Complaint of the Month: October 2016

In the first of a recurring series, we delve into our inbox to find our favourite reader correspondence. Well, we say 'favourite'...

Feature by The Skinny | 21 Oct 2016

“Forget national and international issues altogether.” That was the advice of our inaugural Complainer of the Month, in response to the launch article for this year’s Food and Drink Survey (get voting, kids!) Basically, we shouldn’t have discussed politics, or topical issues, or “national and international issues altogether”, while also discussing where to get a nice sandwich. 

If this article had come past Mr Complainer’s desk, he writes, “it would have gone straight in the bin.” We were intrigued, so we looked him up on LinkedIn – turns out he works in aviation journalism, which does explain why he wouldn’t want an article promoting a food and drink poll with little to no mention of aviation policy. Come to think of it, that article featured an illustration of a flying hotdog, which may be what provoked his ire in the first place. Still, at least he signed off with “Yours sincerely”, so that’s nice. 3 stars.

Honorary mention to the correspondent who took umbrage with our suggestion that pizza is the next big thing, and described us as “FOODIE BEARDY TWATTY EDINBURGH ARSEHOOOOOOOOLESSSSSS!!!!!!!” Well the joke’s on you sir/madam, because some of us don’t even have beards.

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