weiming23 wrote:NB: Sorry, I don't know what is c**k phrase. c**k?
Oh! "c**k Sure" is a wonderful old English Colloquialism. It refers to the way a barnyard Rooster, you know, a Male Chicken, the Way they Strut head up straight and proud around the Farm... and the way they take it upon themselves to Wake Everyone up in the Morning with their catch phrase "Cockadodle-Do". the Phrase has no sordid or profane meaning... one can use the phrase with Children, though some of the naughty children may giggle a bit.
Hmmmm, but about your Serious Business.... it is tempting to Stay with the Store, since it will someday be yours, but you should discuss, calmly with your Father your dilemma, that you would Like to Stay, BUT, the constant humiliation he dumps on you is growing intolerable. the Older you Get, the More intolerable it all becomes.
Now I can see your Father Swooping in and shoving you aside so that he can deal with an Old Customer -- somebody he has always dealt with and who expects to be served by your Father. But a new and strange Customer comes through the door, well, you deserve First Shot if you were standing their ready for action. Now, yes, your father can get between the Customer and the door, and if the customer turns to go away without buying anything, well, Then, you father can jump in and save the sale. Yes, you got to get this 'squared away' with your father.
Oh, YOUR FRIENDS humiliate you. Maybe my English is a bit different from your English, but where I come from we use the word Enemy for that kind of acquaintance. But with 'Friends' like that, well, I guess you don't need any Enemies.
You need to stop taking their calls. you need to nod at them in passing and move on. As the Victorians would say, you need to 'cut' them.... that is, drop them from your Personal Societyl Make new friends. Even I am able to make friends, and I am kind of stuffy....
Oh, let me know if you have any questions about my colloquialisms and local English usages. I was studying French for the longest time and the hardest part was catching the sense of the 'common saying' that are so confusing if taken literally but once you know what they mean, they are a lot of fun.