sorryland

sevenoaks: "we are sorry for the late running of this service."
(but we won't refund the cost of your overpriced ticket)

waterloo: "we are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey."
(but our top dogs won't stop lining their own pockets at your inconvenience)

clapham junction: "we are sorry for the late arrival of this train."
(but we won't even spot you a cup of brackish coffee while you're waiting)

sir fred: "we're sorry we were incompetent at banking and crashed the
financial system."
(but we'll carry on paying those fat bonuses to execs out of your taxpayer
money)

church of england: "we're sorry we benefited from slave labour."
(but we won't be making any reparations at all)

in sorryland, the word "sorry" is rapidly losing its original meaning, and
becoming "**** you".

 

When did it have any other meaning in corporate world?

 

can we include japan? If so, quite a bit there.

 

The only corporate uttering more insincere than "We apologies for any
inconvenience caused" is "Dear valued customer".

 

No sorry - Japan isn't included. They can't say Sorry anyway. It's
Solly.

 

Indeed - if they values me they'd use my name.

 

There's a saying here: "Since the world discovered the apology, dignity[1]
went missing."

It's not just Britain.


Geo

[1] The Greek word is "philotimo", but that cant' be translated 100%
accurately.

 

Oh dear.

 

<snip>

Any news from Bear, or is he still stranded somewhere North?

 

The word has a dual meaning:
The fist is more or less "to act in a such a way as to maintain your honour
intact"
The second is "to like people who have an unhealthy appreciation for old
bangers"


Geo

 

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