[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

Gotcha. I have a few friends from the UK and they use squire from time to time when addressing each other is why I asked.

We use it in a similar fashion in NZ too - but we are a British colony, not like you upstarts here.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

Esquire is typically a surname to a lawyer. Squire is a man of high social standing.

Historically they are similar in meaning of a young man entering knighthood.

Essentially the same historically speaking but in today's society they have different meanings.

I think outside the US they still are more closely tied to their historical meanings - I've never heard it used to refer to membership in this manner before. Esquire to us is a surname to anyone without a title, not just a lawyer (that's a US only thing). Squire is simply a shortening of Esquire, and have similar meanings. As mentioned above, squire is also used informally to refer to a peer or stranger ("excuse me squire" could be used in the same manner as "excuse me ma'am" or "excuse me sir" to be able to get past someone, although squire is generally male).

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by dinonz

We use it in a similar fashion in NZ too - but we are a British colony, not like you upstarts here.

Upstarts! I do catch hell from them about my vernacular. Garage is one that I get made fun of a lot for. Completely different pronunciation. Also the first time I spoke of a fanny pack in front of one of my female mates, she was quite offended. I was corrected quickly and was told it was a bum bag.

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

Upstarts! I do catch hell from them about my vernacular. Garage is one that I get made fun of a lot for. Completely different pronunciation. Also the first time I spoke of a fanny pack in front of one of my female mates, she was quite offended. I was corrected quickly and was told it was a bum bag.

Tell me about it - I work in the parking industry here in Texas, so I get shit about "garage" all the time. Fanny has an entirely different meaning to us than what it has here. Someone at work actually created a wiki page to translate between "Dino" and US so they can understand what I say. They've learned "Bob's your Uncle" and "useless as tits on a bull" (that's more of a Kiwi saying) and use them now too.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by dinonz

Tell me about it - I work in the parking industry here in Texas, so I get shit about "garage" all the time. Fanny has an entirely different meaning to us than what it has here. Someone at work actually created a wiki page to translate between "Dino" and US so they can understand what I say. They've learned "Bob's your Uncle" and "useless as tits on a bull" (that's more of a Kiwi saying) and use them now too.

I use "Bob's your uncle" all the time! I've gotten to where I use cockney slang on occasion but have to be mindful of the company I'm in. Some people look at me as if I'm a nutter. Another favorite of mine is "useful as a chocolate teapot"

Taking a piss and taking the piss tends to get different responses

[Deroberson]

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[________]

Originally Posted by Deroberson

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Your dating experience post must've been saved as a draft because I can't read it

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

Esquire is typically a surname to a lawyer. Squire is a man of high social standing.

Historically they are similar in meaning of a young man entering knighthood.

Essentially the same historically speaking but in today's society they have different meanings.

Or in the context of escorting a hot young woman around town.

"I will squire you about town."

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

I use "Bob's your uncle" all the time! I've gotten to where I use cockney slang on occasion but have to be mindful of the company I'm in. Some people look at me as if I'm a nutter. Another favorite of mine is "useful as a chocolate teapot"

Taking a piss and taking the piss tends to get different responses

Don't forget "throwing your toys out the pram" and "spanner in the works"!

[Turkish Pickle]

i love saying "piss in your bonfire" when im giving bad news
i have a very weird english though, spoken many say i dont have any accent whatsoever, spelling is odd - i spell color without the U but "specialising" instead of with Z...

its awesome being able to pull the foreigner card at points and still get to act like an american

[aozer]

Supposed to meet with this bumble girl tonight. She wants to FaceTime first so hopefully she doesn’t reject me before we even actually meet. I’m awkward as shit on the phone and FaceTime is basically just a fancy phone call.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by aozer

Supposed to meet with this bumble girl tonight. She wants to FaceTime first so hopefully she doesn’t reject me before we even actually meet. I’m awkward as shit on the phone and FaceTime is basically just a fancy phone call.

Probably just wants to make sure you aren't like a 60 year old serial killer.

[Never_Enough]

Originally Posted by aozer

Supposed to meet with this bumble girl tonight. She wants to FaceTime first so hopefully she doesn’t reject me before we even actually meet. I’m awkward as shit on the phone and FaceTime is basically just a fancy phone call.

While on it, ask her to pan down so you can make sure not a fat slob using old photos.

[upstatedoc]

whats a bumble

[aozer]

Originally Posted by Never_Enough

While on it, ask her to pan down so you can make sure not a fat slob using old photos.

haha she has her instagram linked to her account, recent photos show she definitely has a good body.

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

whats a bumble

dating app

[Never_Enough]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

whats a bumble

A waste of time for men.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Never_Enough

A waste of time for men.

'splain

[Never_Enough]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

'splain

The dating sites/apps are littered with cunts just looking to waste your time, lie, etc. Bumble is an app where you cannot talk to them unless they message you first. #dontwasteyourtime

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by Never_Enough

The dating sites/apps are littered with cunts just looking to waste your time, lie, etc. Bumble is an app where you cannot talk to them unless they message you first. #dontwasteyourtime

While I agree, I know a few guys who have actually had better luck on Bumble than any other site. I think the reason for this is that women aren't constantly hammered with messages and can choose who they interact with instead. One of my friends (female) was on another app (POF I think?) and she literally got 30 messages a day and each one said "hey" or "hi". She ended up just deleting it.

[aozer]

that is all the girls on bumble say too.

'hey'
'hey, how was your week'
etc.

i think there was only one girl who started the convo off with an interesting message but she was a cat owner and im allergic to/despise cats so it went nowhere anyways.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by aozer

that is all the girls on bumble say too.

'hey'
'hey, how was your week'
etc.

i think there was only one girl who started the convo off with an interesting message but she was a cat owner and im allergic to/despise cats so it went nowhere anyways.

I'd be terrible at online dating. All of my humor is sarcastic and joking/teasing women. WTF do you say to someone you've never even seen before or talked to? At least in a store I can make a joke at what she is looking at or if we end up in the same aisle twice.

This is why online interactions will never replace face to face, and why if you do have a face to face interaction with a girl you have all the online guys beat who messaged her.

[Never_Enough]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

While I agree, I know a few guys who have actually had better luck on Bumble than any other site. I think the reason for this is that women aren't constantly hammered with messages and can choose who they interact with instead. One of my friends (female) was on another app (POF I think?) and she literally got 30 messages a day and each one said "hey" or "hi". She ended up just deleting it.

Bumble was the worst app for me. Right there with Coffee Meets Bagel. Make no mistake, they are inundated with matches on Bumble. They are just screening their Brad Pitt/sugar daddy contestants.

OMG men said Hi? Wow, they are terrible people! Does she ignore the cashier that says hi? Or perhaps tells a police officer to screw off if they said hello.

She's another diva type. "I'm too good to reply to "hi" How dare you not send me a fucking novel." Get over yourselves, people!

Meanwhile, she's not messaging anyone first or maybe 2 or 3 messages a week come from her first...