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Busman747 · 29-07-2006, 09:32

The other day, I took a group of mums and toddlers to Gullivers World in Warrington.

It is normal practice for venues like this to "feed and water" the coach drivers and in this instance I received a voucher for £2-50 WOW!! Unfortunately, a meal (burger, chips and a small coke) cost £3-99 so I had to make up the difference.

A girl in her late teens, perhaps 20? was serving and I gave her the voucher and waited for the request for additional money She KNEW that she should charge extra but was totally incapable of deducting £2-50 from £3-99

Eventually, I decided to put her out of her misery by telling her that she was to charge me £1-49 and her smile went from ear to ear

You should have seen her face just seconds later when I produced a £20-00 note

£18-51 I eventually told her. £19-51? she said delving into the till, (It must have been my southern accent) I was SO tempted to keep quiet - but I did correct her

Was it her fault? is she just totally useless at simple mental arithmetic? or have the Government of the last couple of decades left us with a bunch of young adults that are incapable of calculating the most simple of sums without getting out the calculator?

Don't get me wrong, the youngsters on the Accyweb have shown that they have intelligence and can think for themselves so I am not making a blanket accusation regarding ALL young adults - but I bet there are more young people out there today that are just like this girl than ever there was in the past!

B.T.W. I have an uncle who is in his 60's? who could barely write, but his education was badly disrupted by the war as he was an evacuee and he is now self-teaching English. (It's never too late)

29-07-2006, 09:32	#1
Busman747 Always EVIL within us Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Accrington Posts: 1,568 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 40 times Rep Power: 1670	The Education System The other day, I took a group of mums and toddlers to Gullivers World in Warrington. It is normal practice for venues like this to "feed and water" the coach drivers and in this instance I received a voucher for £2-50 WOW!! Unfortunately, a meal (burger, chips and a small coke) cost £3-99 so I had to make up the difference. A girl in her late teens, perhaps 20? was serving and I gave her the voucher and waited for the request for additional money She KNEW that she should charge extra but was totally incapable of deducting £2-50 from £3-99 Eventually, I decided to put her out of her misery by telling her that she was to charge me £1-49 and her smile went from ear to ear You should have seen her face just seconds later when I produced a £20-00 note £18-51 I eventually told her. £19-51? she said delving into the till, (It must have been my southern accent) I was SO tempted to keep quiet - but I did correct her Was it her fault? is she just totally useless at simple mental arithmetic? or have the Government of the last couple of decades left us with a bunch of young adults that are incapable of calculating the most simple of sums without getting out the calculator? Don't get me wrong, the youngsters on the Accyweb have shown that they have intelligence and can think for themselves so I am not making a blanket accusation regarding ALL young adults - but I bet there are more young people out there today that are just like this girl than ever there was in the past! B.T.W. I have an uncle who is in his 60's? who could barely write, but his education was badly disrupted by the war as he was an evacuee and he is now self-teaching English. (It's never too late) __________________ Pray that there is intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'Cause there's Bu""er all down here on Earth - (Eric Idle)