Some Stupid questions

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 18:23

When does it start to get warm here ?



Do the Turkish have a word for urgent ?



Why, when i'm the boss, do they wait 3 days to tell me i've had an important phone call or visitor ?



Does anyone have a spare cannoe for me to get home in when it rains ?



Why do I get drunk easier here than at home ?



Well that's another 5 minutes wasted.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 18:32

1 soon

2when it suits them

3 cos he/ she can.

4no but i know a man who can(noah)

5 cos its a different life here, you are more relaxed

6 ditto

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 18:32

1. about march/april time.

2. shimdi- now!

3.this is cyprus.

4.no cannoe try buying some wellies.

5. the booze is crap quality similar to stuff you clean paint brushes in!



time for dinner now without a microwave in sight!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 18:50

hi barabus i really want that job now. one thing you will hear time and time again is THIS IS CYPRUS . I have yet to find out after 4 years of running restaurants here if its a reason or an excuse. When you first arrive it can be very frustrating but you have to get used to it otherwise your on blood pressure tablets.they have a very relaxed way of doing things and do not see the importance of passing on messages etc. you have to learn to read thier minds. relax into your job you wont change thier mentality sorry but we have to go with it. Are you learning turkish as I am assuming that your staff are cypriots or turkish. that may help . good luck lilli xxx

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 18:50

Yeah ! jock...........funny thing is ran into a guy that kept calling me that the other night.



1. when I buy a fire.

2. Fire starter..thank you very much ! a new word for my vocabulary.

3. Full marks to both of you for imaginative and probably very correct answers.

4. wellies ? in ma suit ? and surely jock it's cannie

5. It's cause I don't really drink at home, but here I GOTTA !!



aye ! 5 minutes again...or is thast wit ditto means and Fire the only things a microwave has ever been good for is de-frosting and melting cheese.

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 19:05

Crikey Lilli, do you have a restaurant? You've kept that very quiet!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 19:11

hq you little wnd up merchant take care xx

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 19:14

do not EVER say Simdi to a workman here. If you do make sure there is an ambulance already en route to take him to CCU!!!!!!

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:14

dont call me surely..........

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:17

Anybody ever call you Frank....Surely ? or even Macca...or is it just the picture.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:18

macca the footballer or sir paul mac x

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:21

Just the picture,barabus.

KarmaSooty


Joined: 05/01/2009
Posts: 4

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:20

Why do I get drunk easier here than at home ?



Bottled Efes has a variable alcahol content. It is not controlled. Take care when drinking it.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:29

Karma.....have look at my answer. It's cause I drink more here.....but maybe that's just fate

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:33

Barabus - they have quite a lot of AA groups here - it's enough to drive anyone to drink!!!

A cautionary message for you LOL

SaorAlba


Joined: 05/01/2009
Posts: 53

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:30

Barabus,



There was a Cypriot saint with a name very close to yours.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:37

Thnaks for your words of warning Wicks...I shwiil pey atnaeshun to tham !

wynyardman



Joined: 15/12/2007
Posts: 4580

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:38

Lilli,



You never told us that you have a restaurant.



Tell us about it! Do you have any event evenings?



You must spread the word!



wyn

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:46

Well I was thinking of a biblical character.......and Barabus is an anogram of my nickname.

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:46

Message 16 - wasn't the man with a name very close to the spelling "barabus" the one who went with Jesus to be crucified?

Or am I forgetting my bible studies of many, many years ago? LOL

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:49

hi wyn i am so sorry forgot to mention that little fact. will be advising you shortly on the forthcoming events lol lilli xxx

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 20:54

you do that Lilli and full marks to the wicks.

Checkmate


Joined: 31/08/2008
Posts: 140

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 21:00

Jock.....Were's awru burds!!!

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 21:03

LOL..........checkmate.....come on mate. Ye cannie tell me i'm the first to have seen the resembance.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 21:09

must be your eyes.

Barabus



Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 163

Message Posted:
05/01/2009 21:11

Na ! it's the size'o the picture.