Sir, – Further to recent correspondence (November 29th), the one that annoys me most is the shop assistant who, when they finally come to serve me, asks “Are you okay?”
If I was “okay” I wouldn’t have taken the time to place myself in a situation where I needed assistance, even if it was only to pay an exorbitant price for some small item. – Yours, etc,
SEAMUS McKENNA,
Maynooth,
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Sir, – A common form of address to a customer waiting to pay at many Dublin retail outlets is “Are you okay?” or even more brusquely, “Okay?” My response is “Thank you for asking but I haven’t been okay for years.” – Yours, etc,
DAVID LOUGHLIN,
Rathmines,
Dublin 6.
