Ian Jelf wrote:
In message , Brimstone
writes

Which in a small way, is reassuring. It's nice to know that it's not
only the British that whinge. :-)

No, if you look back to the top of the thread, I was largely (not
exclusively but largely) talking about British people doing this. :-(

Ahh, I missed that bit, but I do understand the problem.

I used to be a guard on the Piccadilly Line. Passengers would ask me "Where
dos this train go to?" At forst I responded by asking where it was they were
trying to get to but some became quite stroppy so I stopped doing that and
simply answered the question.

Their blank faces when given the answer of "Cockfosters" (or which ever
north London station the train was terminating at) was a joy to behold (if
one was so minded). They would then ask the question they should have asked
in the first place, i.e. "How do I get to ...".