Manu Forte,
Thank you for your response, however the length of your explanation was unnecessary. The point of the thread was to highlight the inappropriate RT response that a particular pilot received by an ATCO. It was in no way intended to question the service provided by Birmingham ATC. And yes, there is little to go on apart from the letter published in the magazine, however it is ridiculous to even suggest that this was aimed at ATCO bashing, so don't even go there.
EGCC Rwy 24,
Did it really happen? Well for all we know it could be complete rubbish. However, for the moment let's just assume that the letter published in Flyer wasn't made up and that the pilot concerned does other things besides spend all his spare time viewing this forum and therefore hasn't replied.
So back to the original point of the thread-Is this kind of exchange suitable over the radio?