Re:It pays to be grumpy and bad-tempered (2016)
by will_pseudonym on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:51PM
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American here. I can't stand that forced positivity and chanting nonsense. I can't remember the standup comedian who this came from, but they had a bit where they were pointing out that it's bad enough that they have to work these awful jobs to provide for themselves, but they're forced to pretend they're enjoying themselves to boot. I've had to put on that faked positivity in a service position where my tips absolutely depended on it, and the only way I could really stand it was basically dissociating mentally and emotionally during the shift. You're a completely different person when you're in that position.
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Re:It pays to be grumpy and bad-tempered (2016)
by kentrado on Friday July 17, 2020 @06:16PM
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It was David Mitchell.
Re:It pays to be grumpy and bad-tempered (2016)
by will_pseudonym on Friday July 17, 2020 @06:50PM
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Thank you! I was going a bit crazy trying to remember.
It was from an episode of QI. Here's the clip if anyone is interested: https://youtu.be/E9PSg0sQyfs