I remember being short 20p once and the woman on the till being super crappy about it and made me put it back "if you knew you didnt have enough then you shouldnt have tried to get lunch". I was literally paying with coppers, sorry for being poor I guess?
Same it’s honestly so annoying like theirs been so many times where I haven’t had enough and they’ve just told me I can’t eat at all because I don’t have enough and some days I haven’t even had breakfast in the morning so I won’t be eating until like 8 at night
Omg when I was in high school I was short one day for my lunch money and the lunch aid ended up covering it. 6 years later I go to meet my boyfriends mom for the first time and I was like "oh my God I owe you $2" 🤣
One of my friends are severely gluten free like onetime she had a few Pringles thinking they were gluten free because most chips are and she ended up in the hospital for a few days. She has to have special lunches at school and onetime they forgot to make her something so they told her to have a salad that day and one of the rude lunch ladies limited her on her salad. She literally had like 5 pieces of lettuce and the lady yelled at her and is like “that’s enough”. It was a very stupid situation so her and I picked up food after school. Most of our lunch ladies are very nice but that one is so rude.
Meanwhile in Sweden schools can’t charge for anything you’d need to go to school. Lunch is free, school trips are free etc. Because school is mandatory to attend so it has to be free.
@hitchins dawkins lol having services provided free of charge from the government isn’t communism. Sweden is actually a highly individualistic country (it generally ranks really high in self actualisation, much higher than the US for example), we’re far from communist. Do you also think that public roads are communism? You pay nothing specific to walk on the pavement, it’s simply a service that the government uses tax money for.
@hitchins dawkins do you go into a library screaming "communist building!!!" Just because something is a public service, doesn't mean it's communist But your comment did make me laugh, thanks for that 😂
@@tovekauppi1616 Sweden isn't "highly individualistic" it is horrendously controlled by expectations of following the narrative provided by the state. That is the cost of accepting the "free lunch"
Or just put cameras in the classrooms, and have the dinner ladies monitor them. When the teachers are mean, they go into that room with the cooking spoon 😂
When people didn’t have enough money for lunch, the school district set up a thing where I can get a ‘cheese sandwich’ which was two slices of bread with a slice of cheese in the middle.
@@joeebiden_ imagine a dry hamburger bun with a single slice of American cheese. No condiments, no sides, no drink. Just a sad dry bun with sad fake cheese
Back when I was in public school, if you couldn't afford to pay for your lunches or didn't qualify for the free lunch program, literally all they gave you was a few packets of those little soup crackers, a few slices of wheat bread, and a cup of ranch. So basically bread and water. Way to go, CO. Great work in the education system. *Rolls eyes to high heaven*
That’s required by law, you have to have an alternative because you’re not allowed to let kids starve Edit: if it’s a publicly funded school, the rules might be different for private school but I don’t know for sure
American but I had a cafeteria with a ton of students and when the trays were stacked at the end theyd always be wonky and sometimes still with trash and stuff. It bothered me a bunch so I always fixed them so they were stacked neatly with all the trash thrown away. One of the cafeteria ladies noticed me doing it and was so grateful (she was like in her 70’s, and it made her job much easier to have them all neat like that) From then on whenever I was done fixing the trays and she was coming to pick them up, she’d be ready with like four or five of our crappy little cookies that I loved. A lot of the time I brought them to my next class and I’d share them with the people next to me. I made plenty of friends that way, and it honestly was one of the more bearable parts of what was honestly a crappy time in my life
She reminds me of all the older lunch ladies that were always so sweet to you. And I loved and still miss the older African American women that would say "Enjoy your lunch baby" or "Have a great day baby" idk but that always put a smile on my face 🥺🥺
I am a dinner lady in a primary school in the North East of England and it’s the best job. We’re there to comfort them and clean up after them and make sure they’re eating enough and they all have a drink. No one ever goes without food. Anyone crying gets a cuddle, teachers can’t do that. ❤
I love dinner ladies like this. When I was in school I had a lovely one named Pat. I was anaphylactic allergic to dairy products ( milk, eggs etc) so she would make me food specifically that was clear of all that. Even dessert! Which I was always so grateful for. God bless her. She was the best. I still remember her and I’m in 30s now.
This was my mother as an a dinner lady in my school years ago, right down to the accent. She used to come through from the kitchens to find me (as a sixteen year old) in the canteen and give me a kiss on the cheek in front of my friends. I was mortified at the time but would give anything to have that in my life now.
My school’s principal ( I am a teacher) just retired. And he started each day by making sure that he walked through the cafeteria instead of heading straight to his office. He always said that he did that so he could take care of the lunch ladies because they took care of the kids 👏👏💛💛
I used to be a kitchen manager at a middle school, it was the best job in the world. So many sweet middle schoolers, broke my heart to have to leave (cancer, the daily hugs would've killed me with germs). There were a few boys who didn't eat because their parents wouldn't fill out the forms and we couldn't do it for them. After catching them watching us we sat down and talked to them. They didn't even get food at home, their little siblings didn't go to school so they stole food. The rest of the time I was there they had every leftover they wanted to take home. On Fridays we would empty their bags of school stuff they didn't need and packed them to the brim with foods and juice and milk for their family. At Thanksgiving and Christmas they got food and gifts from all of us. Still miss those boys, they'd be young adults now 💛
The “negative” people that she impersonates makes me feel so uncomfortable but seeing sweet people like this is so wholesome 😭😭😭 the last bit nearly had me and then she said “is it bc you did well on a test?” 🥺
this was my primary school canteen lady, she’s got the kindest soul on this planet, I once didn’t have enough for a frozen treat on a hot day and she gave it to me for free
I always loved my dinner lady, I unfortunately was often in debt, but she was always so kind and understanding, once I didn't even bother going in line, and she went and found me telling me I "forgot" my lunch
I watch them all and never get bored. My dinner lady at school told me that my dad should spend his money better (he was a heroin addict) and it’s not her fault I have no money on my account. At least 2 days a week I went without dinner
My dinner ladies literally just go "you havent got enough money" loudly and take the food off you so youre only options are to get an overdraft from the office on the opposite side of the school site despite the fact we have limited time and the queue will be massive when you come back, or you dont eat. I choose dont eat everytime :)
I went from a school where students were publicly shamed for not having $$ on their lunch account to a school with a lunch lady like this one, she worked cause she could, not cause she had to, so *ALL* the $$ she got from being a lunch lady went to kids that needed it, I didn't qualify for reduced lunches, but there was ZERO way I could get school lunch, it was hard to just keep the fridge stocked most weeks, so I was often eating cold left overs, so her and a teacher paid for my school lunches all year so i could have hot food, and now 10+ years later i still remember them both and everything they did for me and the other students and I'll never not be thankful
We had certain meals on certain days of the week in primary school and one of the greatest dinner ladies called Brenda used to give kids seconds if you wanted it and honestly she would always give decent or even big portions and we never got turned down if we didn't have enough or our parents forgot to pay she was a legend and I miss her plus on parents evenings she would make cakes and wraps and other foods so you could eat as well no charge of course she was amazing I miss her so much
I had a lunch lady at my highschool who let me have a free Powerade because she could tell that I was having a bad day and I didn't have enough in my account to pay full. I paid it back the next day but she made my whole week. Kindness really does help people guys💞
Where I'm from they made it illegal to take a child's lunch from them if they don't have enough money on their school account for food, this came a few years after I was in elementary school because I distinctly remember having my food taken from me when there was no more money on my account. It was very humiliating to have my lunch taken away in front of all of the other kids.
God at this point any kindness i see or get makes me well up! Me and my wee girls have been put through so so much cruelty on EVERY level by EVERYONE that was supposed to be here for us. Urrgh! Dotty your a star hee hee x
U.S. - I remember in elementary school, before lunches were free for everyone, they had a stamp made for when your account got down to $5 they would stamp your hand so your parents would see it when you got home so they could send you with lunch money the next day. And as a kid it was so cool to get a stamp idk why lol
During the summer, the dinnerladies would put on a deal that was “with any other purchase, you can have a free bottle of water, and we will swap any empty throwaway bottles for a full one” They would also have mini cupcakes for around 10p so that it counts as a purchase, and then someone can get water easily.
This video made me cry! I bawled. I’ve been the child that was turned away because I didn’t have the money on my lunch account. I’ve had the principal pay for my lunch before. I’m a grown adult now and it’s been 20 plus years since that happened and I STILL remember the embarrassment
Last school I worked in before I had to retire, was in a high poverty area and the SLT instructed the dinner staff to do this and flag up to pastoral staff any kids who didn’t have enough to pay. Then we could find out if parents had just forgotten to top up or if they were struggling to pay and see if they qualified for FSM or other help. That way the students weren’t embarrassed and still got a meal and we could find out families who were struggling and hadn’t let the school know. Many times were would find out they’d lost a job or similar and didn’t know what they could apply for benefits wise and we worked closely with organisations like the CAB and food banks. Hate the idea of any kid being embarrassed in the lunch queue that they don’t have enough money or going without because of it. Hope all schools do similar, it’s not hard and makes the world of difference!
At our school we can just go into the negatives (I have actually seen -£78 which is one of the downsides) and our parents top it up to make sure it's all paid at the end of each week
this is so comforting, idk why lmao
Oh my gosh I thought the same thing lol🤣
For people who want more stuff like this, you might want to look up asmr roleplays
Ikr her voice is very relaxing
I'm your 2000th like 😃
@@bloopbee_ THANK YOU WOW
My dinner ladies literally scream outloud "You've only got 50 p!!!!! YOU CANT EAT TODAY, ALRIGHT? BYE, THANK YA"
I remember being short 20p once and the woman on the till being super crappy about it and made me put it back "if you knew you didnt have enough then you shouldnt have tried to get lunch". I was literally paying with coppers, sorry for being poor I guess?
All my lunch ladies literally scream ‘ no money! No money! ‘ they take our tray out our hands and tell us to go get someone else to pay for you
Same it’s honestly so annoying like theirs been so many times where I haven’t had enough and they’ve just told me I can’t eat at all because I don’t have enough and some days I haven’t even had breakfast in the morning so I won’t be eating until like 8 at night
literally the dinner lady told me to go put the food back cause my account was on -£2.50 smh
@@emmawillis1570 some people really do just work with kids so they can feel powerful and it shows..
Omg when I was in high school I was short one day for my lunch money and the lunch aid ended up covering it. 6 years later I go to meet my boyfriends mom for the first time and I was like "oh my God I owe you $2" 🤣
that’s so sweet😭
thats so cool and amazing!! 😭🖐🏻☺️
This is precious!!!
The worlds so small
That is some Wattpad fanfic stuff
There’s 2 types of dinner lady
the nice one
The annoying and rude one
One Time i got the nice but really loud and nearly rude one. Some were scared but she just wanted children to be happy
One of my Primary school ones used to shout at me for my speech impediment-
One of my friends are severely gluten free like onetime she had a few Pringles thinking they were gluten free because most chips are and she ended up in the hospital for a few days. She has to have special lunches at school and onetime they forgot to make her something so they told her to have a salad that day and one of the rude lunch ladies limited her on her salad. She literally had like 5 pieces of lettuce and the lady yelled at her and is like “that’s enough”. It was a very stupid situation so her and I picked up food after school. Most of our lunch ladies are very nice but that one is so rude.
But you listed 3….
I briefly dated an old school freind, and when I realised his mum was the mean, tormenting dinner lady...
I've never left so quickly!!!!!
Meanwhile in Sweden schools can’t charge for anything you’d need to go to school. Lunch is free, school trips are free etc. Because school is mandatory to attend so it has to be free.
@hitchins dawkins lol having services provided free of charge from the government isn’t communism. Sweden is actually a highly individualistic country (it generally ranks really high in self actualisation, much higher than the US for example), we’re far from communist. Do you also think that public roads are communism? You pay nothing specific to walk on the pavement, it’s simply a service that the government uses tax money for.
@hitchins dawkins do you go into a library screaming "communist building!!!" Just because something is a public service, doesn't mean it's communist
But your comment did make me laugh, thanks for that 😂
@hitchins dawkins ah that gosh darn commies.
@@tovekauppi1616 Sweden isn't "highly individualistic" it is horrendously controlled by expectations of following the narrative provided by the state. That is the cost of accepting the "free lunch"
Long story short: Lunch is free in Sweden 🇸🇪
I’m convinced that dinner ladies should have been the teachers
Someone had to say it
Or just put cameras in the classrooms, and have the dinner ladies monitor them. When the teachers are mean, they go into that room with the cooking spoon 😂
@@summerpooleon7837 I absolutely love your idea
@@summerpooleon7837 that is the best idea in the world
@@summerpooleon7837 this is brilliant.
When people didn’t have enough money for lunch, the school district set up a thing where I can get a ‘cheese sandwich’ which was two slices of bread with a slice of cheese in the middle.
isnt that what . . . a cheese sandwich is . . .
@@joeebiden_ imagine a dry hamburger bun with a single slice of American cheese. No condiments, no sides, no drink. Just a sad dry bun with sad fake cheese
Back when I was in public school, if you couldn't afford to pay for your lunches or didn't qualify for the free lunch program, literally all they gave you was a few packets of those little soup crackers, a few slices of wheat bread, and a cup of ranch. So basically bread and water. Way to go, CO. Great work in the education system.
*Rolls eyes to high heaven*
@@SK-kn3ov still a sandwich tho
That’s required by law, you have to have an alternative because you’re not allowed to let kids starve
Edit: if it’s a publicly funded school, the rules might be different for private school but I don’t know for sure
American but I had a cafeteria with a ton of students and when the trays were stacked at the end theyd always be wonky and sometimes still with trash and stuff.
It bothered me a bunch so I always fixed them so they were stacked neatly with all the trash thrown away. One of the cafeteria ladies noticed me doing it and was so grateful (she was like in her 70’s, and it made her job much easier to have them all neat like that)
From then on whenever I was done fixing the trays and she was coming to pick them up, she’d be ready with like four or five of our crappy little cookies that I loved. A lot of the time I brought them to my next class and I’d share them with the people next to me.
I made plenty of friends that way, and it honestly was one of the more bearable parts of what was honestly a crappy time in my life
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You sound lovely a lovely person 🌹 have a great day
Awww you are a true sweetheart! ❤️
Oh my goodness they did this for me too! I remember! They give me faith in humanity
She reminds me of all the older lunch ladies that were always so sweet to you. And I loved and still miss the older African American women that would say "Enjoy your lunch baby" or "Have a great day baby" idk but that always put a smile on my face 🥺🥺
I wish I'd had a Dotty at school
I always loved those lunch ladies who knew you couldn't add the money but still let you eat.
I am a dinner lady in a primary school in the North East of England and it’s the best job. We’re there to comfort them and clean up after them and make sure they’re eating enough and they all have a drink. No one ever goes without food. Anyone crying gets a cuddle, teachers can’t do that. ❤
The world needs more Dottys ❤️
I love dinner ladies like this. When I was in school I had a lovely one named Pat. I was anaphylactic allergic to dairy products ( milk, eggs etc) so she would make me food specifically that was clear of all that. Even dessert! Which I was always so grateful for. God bless her. She was the best. I still remember her and I’m in 30s now.
I am this dinner lady 😂♥️
You go girl!! We all love you 🥰😘
Same in the states. Lunch ladies were all mothers and they were always sympathetic towards the kids with no money or food. God bless them.
This was my mother as an a dinner lady in my school years ago, right down to the accent. She used to come through from the kitchens to find me (as a sixteen year old) in the canteen and give me a kiss on the cheek in front of my friends. I was mortified at the time but would give anything to have that in my life now.
I love Dotty. Honestly, those kind lunch ladies always helped the day go by just a little better.
The lunch lady was always the kindest.
My school’s principal ( I am a teacher) just retired. And he started each day by making sure that he walked through the cafeteria instead of heading straight to his office. He always said that he did that so he could take care of the lunch ladies because they took care of the kids 👏👏💛💛
Freaking love Dotty. In my life her name was Mrs Walter’s and she called me Chook. Loved that lady.
This is so wholesome ♡
this is just so wholesome and ive had this experience and UGH i just love calm british ladies who help u when ur down
I used to be a kitchen manager at a middle school, it was the best job in the world. So many sweet middle schoolers, broke my heart to have to leave (cancer, the daily hugs would've killed me with germs). There were a few boys who didn't eat because their parents wouldn't fill out the forms and we couldn't do it for them. After catching them watching us we sat down and talked to them. They didn't even get food at home, their little siblings didn't go to school so they stole food. The rest of the time I was there they had every leftover they wanted to take home. On Fridays we would empty their bags of school stuff they didn't need and packed them to the brim with foods and juice and milk for their family. At Thanksgiving and Christmas they got food and gifts from all of us. Still miss those boys, they'd be young adults now 💛
The world is full of people like Dotty who don’t do Insta or TikTok. Thank you for shining a wee spotlight on her. Also excellent acting.
This reminds me of my Aunt Barb. She was my lunchroom lady when I was in elementary and she always made sure every kid was able to eat. I miss her.
Dinner ladies were so sweet and kind. I loved them
A fictional character, from a stranger creator, in a minute of video… makes me feel happy.
That’s why I love art and creativity
Why am I crying? Something about this video was so soothing
Lunch ladies are the best. The absolute nicest ladies in the world.
The “negative” people that she impersonates makes me feel so uncomfortable but seeing sweet people like this is so wholesome 😭😭😭 the last bit nearly had me and then she said “is it bc you did well on a test?” 🥺
this was my primary school canteen lady, she’s got the kindest soul on this planet, I once didn’t have enough for a frozen treat on a hot day and she gave it to me for free
I think it's important for you to know that Dotty the dinner lady reduces me to tears. Every. Darn. Time.
u do so much for people like this just puts so much positive energy into the world ur a beautiful person
So so kind and sweet. God bless you.
I wish actual lunch ladies were like Dotty!
We all needed a Dotty growing up ❤
I always loved my dinner lady, I unfortunately was often in debt, but she was always so kind and understanding, once I didn't even bother going in line, and she went and found me telling me I "forgot" my lunch
I watch them all and never get bored. My dinner lady at school told me that my dad should spend his money better (he was a heroin addict) and it’s not her fault I have no money on my account. At least 2 days a week I went without dinner
Loved the dinner ladies in my High School, angels in aprons.
This makes my heart melt
Omw I love this character
It's giving miss honey levels of sweetheart
My dinner ladies literally just go "you havent got enough money" loudly and take the food off you so youre only options are to get an overdraft from the office on the opposite side of the school site despite the fact we have limited time and the queue will be massive when you come back, or you dont eat.
I choose dont eat everytime :)
I went from a school where students were publicly shamed for not having $$ on their lunch account to a school with a lunch lady like this one, she worked cause she could, not cause she had to, so *ALL* the $$ she got from being a lunch lady went to kids that needed it, I didn't qualify for reduced lunches, but there was ZERO way I could get school lunch, it was hard to just keep the fridge stocked most weeks, so I was often eating cold left overs, so her and a teacher paid for my school lunches all year so i could have hot food, and now 10+ years later i still remember them both and everything they did for me and the other students and I'll never not be thankful
Its crazy how long the effects of kind school staff can have on you. I still remember mine, Thank you Miss. Gilliam💜💜💜
We had certain meals on certain days of the week in primary school and one of the greatest dinner ladies called Brenda used to give kids seconds if you wanted it and honestly she would always give decent or even big portions and we never got turned down if we didn't have enough or our parents forgot to pay she was a legend and I miss her plus on parents evenings she would make cakes and wraps and other foods so you could eat as well no charge of course she was amazing I miss her so much
Our dinner ladies were never like this, they didn’t care if you couldn’t afford to eat they’d just take it away from you
Omg that’s so sad 🥺
Ours would just say as loud as humanly possible "YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH" and make us put everything back :,)
This is exceptionally sweet. Dotty is a treasure.
this is the nicest character i’ve ever seen her portray
❤ The child at the end who had lots of chips was the one from the video when they did bad on the maths test! ❤ We need more Dotty's in the world! ❤
Omg yess dotty!!! I literally love dotty please never stop making videos about dotty
I had a lunch lady at my highschool who let me have a free Powerade because she could tell that I was having a bad day and I didn't have enough in my account to pay full. I paid it back the next day but she made my whole week. Kindness really does help people guys💞
God love these people! I wish the teachers could take a lesson from this. By a teacher.
The way she said „ is it cus ya did. well in a test?“ Ist so comforting and idk why but it isss !!!❤️✨😫
this was such a nice change from the passive aggressive receptionist, i feel so safe with dotty
Dinner ladies are the opposite to reception ladies and we love them and hope their day goes well :)
And this is why Dotty is going to Heaven. She will be remembered long after school will be over
Dotty the lunch lady has all my heart.
A dinner lady at my high school once binned my salad in front of me, because I was 20p short 🥺
I'm sorry that was evil, she probably craves food now and wishes she hadn't.
OMG :'(
🥺
Omg that's such a waste
Love her accent.
Now this was a nice one, had me tear up as well 😢
Wish I had dinner ladies like this, some days I'd starve or just get a drink until the free school meals came about 😭
I think we all need a Dotty tbh
I really wish people like this were at my school. it would have helped so much
how can this lady play characters that make me so angry and characters that make me feel so comforted 😭
Meanwhile, in the US… I got denied lunch for missing five cents…
The dinner ladies in my school are the exact opposite 😂
im unreasonably obsessed with dottys accent
The faces kill me. 😂
These videos are so calming and wholesome!
Where I'm from they made it illegal to take a child's lunch from them if they don't have enough money on their school account for food, this came a few years after I was in elementary school because I distinctly remember having my food taken from me when there was no more money on my account. It was very humiliating to have my lunch taken away in front of all of the other kids.
God at this point any kindness i see or get makes me well up! Me and my wee girls have been put through so so much cruelty on EVERY level by EVERYONE that was supposed to be here for us. Urrgh!
Dotty your a star hee hee x
U.S. - I remember in elementary school, before lunches were free for everyone, they had a stamp made for when your account got down to $5 they would stamp your hand so your parents would see it when you got home so they could send you with lunch money the next day. And as a kid it was so cool to get a stamp idk why lol
Super heroes are sometimes in the least expected places ❤
Her face at the end. Bless the people like this
I love Dotty.
We need more Dotty!!!
I love her sm 😭 She’s such a kind dinner lady
Nah I got turned away from trying to buy a 10c wooden fork I wish my lunch ladies were like this
Love love love dotty the dinner lady!
Dang my lunch lady says eh, nope give me that. Sorry! And laughs
Awwwhhh that's so sweet
Love Dotty to bits!!!
Every school should have a Dotty!
During the summer, the dinnerladies would put on a deal that was “with any other purchase, you can have a free bottle of water, and we will swap any empty throwaway bottles for a full one”
They would also have mini cupcakes for around 10p so that it counts as a purchase, and then someone can get water easily.
What a lovely dinner lady!
This was so kind 😭
This video made me cry! I bawled. I’ve been the child that was turned away because I didn’t have the money on my lunch account. I’ve had the principal pay for my lunch before. I’m a grown adult now and it’s been 20 plus years since that happened and I STILL remember the embarrassment
Last school I worked in before I had to retire, was in a high poverty area and the SLT instructed the dinner staff to do this and flag up to pastoral staff any kids who didn’t have enough to pay. Then we could find out if parents had just forgotten to top up or if they were struggling to pay and see if they qualified for FSM or other help. That way the students weren’t embarrassed and still got a meal and we could find out families who were struggling and hadn’t let the school know. Many times were would find out they’d lost a job or similar and didn’t know what they could apply for benefits wise and we worked closely with organisations like the CAB and food banks. Hate the idea of any kid being embarrassed in the lunch queue that they don’t have enough money or going without because of it. Hope all schools do similar, it’s not hard and makes the world of difference!
the dinner ladies made us give things back. primary school was great but secondary was awful
Idk why but this makes me happy
Love how low-key she was about the kid not having enough MonEy
I'm from the US and I'm wishing this is how it was here
Our lunch is free, but I would love to have Dotty as a lunch lady
My lunch ladies always just made me do the walk of shame to put my actual food back and just keep the 30p biscuit 😭
This is so cute I can’t 🥹 I wish she was my dinner lady
At our school we can just go into the negatives (I have actually seen -£78 which is one of the downsides) and our parents top it up to make sure it's all paid at the end of each week
I love dotty 😊 it's nice to see a lovely one. You're so good at these 😊
I love her so much ☺️☺️