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[@TheBrokebackOne]

I refuse to donate at checkout points. I donate directly to the charities of my choice. This month they are requesting donations to Gay Pride. For crying out loud, I just want a liter of milk.

[@sharonstone-bh1zp]

I now only give directly to those in need.

[@harrydog541]

I'm old enough to remember that the month of May was the beginning of spring and we children danced around the May pole. June was for the June Bride. Now May is for Demonstrations, June is Gay Pride month! I really really hate this New Civilization!😠

[@gmailvfone]

I would have thought if the Gay are so proud why do they need anybody's donated money?

[@naund709]

​@@harrydog541June was for weddings, and roses were the theme flowers! I remember that as well.

[@Bburn47]

I'm confused,why do they want donations?

[@williamnull5473]

Growing up and not having much money we learned a lesson. After church, we invited the pastor to have Sunday Lunch. The following week, he invited himself. The folling week, the same thing happened. Without much money, we couldn't afford this. My mother decided to stop having meat on Sunday. On the third Sunday without the meat, he stopped coming. He got the hint without anyone saying a word.

[@christinesmith7838]

Clever! Well done to your mother 😀

[@annettecasals]

Brilliant 🎊 🎉

[@barbd5607]

This gave me a big smile. God Bless your mother’s good heart.

[@polina_piter]

Well, the poor guy was probably more skint than you and appreciated the company as well as the food. Your family did a good thing. That’ll never be taken away from your mom

[@polina_piter]

❤❤❤ And agree with everything you said, Neil. So comforting to listen to you. God bless.

[@user-rh9uk7wk3l]

I can’t stand bad customer service. It’s bad for business

[@elizabethschneider9507]

YES. I am a 55 year old American and my first job was McDonald's and I was trained in customer service so well and it has stuck. I thank my managers from back then. Today I get so aggravated. My biggest pet peeve is when I say, "Thank you" and the customer service agent says, "No problem" Ahhhhhh! That gets to me. Of course it shouldn't be a problem! It's your job! Seems silly now that I am typing it out but it drives me nuts 😊

[@islanddiva3813]

@@elizabethschneider9507I agree! It drives me crazy and it’s not just about workers. Everyone says that…I am working on my own response to that.

[@virginiajayhudgins8277]

Doesn’t seem that anyone cares about customers at all! Ergo I shop less and less but I do have a bit more in the bank. But with prices going through the roof I may not be able to claim that benefit much longer.😡🤬🤯

[@terrytrammell7388]

I don’t like plant based food. I’m not interested into donating money to a charity of someone else’s choosing.

[@rosiehunt8491]

Then you obviously don't eat vegetables or fruit.

[@topcat3128]

ikr - we don't need the thought police.

[@elizabliss6528]

​@@rosiehunt8491 He could be a carnivore 😀

[@Ollybus]

@@rosiehunt8491 Terry may eat plants aka vegetables as vegetables but not processed vegetables that are served up as fake burgers or sausages or chicken pieces etc. I don’t like processed vegetables in the form of vegetarian food - it is bland, tasteless, the texture is either slimy, rubbery or too fibrous. So I completely disagree with your snide comment.

[@pamelagreathouse4330]

This little chat shows that we all are the same. No matter what country you’re from, we’re all dealing with the same issues it seems. “It’s a small, small world.”

[@Gavrielle_Am_Yisrael_Chai]

*Spot on Neil!* 👏 👏 Im 61 years old & sorely miss the days of normalcy! Like real food (meat included!), real workers, real service, real manners, & real men & women! Wish I could wake up from this woke nightmare & it would be the 1960s & 70s again!

[@topcat3128]

I so agree.

[@angiep1312]

Definitely. Growing up in the 60s and 70s was the best life ❤

[@tracyroose750]

The good old days! Life was simple, people cared about one another, music was real, ... hope you all have a happy day. Take care.

[@patriciakelly5451]

I so agree

[@beckyvillines1613]

I agree!!

[@user-oc7tv7zi9d]

Neil this was one of your BEST videos! This is a great format! Do it more often! We think you are cute and funny and we love chit chat about the ridiculous things that are going on. Well done!

[@MyMike1946]

Neil this is 2024, a very changed world and it’s awful to me. At 78 I cringe at the way life is going.

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

I am so tired of Everyone asking for money and tips....again and again....

[@sanders2378]

… and reviews! For every little thing!

[@nanabutner]

I SIMPLY ALWAYS REFUSE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CAUSE!

[@Ravnka]

I never had a problem with tipping at resturants until I saw a couple of waitress family members complaining on FB that they aren't tipped enough & if a person can't afford to tip they should stay home.. Made me wonder how many times we've been talked about because we left 15% instead of the 30% they think you should leave them. We no longer eat anywhere that expects us to tip...

[@yawn8962]

I don’t donate. They lie about where the money goes. I was told by too many cashiers.

[@rachelil8094]

I had pay by hour job for a science lab at a University and was an assistant for the Professor. They were working on like cancer and anti aging (I think). And they were getting so many different grants for research but I got impression “research” are just new phd students wasting a lot of time and resources to tick boxes. Then knew when you donate to cancer research a lot of money must be wasted.

[@saschastolz61]

​@@rachelil8094👍 I'm a three-time cancer survivor and I refuse to donate anything to cancer charities. I know firsthand that they don't help the cancer patients as they claim to.

[@katmayful]

So true...while the head of the organisation takes a huge salary

[@GillNotRelatedToTom]

The cashiers have no way of knowing this. It’s an automatic process and the money is not taken direct from the tills. I speak for 30 years experience as a retail manager. Even the cash office has nothing to do with this process. We only bank the charity tub money and it’s tracked to within an inch of its life. In retail money is very heavily monitored and scams and theft would be the easiest thing to prosecute over, there is evidence down to the last 1p.

[@juliamaitland7160]

It makes me laugh how these plant based products are touted as healthy when in fact theyre ultra processed and much more unhealthy than fresh meat, fish or dairy

[@virginiajayhudgins8277]

You can’t be sure of anything you don’t grow yourself and that includes the meat we eat, too..

[@sandybruce9092]

My DIL is vegetarian/vegan so when we go visit (they live about 1600 miles away) we have to eat the same. Some of the food is pretty good and some looks disgusting (check out vegan bologna!🤮🤮). Our son is a carnivore!!! But the grandchildren are very healthy and love veggies so…….. when we go visit we take ourselves to Arby’s , etc. 😁😁

[@vickilim1644]

I can't stand most of the fake meat. It leaves a nasty taste in my mouth afterwards.

[@debbieingram6038]

Neil, I have a suggestion for a new weekly video - Neil’s Rants! You spend an entire video listing your annoyances of the week. It would be my favorite for sure. Thank you for your hard work and for keeping us informed.

[@Sprinkles5430]

I completely agree!

[@maryannehibbard5686]

🙃😆😁

[@Wrightmcclure]

I completely agree also. Then we can put in our 2 cents in too. 😂

[@oscarvi3232]

Definitely tune in for that.

[@wenders1966ful]

Yessssss

[@christineramsey5572]

You are one of Great Britain's treasures! Even when you are on a rant you are still respectful and that is why everyone loves you.

[@teresafaria6772]

I learned many years ago to donate directly to the people in need, when we realize how much of our money goes into the operational costs of the charity…. salaries, publicity, stationary, etc….. the cause itself gets next to nothing!

[@mariarevell4836]

Don't forget the large salaries to CEOs

[@kayekaye9258]

💯 % AGREE

[@annewilson4404]

Out of every £ donated the charity gets 5p . I will not give to charity I will not pay some rich guy to get richer.I give to the charity itself and then I'm very unsure if I am doing the right thing

[@patwhittingham9196]

Here here. I can’t bear charities that send out glossy expensive brochures, also the ones that tell you what would be an acceptable donation. Apart from the British Legion I now donate just to local charities. I have looked online to find which fat cats are getting a healthy sum to have their names on letter heading, and that’s all they do.

[@teresafaria6772]

@@patwhittingham9196 I sponsor a child in Tanzania, but my daughter goes there twice a year and we know exactly where our money goes, and Mosses is a happy, well adjusted, brilliant student!

[@Grannysouth]

It's the woke idea to make sure everyone and everything is politically correct now.

[@topcat3128]

We need to resist these minority tyrants.

[@lindaharris6361]

Agreed

[@stephanieinglett8569]

I live in The United States and my biggest complaint is that there is no customer service anywhere that is any good.

[@royallyblonde]

Agree, whole hearted. Customer Service is a thing of the past and it is truly sad. Because with the high prices it is depression to shop these days a nice kind sales person would help it a lot.

[@cynthiamickle1521]

I agree. Joann Fabric declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy today. The service is so bad, it's no wonder. I won't go back.

[@royallyblonde]

@@cynthiamickle1521 That is sad I always liked Joann Fabric. But I agree their CS has been bad for awhile.

[@davidarundel6187]

Service , went out the door , the moment that the stores went high tech , often forcing you to do the cashing out of products . To many snowflakes in retail , these days , along with lots of staff cogging the isles reshuffling products on the shelves , Even staff on trains & planes , don't do service , as it used to be .

[@goingcagey5991]

American here. One of my "pet peeves" are stores that have only self-checkout lanes. I usually just turn around and walk out when I enter one of those stores. I don't get paid to check out my own items.

[@angelamatthew1487]

I bought toilet cleaner today , it says on the box it's Vegan ! ! !

[@LadyPaddington]

🤣😂😅

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

I bought club soda during the Jewish holidays ...it said. KOSHER FOR PASSOVER and blessed by a rabbi😅

[@LadyPaddington]

@@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk Maybe the farmer's market should add stickers to the produce, "Blessed by God" (and vegan 🤣).

[@maryannehibbard5686]

Oh dear! I almost spit my tea out and scared the cat when I snorted! Vegan toilet cleaner!!??

[@lynettehay8471]

😂😂😂

[@lyndaf.5604]

My father worked in a department store before serving in WWII. He was spoken to by the menswear department manager one day when he had not worn a hat on the way to work and had been recognised on the tram. It was explained to Dad that, although it was not his department, his own job as well as those of all his friends and co-workers depended on the shop selling hats to gentlemen. If he did not wear a hat at all times in public, how could his friends in menswear honestly assure customers that it was definitely the “done thing” and “every gentleman wears a hat”? Needless to say, Dad never again went hatless until after the war when many with war service were given trade apprenticeships by the government. It was not only at work that a certain a dress code was required back in those days, it was obviously also all your working week. Always a pleasure Neil, don't stop being yourself, we love to hear whatever you care to share.

[@alicesings1971]

I understand Neil and I agree ! It’s embarrassing to check in getting medical attention. I’m glad you’re bringing this up. It’s frustrating chum ! xx

[@lynnelang3184]

I would just refuse to do it. It doesn't tend to happen here in NZ but it was definitely happening in the UK when I was there in 1997. The receptionist asked me the question and just told her to mind her own business.

[@katmayful]

When my husband had a stroke..he had been in hospital a long time. When distcharged I looked after him. One regular visit to the G P. I asked a question about the brain. He said 'don't ask me I am only a G P. ' I had studied everything about procedures while he was in hospital and had plenty knowledge . More than him who claimed to be a health doc.. My faith in the medical profession has evaporated I am afraid.. Also you don't need any qualifications to be a receptionist or health care assistant. Just follow what you are told .. and do the job. !Lord help us all!.. In fact we should be helping ourselves by listening to our bodies and keeping fit. Sorry about the rant.

[@kathielder6278]

You keep on sharing Sir. I love your way of viewing the world.

[@kimnagy11]

In the words of the late great Olympia Dukakis, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, then come sit my me”. You can come sit by me anytime Neil!! Say whatever you wish. I’ll be your Steel Magnolia!

[@luckylindysoverfifty]

One of my favorite lines so many great ones in that movie!

[@LilyGazou]

Originally said by Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth- she had it embroidered on a sofa cushion. .

[@NinaAnisimova-ux7xh]

May I suggest that people start to save, buy necessities and make yourself as financially and materially safe as possible. Hard times ahead. Did Megan donate to the starving Nigerian children? No. She took, millions. Thankyou Neil so very much for your dignity, kindness and honor. You don't stretch your hand out and we LOVE you for it. 🌹

[@fionafitzgerald8976]

I live in a small rural town. Getting to see the doctor WHILE you are ill is like winning lotto. No I'm not mad, we are saved by our wonderful Chemist. Also the girls/boys working in the chemist undertake training. As for supermarkets, they are on my HIT list (along with banks), I refuse to use self checkout, I always pay in CASH and I never give them more money for anyone. Charity begins at home in my book.

[@katmayful]

Usually the natural remedies work..and over the counter old fashioned castor oil ..menthol and your rescue remedy helps. My Dr is a holistic doc. He advised on supplements and vitamins.. If you ask him. But getting an appointment takes two weeks..we know our bodies and how it works or should do.. Older and wiser now.

[@margieguild519]

Ah, so good to vent! Good on you Neil, get it it off your chest!! I think we all agree with you, no matter where in the world we're from. Great chat!❤

[@bonniemacdougall4589]

I'm a nurse and it is intentional to keep patients confused by the staff. They think they feel more secure but also it saves the provider money to use non-professional medical personnel (not that many aren't quite good. It is nothing against them. They are doing what their employer tells them to do.) And be very careful giving any personal info to the desk staff in front of a waiting room of patients. Ask for paper and write down the info and hand it to the person. They probably won't like it but it's your personal safety and information. Hope you feel better with the tablets. Your illness is certainly hanging on. All the best to you. As always love your ties and I'm waving.

[@rahoche3]

Lovely social rant today, Neil. I agree with every point.100%. This one was fun. You go Neil, get it all out, tell them all how we feel. Cheers!👋👋😁

[@michellemcg6614]

I love your chats. I don’t like it that the “powers that be” seem to want all of us plebs to eat vegetables or bugs, while they feast on a nice juicy steak!

[@BlueSky-ff3vr]

I detest this store panhandling. Then THEY get a tax deduction.

[@topcat3128]

Good point.

[@hollyhudson2564]

Exactly! This why we don't give at the register. And what is with the tips everywhere? You go to a fast food and they want a tip??? Crazy!

[@LeeEnfield-iw3qk]

At our surgery they always tell us the Drs are very busy, but when you look around the Waiting Room its empty 😒

[@maureenlivermore3721]

Same here all our doctors seem to be home if you want to see one ring the surgery tell the receptionist your problem she will tell the doctor and he will ring you back sometime that day what a lot of B.S.

[@katmayful]

Telephone appointments are the done thing now..horrendous when they can't speak english. You can't understand a thing..they say.. !

[@heatherives8646]

Same here they say no appointments ring up in the morning at 8 am still no appointments when I did get appointment they said which surgery would you like to go too she gave me a list of ones they registered me with 4 I didn't even know

[@LeeEnfield-iw3qk]

@@katmayful ✔

[@seawolf365]

I hate when you order fast food or cafeteria food where there is no waitress and they expect a tip for nothing.

[@amyblankenship6237]

I refuse to add a tip when paying at the counter when placing an order! Prior to receiving my food etc. how do I know what amount I choose to leave?

[@user-rh9uk7wk3l]

I hate talking to receptionists for doctors. I hate they are the great gatekeepers to real medical attention

[@curlew-3592]

So do you think Doctors should be answering the phones to their patients then?

[@gordonhide4539]

​@@curlew-3592 Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit 🥴 you know exactly what that comment meant 😔😔 kath Yorkshire England

[@pennyhemsley4032]

Doctors receptionist actually saved my life. I rang for an appointment and when I said I didn't think I could get there for the time she suggested, she made a telephone appointment for me to speak to a GP. The GP upon speaking to me said she was not going to wait until close of surgery for home visits and called me an ambulance, even though that option had not even crossed my mind. Upon arriving at the hospital about an hour later I found out I had sepsis. Drs receptionist can be the gateway to lifesaving services too. I made a point of going in to thank her once I recovered as I may well have lost consciousness at home alone but for her action.

[@annereynolds9398]

They make you feel your a nuisance.

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

We dont even have receptionists. It all goes to a call center and someone might call you back.

[@almart6795]

It's a very smart gimmick to round off the figure. It tricks me every time. Neil, you are such a good conversationalist, I really enjoy you. Thanks for sharing.

[@OldWomanfromtheMountains]

My beliefs are this….. If God didn’t make it, don’t eat it. Makes everything simple.

[@LadyPaddington]

Absolutely true!! Wise woman 🥰

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

Does that include brownies and cookies and jam.

[@sharonstone-bh1zp]

Are you kidding - God made ALL th​ose yummies.

[@ladybarbarapinsonartist4052]

Your rant may be a release valve. We all are inconvenienced by the lower standards in today's society. In Neiman Marcus department store ( luxury USA store) when I modeled there years ago, the staff wore mandatory black with smart hairstyles and shoes. Now, as you say the shoppers cannot tell who is staff, vendors or customers. I feel like I have to send up a flare to find a staff person to ring up the sale. It is frustrating. Perhaps if the big brands receive enough feedback that the public wants smartly dressed available staff it will force the department stores to restore their dress codes. The men do not even wear socks, with their man buns. The women are wearing skin tight clothing that leaves nothing to the imagination. As a designer I am frequently in the stores. Customers tell me regularly that they are talking to me because of how I am dressed. Like you, I'm tired of being silent with regards to poor service, no dress codes and poor manners. We are all in this life together. Truly, thank you for dressing up and showing up each day. It takes courage! Cheering for you.

[@Deb-vu7gk]

Very true

[@ChristineMercyMotivation]

I work in the police department at Cleveland Clinic here in Ohio, USA- they have one in London. Credit where it’s due, patients are treated politely and HIPPA is respected. I’ve not had any difficulty seeing my doctors here. As for tipping in ordinary stores, I refuse to do it… a restaurant/cafe? yes, but the amount % depends upon the service I receive. My pet peeve? Rude staff who have zero manners or work ethic… I hate the eye rolling and finger pointing at an aisle as if I’ve committed some sort of crime by simply asking them to do their job. Great discussion Neil, thank you!

[@terrytrammell7388]

When I was growing up at my favorite department store there was a salesperson named Mrs Harrold, lovely sweet lady. If something came in that she knew I would like she would set it aside, yes, she knew what size I wore in dresses, blouses and skirts. She would call me and describe the garments to me and even tell me the colors. She knew that I would come in the following Saturday to try the garment(s) on. Try and get service like that today! It’s nonexistent. I miss “the old days.”

[@suzannehaigh4281]

Half of the doctors can n ot speak English correctly. With myself having hearing problems I need clear spoken English but I am racists if I request this.

[@NellyandAnge]

There's also the chance of them misdiagnosing if you're not sure what they've asked you.

[@suzannehaigh4281]

@@NellyandAnge They prefer if you know what is wrong with you because they do not have a clue.

[@saritamullins8294]

I usually tell my Dr's what is wrong with me and what I need to fix the situation. They always cooperate. It saves them time.

[@maryminty5876]

My husband has Alzheimer's and is afraid of many foreign doctors, especially the females. He cries, but it has to be endured apparently.

[@ToniWilliams]

I want real foods

[@Sprinkles5430]

I love this post, it's really made me smile. I tell you what annoys me at the minute, the TV channels all being at different volumes and, on top of that, adverts suddenly blaring out. I'm forever turning the volume up and down! Blinking irritating 🤣 Can we have more of these posts, they're so relatable and very funny x

[@jcwittig]

When my doctor's office asks me why I need to see my doctor I say follow up.

[@antheahewett7738]

thanks for the down-to-earth conversation!! Reminds me of the story that always makes me smile about the young lad who was stopped for speeding. The policeman said 'I've been waiting for you' to which the youngster replied 'Well, I got here as fast as I could!'

[@user-rh9uk7wk3l]

I have a British sense of humor. Nobody in the US gets my jokes. I have to tell people it’s a joke

[@oldiesrock]

Same!!! 🇺🇸

[@cindyrussell7017]

​@@oldiesrockI believe that is a sign of the times. I love British humor. Start rewatching Are You Being Severed. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rosieposie6521]

Yanks don't have ANY sense of humour at all and that's because they don't understand anything except McDonalds and Disneyland. 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@rosieposie6521]

​@@cindyrussell7017 Are you being "SEVERED" I THINK YOU'LL FIND THE WORD IS "SERVED"......🙄🤔🥱

[@em6577]

Is that a joke?👀🤣🤣🇬🇧

[@deborahwedickcooper2751]

Nope, don't donate at the till. When I donate, I choose and donate myself. Your medical gatekeeping can't be done like that in the US. Being a retired medical pro myself, I give my doctors fits.

[@user-mf9tq3dh9c]

Mr.Sean you are spot on.

[@michelejashinsky8409]

Meghan and Harry taught me not to give to any charity

[@deplorable1900]

I absolutely LOVE British humor!😂😊👋🏼

[@user-rh9uk7wk3l]

In France the vegan food cannot mention that it’s any meat. In the US they can call it meat

[@sahdogwrangler5594]

We also call plastic vegan leather, which always cracks me up!!

[@LesleyClarke-px9nr]

What if that Tuna said I think you have caught to many fish today could you put me back PLEASE 🥺🥺🥺Yes Neil thoroughly enjoyed it 😄🙏 wonderful rant and i must agree 💯💯💯

[@susanmizen9493]

Oh Neil, don’t get me started about giving all your personal information out in public. I often refuse to say it out loud and then the receptionist says it to you out loud! Nothing like privacy!

[@Pamela-pg8hj]

Thank you so much for bringing up the donations at the till. We have to be tougher when that stare or eye roll is directed towards us when we push the ‘no’ button. 👋🏻

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

I push the no button.

[@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk]

Neil...if you are throwing up, they are much more responsive😅

[@Cynthia-nm6tg]

On behalf of the cashiers that were penalized for not asking every customer, every question: 1. Did you find everything today? (A riot erupts when a cashier leaves the register with a line of customers & fully loaded carts.) 2. Will you be using any coupons. (Coupons don’t match products. Slows down line. Angers other customers.) 3. Would you like to apply for a credit card today? (Slows down line & angers other customers.) 4. Would you like to donate to…(Sometimes more than 1 charity) *Preferred customer interrupts cashier, says I heard you ask the previous customer questions & NO thanks to all.

[@milliway2010]

@@BonnieHaynes-gg4nk Or bleeding. Several years ago on a very hot Sunday afternoon, my husband had a nosebleed. It stopped and started several times. I was worried, he was not, but I insisted and drove him to the ER. He wasn't bleeding at the time, so they took his info, checked his blood pressure, looked at his history on the computer, rolled their eyes, handed him a box of tissues and sent us out to the waiting room. After about twenty minutes his nose bled again and he dashed to the nearby restroom just as it gushed. I ran to reception, knocked on the glass partition and shouted "Help! my husband is bleeding in the restroom!" He did make a right mess of their tidy white restroom. They rushed him into the ER and the doctors tended to him. The reason for the bleed was never determined by his GP, or repeated...but that got their attention.😉

[@judywright4241]

My son works part time as a cashier and not only has to ask for donations but gets in trouble if the store doesn’t have so many donations at the end of the week! That’s how you know the store itself is getting kickbacks and concern for their customers fell by the way side.

[@anitakennedy7248]

Hi all .... our food philosophy is simple. If man has tampered with it, don't eat it. For example, a glass of orange is the juice of a few oranges!!! Rather eat an orange.

[@astridhinderling36]

Yeas Neil, you are again spot on!!!

[@tinalau7727]

Good morning, I’m loving the little bits of information and observations from you. ❤

[@janndrake8253]

I love to hear you rant!!! You rant about the same thing I rant about!!!! 👋👋👋👋❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹

[@tonimonti5195]

I just love you Neil! In the US asking for tips is out of control. Some folks say, hey if I am standing up while ordering I'm not tipping. LOL.

[@juliedearlove8098]

I bought some bathroom cleaner the other day,got to the till and realised it said VEGAN on the bottle!! I want to clean with it not drink it!

[@lynettehay8471]

😂😂😂

[@kathrynklein4824]

The doctors ask us to rate our appointment with them every time we go to doctor. Stores ask for their ratings of business whenever we purchase something at their store.

[@sonjadidyk-tn4cc]

If I rated my doc, I would never be allowed back

[@nanabutner]

IN ALL HONESTY THE DO NOT GIVE A TINKER’S DAMN WHAT YOU THINK OF THEM! The only way you have even the slightest chance of being heard is your states medical board or equivalent licensing agency in your country as a written complain.

[@saschastolz61]

It outrages me that when I go to the ATM my bank advertises that its donated millions of dollars to charity. . that's millions of dollars of customers money including mine.

[@topcat3128]

Good point.

[@vpmema]

Had some family come to visit told us they were clean vegan. We spent $200 to make them feel welcome. Fruits, nuts, salads some of that plant base meat, butter. They went through that in 2 days!! They ate all the time. Not having protein will do that to you. We eat southern here! Biscuits with gravy, bar b Que, dumplings etc… crazy

[@mmsteinbach]

I want to eat at your house!!😘

[@wendyejohnson7517]

Just at the doctor today. They no longer have a receptionist to sign you in, you have to do it on a tablet thing. My 100 year old neighbour came in and didn’t have a clue as to how to do it. We struggled through it together. 👋🇨🇦

[@advancedwatcher]

Agree. Especially about telling the doctor's receptionist.

[@kathleennagwak1761]

I enjoyed this video. It translates across the world. I’m in the USA and sometimes not much different.

[@soniar3051]

Neil your rants are so relatable. 😂 We have the same struggles. When you go to the clinic, dr office or pharmacy you do have to give your information aloud. I think so much for the privacy laws. I also hate those self checkouts. I feel if I have to shop for it, ring it up and bag it then I should get an employee discount.

[@crabwalk7773]

Neil, it is nice when you share these thoughts. We feel more normal, have similar experiences. In the U.S., anymore, if you express any dissatisfaction with a business, you are labelled "a Karen" - meaning that yOu are the problem, not at all the service. Pity.

[@saritamullins8294]

There was a time when "The customer is always right." Guess those days are long gone.

[@cakehole53]

I am so glad you’re having a rant, Neil, because it's exactly how I feel. Don’t know doctor khan, but part of the NHS problems comes with private medicine because doctors are given time off from nhs to do their private practice! Drives me bonkers, and it's been like that for years! I'm laughing my head off because you've sounded exactly like me, and all the things I’ve said today! Now lay down and have a rest, Neil ❤❤❤

[@penjim2013]

Hiya Kev, I hope you're lying down and having a nice rest, too. It just proves that getting older is not for the faint hearted.... and it will likely get a lot worse soon. 🤦🙋 xx

[@cakehole53]

@@penjim2013 couldn't agree with you more Pen x 👋

[@rachmaninoff286]

We used to be able to ring up and make an appointment with a doctor without any questions asked, Now they want to know why you want to see them. If it's not a good enough reason they say no or if you're lucky you might get a telephone appointment in 3 weeks time!!! The receptionists are all powerful now.

[@DianneClewes]

I was once having to give details to a receptionist. Gave her my DOB etc & said it was for a diabetic check. After a few mins she said was it about my breathing difficulties ? No, I don't have a problem, I had a diabetic issue, oh she said I can't find that on your record. I told her some of the medications I took, I haven't got those listed she said. She then went off to find someone, another lady came with & told her she had the wrong record on screen. So she closed that down & had to ask my DOB again.

[@isabelgaynor2589]

Keep going Neil. You are speaking for all of your subscribers. Gosh, you could be starting a brand new "Me Too" movement.

[@min-ru8236]

Hi Neil 👋👋👋🇦🇺🇦🇺 To laugh , cry or angry at your rant, I have to laugh,its amazing how you compiled all these complaints that each of us had experienced . Thank you for sharing.

[@Fayebythelight]

What I don't understand is how we've ended up in this crazy, woke, poor me world, when everyone you speak to like the lovely people here in your chat, Neil, we are all if the same opinion. The sensible opinion as it were. How have so few idiots managed to force us into this ludicrous state of affairs. We need to start saying we won't put up with it, & personally I definitely refuse to pay to charity other than to the ones I chose, which I've supported for years & always directly to them.

[@denisemariner1235]

Don't try to push things at me. I buy what I want, what I can afford. Just visited a Farm today for produce, veggies and fruits. No charity money is asked from me. If the business wants to donate, go ahead!! I give where I want to give. Going to the Doctor, I fill my forms out online.

[@nannybear5257]

Well Neil...I may be old but at least I saw the world before it turned to shite.

[@Tidybitz]

There are many annoyances nowadays, the list is growing by the day and the older I get. One of my biggest annoyances are answer machines, you literally cannot phone any company or organisation without having the torture of envountering one and wasting my money ... press 1 for ... press 2 for ... press 3 for etc etc, Grrrrr!!! I long for the days when actual people answered the telephones.

[@janefletcher3198]

I was so surprised that our big box DIY is now asking to round up really !

[@mario-qi3yw]

Good day Neil😊My daughter is vegetarian. It takes great talent to make her food edible.

[@queeniemorris4060]

👋 👋 everyone ❤

[@karenrobertson2312]

Things just aren’t the same as they used to be. People don’t care anymore.

[@maureenormston8356]

I think you need to do a Weekly Rant 👍😊

[@deborahlea5669]

Traffic Wardens chasing around with running shoes and ever decreasing parking spots. A total blight on small towns and very bad for business.

[@juliehale9491]

You can refuse to tell a receptionist what is wrong with you because that’s breaking the data act. If nobody’s in reception then I would tell otherwise I say I’m sorry but that’s between the doctor and myself and if they still insist just say this is against the data act.

[@susanmatyus9165]

I can not believe some magazines are falsely stating that Harry 'rejected an invitation to the Duke of Westminster's society wedding!' Ha! Harry was never invited!! Harry WISHES he was invited! So tired of the totally misleading headlines...thank you for keeping it all honest, real & straightforward for us, Neil.

[@Rando15]

You're absolutely right, Neil. It's nearly impossible to be seen by the doctor of your choice. The receptionist decides who one sees. I'm tired of it. PS. i love your opinions because they're like inine.

[@africanborn2443]

Good Morning Neil ....lets have a wave to cheer ourselves up 👋👋👋. Your input today made me want to weep because it hit the nail on the head so hard it drove it through the coffin totally!!! I was just thinking back to my childhood and early adulthood last night and remembering the days our FAMILY General Practitioner would come to us when we were sick...no spreading germs around packed waiting rooms then! He didn't have to be told our family history he knew it because he'd watched us all grow up. And.....If we weren't much better after the first course of treatment we were given another, different one to drive the bugs out. Of course, I do belong to the era where the Doctor would decide a Penicillin injection was warranted and instruct the nurse to "get her ready" (as though one was about to go out somewhere!), then he'd go out the back room and RUSH back shaking a glass syringe (to stop the solution separating) then bung the jackhammer sized needle into a nervous buttock and plunge the 'magic potion' into a quivering muscle!! Ahhhh.......those were the days we died of genuine old age, not medical neglect or misadventure. I also fled a GP practice 15 years ago because I saw him consulting Dr Google about my broncihtis instead of his PIMS (Pharmaceutica Manual) for an appropriate antibiotic!

[@wordlark]

This chat-rant was wonderful! One doesn’t feel so alone when you hear that others feel/think the same way you do. Thank you Neil. I agree with another commenter, you should make this a weekly feature.

[@user-oh6nl1dw3u]

A lot if these charities are big money funding massive salaries for fat cats

[@janetbowersox83]

I dislike that in hospitals, you can't tell who is who anymore....nurses, from aids, to cleaning staff. They are all dressed alike. May I have a nurse in a professional uniform, name badge, and a nurses cap. It was done for a reason. Alot of places have become so lax in how professionals present themselves

[@kerriferguson2023]

Oh the good old days when those nurses looked so wonderful and professional in their starched crisp uniforms which immediately instilled confidence into their patients. I miss it!

[@janetbowersox83]

@kerriferguson2023 absolutely! My mother was one of those professionally dressed nurses.....white stocking, white shoes always polished. I have one of her starched nurses caps

[@kerriferguson2023]

@@janetbowersox83 And they always seemed to work without ceasing, mindful of the watchful eye of the sister or matron. No slacking off in those days!!! I recall one prolonged visit after bone grafts when one of these young angels approached me and asked if I would like her to wash my waist-length hair. What a blessing! I accepted her offer with gratitude which involved feats of great skill as she washed my hair while I was lying in the bed and she holding my head over basins of water. When the exercise was complete, she left the room and returned to the room a short time later with a beautiful ribbon which she tied in my hair stating that she thought it might make me feel nice. They don't make them like that anymore!!!! And despite the physical effort and the mechanics involved in the task, her uniform looked as crisp when she left as it had when she arrived! I never forgot her.

[@user-or8zu5ug4x]

Oh Neil you gave me a good laugh today. As a retired nurse and Yorkshire lass.

[@paulainsc8212]

You tell them Neil! You should run for office Sir

[@helenpeacock5148]

Funerals the only event where you don't need to buy a new frock or bring a present.

[@evaharvey1094]

🤣😂😆

[@seriously6649]

I loathe being asked at the checkout if I've found everything. Do they really believe I am too stupid to ask for help before I arrive at the end of my shopping?

[@annejacobsen4177]

You make me laugh as I agree with you- same here is Australia - hope you feel better after your rant 🤣

[@andreanicholson5762]

Hahaha loved your little rant. You are right though, we're accepting slack, and poor service everywhere especially the NHS as the norm

[@lindadeavours3327]

No, I don't have this problem. You fill out an arrival form. Wait a short bit and see the doctor. I am being cremated. This will spare my family of unwanted family members. Love the tuna fish story. You sound like me.

[@charlotteelzner2616]

My biggest complaint is that I'm sick and tired of reading about the Monticello duo. I probably should unscribe to those sites who continue to post about them. Personally, I just want them and their BS to just go away.

[@Wrightmcclure]

What gets me peeved at the Dr office is that the medical assistant asks questions about your previous issues without reading your charts. What is the scence of having a thick folder of your medical history with them if they are asking about previous medical issues. Ugh, I have chronic back pain and they are asking how I have back pain when everything is in that folder they are holding. I hate repeating myself all the time.

[@saschastolz61]

🎯 agreed. Same thing I go through!

[@catherinebrame3145]

You are a bright spot in my day!! Here in SoCal the inflation is killing those on fixed incomes. The food has become Frankenfood and the prices are ridiculous. I no longer get anything from drive throughs or restaurants and cook from scratch. I buy what’s on sale and doesn’t have chemicals or GMO or other garbage. Thank you for raising these issues up. There is no customer service and no talking to anyone in charge. It is bizarre and really disappointing.

[@LeslieMacDonald-gg2kg]

haha I love when you chat about all different things. You mirror a lot of my thoughts and, I'm sure, those of a lot of other people. It's nice. :) Thank you.

[@tgrim50]

Spot on Neil. I am so angry about that “rounding up”. Let the corporation make a donation and I will continue to give to the charities of my choice.

[@user-fl9dg3qo7t]

Love the show and your sense of humor, all the while saying the truth. Fun. 😅

[@laurawilliams1090]

Don’t you love it when you’re feeling terrible and the receptionist asks you if it’s an emergency? Isn’t that for the doctor to decide?! If I already knew it was an emergency, I’d have phoned 999! Of course, if you feel shamed into saying it’s not an emergency (despite not having a clue what’s wrong), you won’t get an appointment for at least three weeks…

[@BarbaraMacDonald-bq1lb]

God love ya Neil, your bloods worth bottling and i totally relate to all you've said, have a wonderful day 😊👍👋🇦🇺