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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

Report by Jan Etherington, Daily Telegraph

Isn’t this weather terrible? We lost a slate off the roof, in that wind last night and now the drains are blocked now, with all the leaves. Oh, I hate Autumn, don’t you? And then there’s Christmas - only six weeks away but the cards have been in the shops since August Bank Holiday and you have to queue for everything….!

I feel better for that little outburst– and I’m not alone.
A good moan is one of the defining characteristics of the British, according to new research released by the global research company OnePoll.
We're also obsessed with class, queueing and we're terrible dancers. But mostly, we're moaners.

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So when does the moan swingometer tip from the occasional grizzle to the “she never stops moaning” danger area? A good test is that, unless you’re talking to a doctor, the answer to “How are you?” should always be “Fine.” Anyone close to you knows exactly how you are - and the rest of us aren’t remotely interested.

Knowing that, I thought I was a moanachondriac – obsessed with the fear that, when someone asks ‘How are you?’, I might actually tell them. But I realise it's too late.

Evenings with friends that were once punctuated by the pop of corks and the jangle of costume jewellery, are now defined by the rattle of a handbag full of vitamins and supplements and the cry of “Still or sparkling?”. “Has yours gone any higher?” is no longer a discussion about soufflés or overdrafts. It’s about blood pressure. “Do you grunt when you sit down?”, we ask each other. “No, but I have to push my hands down on my knees to get up from a crouching position.” “You can CROUCH..?!”

But our biggest moan is about the state of our teeth - or rather, gums. "My gums used to be straight. Now they’re more like the Alps. Do you think Joanna Lumley has got false gums?"

We may try not to, but we moan about everything - health, house prices but mostly, husbands. “One of the many annoying things about Gerald,” says Kate, “ is that he drops off to sleep after the lunchtime news. He claims 'Winston Churchill always took a power nap’. I say 'Yes, well, he had power. He was running the country. All you’ve got to do is take the bins out.'”

Perfect. End a good moan with a good laugh.
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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

I laughed when I read this, it's so typical of us isn't it? But I can't imagine us Brits being any worse to anyone else lmao.

I love the bit about when people ask how you are, unless you're talking to a doc, just say fine thanks! I know plenty of people you can say that to, and you're still there half an hour listening to the story of their flatulance to their fungal toe infections!! ok ok so I'm exagerating a wee bit lmao.

Moaning about the weather? Ummmm thats ME !!!..well I do moan but not constantly Embarassed

do I ? lmao

Are you a moaner do you think?
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dreama · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:

well re asking how ppl are, i know who to ask, who not to ask, and who i won't ask. theres the ppl who answer like me, who say, i'm fine thanks hows you?? to which i smile and reply, fine thanks, even if i'm sick as a dog. then theres those i ask, and like debs, i'm still there half an hour later with a glazed expression across my eyes. then......the one who REALLY piss me off, are the ones who say "fine thanks" then walk off, without even BOTHERING to ask me back. i mean, i only asked to be polite anyway, but when they do that its like they're more important than me. i was bothered enough to ask them but i'm not important enough to be asked back Evil or Very Mad

. it SERIOUSLY pisses me off and from then on they get a good morning and nothing else. Very Happy

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Brenda · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:59 am Post subject:

Moan....whinge...whine...complain...that's all you lot ever do! LOL just joking.

Australia calls us "whinging poms" and the first time relief came from being told "go home pom" was when the asians started coming in. The Aussies then attacked the Asians with the name-calling and left us poms alone.
Now, it is an offence to call anyone a "pommie bastard" or a "whinging pom" it's considered racist.

But....when I moan and am told I am a whinging pom, my answer is this...."Hey! Someone has to keep the reputation going!"

I thought the whinging pom label came from those "poms" who clearly didn't like Australia and spent the whole time moaning about what it was like "back home". I can understand the Aussies getting fed up with that. But not to call them whingers at every little whine...my goodness..the Aussies can moan too!!
I used to tell my ex-husband "....and you have the cheek to call us whingers....listen to yourself"

In my experience, and please nobody take offence here. But women seem to be the worst and those from Northern England, places like Yorkshire, Manchester etc (you can tell from the accent LOL)

My opinon though is that these women are rather outspoken...would that be fair to say that? And if there is something that displeases them, they are not afraid to say so.
Hence they get the reputation of being whingers. A lot of European women I think are the same...German, Polish etc.
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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

lol Brenda! cheeky gits.

Maybe it's just that we are more sociable and talk to each other more ? lol

I'm with you Shell, on the selfish ones who never ask back, that is SO rude, even if it IS just out of politeness, it never hurts does it.
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skyblue · Member Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 72

i like to hear a woman moan Big Hug

Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

Trust you lmao
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