gear when going on ANY bike ride no matter how short, at all times in the UK, when this isn't the case. It's the possibility of him believing this speil that may have given rise to them seeing the opportunity to cash in on his desire to fit in with our customs.

 

[Fnaar]

perhaps he was trying to choose between a red lock and a yellow lock, but couldn't make himself understood

(PS my aunty is Chinese, so I'm not being a racialist, nor nuffink)

 

[yello]

it was just beginning to rain then, exactly in line with what the forecast predicted. So even if he'd planned the ride in advance he would have gone earlier.

Inscrutable these Chinese.

 

[Sittingduck]

...and the archetype of South East Asia, David Carradine

Lol!