I know many of you that live in other parts of the country other than the New England/New York area may not have a clue what I'm talking about but I have a litte rant I would like to go on so if you could please indulge me for a few moments I would appreciate it.
What the make the beast with two backs is going on with people these days? Why does everyone have to be so disrespectful/hateful to one another.
I'm not referring to any one specific instance here, nor am I calling out anyone here, but just a general WTF to everyone.
Do you remember 9-11? I do, and although it was one of the worst tragedies to ever hit our country it did do one good thing. For about a week after the incident people were actually nice to one another. They would stop traffic to allow another vehicle to enter. They would look behind them as they walked into a building and hold the door if someone was behind them. They would smile at each other. They would say hello to perfect strangers.
I try to do everything I mentioned above along with saying please, thank you, and yes/no ma'am and generally just try and be respectfull to my fellow human beings. Honestly I am getting pretty sick of the way people treat one another. The rudeness and overall piss poor attitude in this country is embarrassing. I mean really, how hard is it to say thank you if someone holds the door for you. And for that matter, how hard is it for you to hold the door for someone else? Is it really that hard to stop texting while your driving and put the make the beast with two backsing phone down so you don't kill someone? Is it really that hard to use a make the beast with two backsing turn signal? Is it really that hard to look before you change lanes? Do you really need to be a make the beast with two backsing asshole and flip me off after YOU cut me off and I honked at you to wake you the make the beast with two backs up so you don't run into the side of my make the beast with two backsing car?
Is it hard to walk a little faster (rather than slowing down) when someone is nice enough to stop and let you cross the street. Is it too hard to let the person behind you in the checkout lane go before you when they only have 1 or 2 items and you have 20? Is it really that hard to put your cigarette out in your ashtray rather than just throwing it out the window and hitting the guy on the motorcycle behind you? Is it really that hard to throw your trash into a garbage bin rather than throwing it out your car window?
I could go on and on but I think you get the picture.
Thoughts?
One of my pet peeves is when you are having a conversation with someone and their cell rings. They take the call and you instantly become "invisible". This is particularly annoying at restaurants and it's just the two of you, so when the other person is chatting away on their cell in a restaurant, you are left to entertain yourself while they ramble on.
This is just one of many. Don't get me started.
I was in for a big shock when I moved to the states. I'm used to opening doors for any girl, regardless of looks or weight or relation to her, I'm used to offering to carry heavy books and stuff for them, greeting with a kiss, or pulling and pushing the chair under them when they sit.
Well, people looked at me like I had just raped their grandma whenever I was as courteous as I was always taught to be. And this is texas, probably the most courteous place in the states.
some people get it and some don't mash...
i just try to treat everyone like i would like to be treated :)
Quote from: r_ciao on November 17, 2008, 09:34:15 AM
One of my pet peeves is when you are having a conversation with someone and their cell rings. They take the call and you instantly become "invisible". This is particularly annoying at restaurants and it's just the two of you, so when the other person is chatting away on their cell in a restaurant, you are left to entertain yourself while they ramble on.
This is just one of many. Don't get me started.
my woman tends to do that alot. she is always playing phone tag with her parents and best friend (that she sees maybe 2 times a year) and for some odd reason, that is the ONLY time they ever call back. i tell her to hurry up but i have sat down at a restaurant, ordered food for me and her and shes still on the phone when the food shows up. if my phone rings i will answer it and be off in less than a minute.
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on November 17, 2008, 09:43:31 AM
some people get it and some don't mash...
i just try to treat everyone like i would like to be treated :)
+1
Do unto others as (you know the rest).
Quote from: Monstermash on November 17, 2008, 09:15:06 AM
Is it really that hard to throw your trash into a garbage bin rather than throwing it out your car window?
That line reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer had to go to a parenting class. Trash goes in trash bins, got it!
I still hold the door for people- generally without a thanks, but I say your welcome anyway. I guess that makes me an a-hole. Same for when I slow down to let someone move into my lane. A little wave would be nice.
Quote from: El Matador on November 17, 2008, 09:42:18 AMI'm used to opening doors for any girl, regardless of looks or weight or relation to her,
Aww, that's nice.
I have given up standing when a woman gets up from the dinner table. It causes more confusion and delay and explanations. Unfortunately it is now reserved for when G and I are dining alone in nice restaurants.
My friends make fun of me for my door rules. (I think if you are in front of a group, you hold the door for that group and the first guy who is not with your group takes your spot and so on and so on... If someone is holding the door for you, you never allow your party to be split and thus split his...so you exchange and hold the door before the first of your party goes through...etc.etc. and so on and so forth)
Many people find this behavior pretentious instead of polite and courtious though.
You are not alone.
Quote from: Statler on November 17, 2008, 09:58:16 AM
I have given up standing when a woman gets up from the dinner table. It causes more confusion and delay and explanations. Unfortunately it is now reserved for when G and I are dining alone in nice restaurants.
You are not alone.
Used to do this as well. Gave up on it pretty soon...
Quote from: El Matador on November 17, 2008, 10:00:04 AM
Used to do this as well. Gave up on it pretty soon...
I'm lucky that Mother didn't give up on these things.
Don't give up yet. There's still some of us out there that appreciate it and let you know with a smile and 'thank you'.
You should almost always rise when other guests arrive or depart. It's a symbolic act of respect. Plus, standing serves a practical purpose: Kissing or hugging someone from a seated position is awkward. Jodi Smith, president of Mannersmith, an etiquette consulting firm, and author of From Clueless to Class Act, explains, “If you shake hands across the table, you might knock something over or set your elbow on fire.†Even if you're in the middle of eating, you should get up (if you've got something in your mouth, swallow it first). Once you've offered your hug or handshake, sit down.
Sometimes it's inconvenient to physically greet someone. Perhaps you're in a large group and it would be too time-consuming for the approaching party to shake everyone's hand. Or maybe you're boxed in. Instead, do a half riseâ€"just enough for you to shake out the wrinkles in your trousers. Rodes Fishburne, a San Francisco writer with exquisite manners, says he always makes the effort, even if he can only rise a few inches: “It's a choreographed way of saying, 'I think you're worthy of me getting to my feet.'†If the table edge truly has you pinioned in your seat, then just say, “Sorry I can't get up.â€
But what about the issue of men rising if a woman leaves, temporarily, to go to the bathroom or something? Many believe this custom originated when a man always stood to pull out a lady's chair. “Women were seen as frail flowers too weak to do it themselves,†Smith says. Personally, I find that this kind of chivalry goes hand in hand with sexism. The last time I saw men stand for women in this way was when I was an undergraduate at Oxford University, a place where my professor thought nothing of telling me he'd admitted the women in the year below for their looks.
So while I don't expect a bathroom rise, when I called around, I was surprised to find that some women doâ€"at least on special occasions. Even Cameron Tuttle, author of The Bad Girl's Guides and advocate of using a condom as a ponytail holder, says, “It's honoring a woman in a way we're not honored these days.†So be aware that in more buttoned-up settings, some women will think it's classy if you get up for them.
There's no need to do it at McDonald's or brunch. Save the gesture for dinner at a swanky restaurant, or any occasion that requires cocktail attire. Unless you're in black tie, a half rise will suffice.
You need get up only for your date and/or for a woman sitting next to you, and only the first time she excuses herself from the table. Otherwise, it could get awkward. What if she has an upset stomach, a coke habit, or bulimia? It's best not to draw attention to the length and frequency of a woman's breaks
i'll agree with JB... most women like a true gentleman ;)
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on November 17, 2008, 10:11:45 AM
i'll agree with JB... most women like a true gentleman ;)
He'll deny it to the end but he definitely is. Lets me order first, seats me first, opens doors, all that stuff. And its definitely appreciated.
He also leaps tall buildings in a single bound. ;)
I know MonsterMash's post was more general, but on this subtopic, being a gentleman really is appreciated by most women. And those are the women that you wanna know, not the ones who don't recognize and appreciate your effort.
Quote from: kopfjager on November 17, 2008, 10:11:15 AM
You should almost always rise when other guests arrive or depart. It's a symbolic act of respect.
I do this when someone enters my classroom. You'd be surprise at the number of people that tell me to sit down. I still do it though.
JM
i also say "you're welcome" when someone fails to thank me for holding the door for them........
what i hate is when you hold a door for someone, and they see you doing it, and use the other door instead.
and how about people that dont understand the concept of personal space? i have a rule about who i like to share the area within 1 foot of my person.
My pet peeve is healthy young people sitting in the front seats of a bus. These are for the elderly and those with mobility issues. It never ceases to amaze me how many young kids do not stand up for their elders. The bus drivers pull off even if people are still looking for a seat.
I end up holding doors for groups of people often. Guys walk right out and do not offer to hold the door. I grew up in the South. When I go back, the yes /no Ma'am and yes/no sir flies right out of my mouth. Not so much here in Seattle except with the elderly.
Manners are social religion - I practice it to get the satisfaction of being a practitioner. While it does suck when it is not reciprocated, that's not really the point. Those who don't practice it either don't know or play by the same rules, or are being assholes. I am a glass is half full kinda guy, so I would say the assholes represent a minority, and there are even mitigating circumstances to acts of assholery.
I stayed in Hungary for about six months, and I really enjoyed their commitment to decorum. Ev-er-y single morning when you reported to work, you said hi, and shook hands with everyone in your office. It took forever. Same thing with leaving for the day. When you toasted, you could not just "declare drink up, pregnant doges." You had to look everyone in the eye and clink everyone's glass - it was quasi-ritualistic. I never got used to cheek-kissing my male friends. Neither did they. Just kidding.
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on November 17, 2008, 10:11:45 AM
i'll agree with JB... most women like a true gentleman ;)
Good thing it's only most of 'em. ;)
Quote from: somebastid on November 17, 2008, 10:40:26 AM
Good thing it's only most of 'em. ;)
we'll wait for paula to chime in on this one ;) ;D
i'm pretty sure she'll say you're one of them!
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on November 17, 2008, 10:42:09 AM
we'll wait for paula to chime in on this one ;) ;D
i'm pretty sure she'll say you're one of them!
I'm not. I put out on the first date.
Quote from: toaster on November 17, 2008, 09:44:02 AM
my woman tends to do that alot. she is always playing phone tag with her parents and best friend (that she sees maybe 2 times a year) and for some odd reason, that is the ONLY time they ever call back. i tell her to hurry up but i have sat down at a restaurant, ordered food for me and her and shes still on the phone when the food shows up. if my phone rings i will answer it and be off in less than a minute.
I love seeing couples out at dinner either both on the phone or both constantly texting - makes me think... "awwe, that's love" [roll]
Most people just have no manners at all. My mom always made me take off my hat in a restaurant. Now, though I rarely wear a hat, I still take it off if I'm out to eat. People look at me like I'm green. "Why'd you do that?" "Um, it's polite."
The one thing I am not down with is ordering for the woman. Actually, I don't know if I've ever been out with a girl who knew what she wanted before the waiter got to the table so it isn't even feasible.
Also, I guess with being a teacher, kids do what they see, by doing little things like saying thank you and modeling respectful behavior it can't hurt. I also make sure the tell them thank you when they do something nice ~
JM
Quote from: Statler on November 17, 2008, 09:58:16 AM
I have given up standing when a woman gets up from the dinner table. It causes more confusion and delay and explanations. Unfortunately it is now reserved for when G and I are dining alone in nice restaurants.
My friends make fun of me for my door rules. (I think if you are in front of a group, you hold the door for that group and the first guy who is not with your group takes your spot and so on and so on... If someone is holding the door for you, you never allow your party to be split and thus split his...so you exchange and hold the door before the first of your party goes through...etc.etc. and so on and so forth)
Agreed!!
No elbows on the dinner table, hold the doors, Yes/no Sir, etc.
I love the fact that most of the kids/young adults have good manners around these parts. It catches me off guard though because I'm so used to AZ. [roll]
Thinking back to the days that followed 9/11..the people in AZ had manners and were courteous..even if it was only for a few days.
Quote from: DCXCV on November 17, 2008, 10:45:16 AM
The one thing I am not down with is ordering for the woman. Actually, I don't know if I've ever been out with a girl who knew what she wanted before the waiter got to the table so it isn't even feasible.
That one's a little bit harder. I'm a fan of it at the nice restaurants but I haven't known many women to like it. Mother will ask what I want after the waiter leaves with our drink order. If I know, he'll order for me. If not, he'll leave it to me.
Is it too much to ask that when shaking hands, you also make eye contact with that person?
Quote from: r_ciao on November 17, 2008, 10:56:42 AM
Is it too much to ask that when shaking hands, you also make eye contact with that person?
The ladies appreciate it when we're looking at their eyes and not down a bit on introduction [laugh]
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on November 17, 2008, 11:01:17 AM
The ladies appreciate it when we're looking at their eyes and not down a bit on introduction [laugh]
JM
How does it go?
Focus on your goals, just don't get caught focusing?
Quote from: the_Journeyman on November 17, 2008, 11:01:17 AM
The ladies appreciate it when we're looking at their eyes and not down a bit on introduction [laugh]
JM
there could be a whole new thread on this one! [roll]
Quote from: toaster on November 17, 2008, 09:44:02 AM
i tell her to hurry up but i have sat down at a restaurant, ordered food for me and her and shes still on the phone when the food shows up.
I don't know how you put up with that. My wife did that once when we were dating...I felt like a total ass sitting there as she zoned out on her cell phone. I let her know how I feel about it and she apologized and hasn't done it since. :)
I always hold doors open, and hate it when I don't get a 'thank you'. I'm not too good at standing when someone arrives or leaves...I do though if I'm shaking their hand or something. I almost never say Sir/Ma'am...just never have...unless I'm trying to get someone's attention that I don't know. If I know them I just say their name. The west coast seems a lot more informal to me...I don't see it as rude.
I always make eye contact during a handshake. I don't see this as a politeness thing though...more of a self-confidence issue.
so do I get yelled at if this gets nudged in to the topic of similar manners online?
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oh never mind.
Back on track...hat comes off inside unless it's a dive of a bar. Not just for eating, but everywhere.
Quote from: Monstermash on November 17, 2008, 09:15:06 AM
I know many of you that live in other parts of the country other than the New England/New York area may not have a clue what I'm talking about
What the make the beast with two backs is going on with people these days? Why does everyone have to be so disrespectful/hateful to one another.
Honestly I am getting pretty sick of the way people treat one another. The rudeness and overall piss poor attitude in this country is embarrassing.
Thoughts?
Oh, yes, I know exactly what you mean. I've been watching this for years. What do you expect? This country has raised a generation (or two) of adult adolescents who think that they are the center of the universe. Think about it: most are afraid to make eye contact, refuse to acknowledge you, do not respond when you speak...just like a 10-year-old. In an age that has been fully inculcated in moral relativism, how can you expect anything less?
Check out,
The Death of the Grownup, by Diane West. You'll never look at that latte-sipping, backwards-hat-sporting, Chuck-Taylor-wearing, 20-something douchebag who just let a door slam in your face, the same way again. It's a great read.
Quote from: r_ciao on November 17, 2008, 10:56:42 AM
Is it too much to ask that when shaking hands, you also make eye contact with that person?
and have a half way firm handshake at least............
i hate it when i shake a guys hand, and its like grabbing a dead fish :P
I usually hold doors open, for anyone really.
I say please and thank you.
I try to make eye contact, without using my fingers.
I usually say "thanks" with a wave if someone lets me into their lane.
I chew with my mouth closed.
I do like to set off car alarms with my exhaust, but not in my own neighborhood.
I sometimes quietly (hah!) fart in public.
Quote from: herm on November 17, 2008, 12:29:28 PM
and have a half way firm handshake at least............
i hate it when i shake a guys hand, and its like grabbing a dead fish :P
Thist drives me nuts...or people who don't even shake hands, period.
You know, I was just on a similar rant the other day. People have become so self absorbed that not only have they lost all sense that anyone else exists, but they have lost any sense of cause & effect. I had run out to Wendy's for lunch, and went through the drive through as I had to get back to the office quickly. The Wendy's near my office is always busy at lunch and it's not uncommon for the drive through line to be around the building with many people waiting. The problem is, as I was trying to pull out and leave, some dipshit pulls in front of me to get in line. He wasn't going to be able to order until the 11 cars in front of him got through, and they weren't going to get through until I got out of the way, but this moron closes the loop and makes us all sit there even longer.
Horn?
Quote from: Statler on November 17, 2008, 11:39:31 AM
Back on track...hat comes off inside unless it's a dive of a bar. Not just for eating, but everywhere.
Yeah but what if your hair is messed up? [evil]
Quote from: rgramjet on November 17, 2008, 01:47:17 PM
Yeah but what if your hair is messed up? [evil]
Then you're probably a dirty hippie... ;D
Quote from: rgramjet on November 17, 2008, 01:47:17 PM
Yeah but what if your hair is messed up? [evil]
You're not bald. [thumbsup]
All you nice, polite people can get make the beast with two backsed.
I keed, I keed [cheeky]
The weak handshake thing really, really irks me. Grow some make the beast with two backsing balls, would ya? If a guy gives me the limp hand shake, I generally will squeeze harder than usual. When I was a kid/teenager, I had no self esteem at all. Wouldn't look people in the eye and had the most sissy-fied handshake in the world. Dad introduced me to a co-worker one day and I gave him the usual dead fish while looking at the floor. He said very loudly in front of a lot of people, "What the hell kinda handshake is that, boy?" and made me do it again. Never done it since.
Quote from: Timmy Tucker on November 17, 2008, 03:53:49 PM
All you nice, polite people can get make the beast with two backsed.
don't you have some foam to clean out of your scruff, hippie?
Quote from: Statler on November 17, 2008, 04:13:27 PM
don't you have some foam to clean out of your scruff, hippie?
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
More than a couple times I've held the door open for my family/friends and then as I'm about to hand off the door to someone that approaches they scoot through the door and cut me off. I've also had someone tip me because they thought I was the door boy when I was holding the door open for my family and got cut off by a group of people crowding in after them before I could get in.
As for the sitting up front in the bus thing, I do. I'm young and relatively healthy. [cheeky] But when an older or handicapped person boards the bus I move to the back or give up my seat if needed.
I also say thank you all the time, even at fast food restaurants when I pick up my food. Sometimes it totally confuses the servers.
I also used to pull out the chair for my girlfriend. (We're not together anymore, hence the used to.)
I'm pretty courteous most of the time but I've noticed that few people appreciate it.
One of my pet peeves is when you hold the door and people just keep walking through, no one says thank you and no one takes over. The other is when people stop in the middle of a doorway to talk.
Nice rant, Tom. Too bad you are right.
Mobile phone rudeness is the worst, Working in retail I get the same thing, Mobile phone rings and you become invisible. If a customer looks at there ringing phone and say excuse me I have to take this, I will back away and let them take the call.
No problem, they were polite and I understand in business there are times when you just have to take a call.
What I hate with a passion, is the phone rings, the person will answer the phone without so much as an excuse me or anything, just pick up the phone and start talking.
Fine, I have other people waiting for help, I walk away and help other people. Causes some fights, but I could care less.
Being a Dept supervisor I used to receive calls on my mobile while I was with customers, I never took a call, I would say sorry to the customer, open the phone and stop it ringing diverting the call to message bank and continue helping the customer.
And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.
Had this the other night while grocery shopping with the wife, end of an Aisle way, blocked by 3 people with carts all talking, 3 times I asked I said "Excuse me" each time I said it, they move there ass's and there carts about 3 - 4 inches.
So after the 4th, loud "excuse me" and no movement I barge through.
"Asshole!" gets yelled at me.
"I asked you 4 times to make some space, you had your chance to do the right thing, Don't like it? Call Lifeline* and tell someone who cares!"
*Lifeline here in Australia is a Charity Helpline that uses the Slogan "We care"
Quote from: CairnsDuc on November 18, 2008, 12:06:15 PM
And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.
Or just having overly personal conversations in those places.
News Flash: Not eveyone in the produce section is interested in your doctor's appointment/problem with your mother-in-law/weird growth on your foot. Probably the person you are talking to isn't interested either, for that matter.
Quote from: DCXCV on November 18, 2008, 12:23:41 PM
Or just having overly personal conversations in those places.
News Flash: Not eveyone in the produce section is interested in your doctor's appointment/problem with your mother-in-law/weird growth on your foot. Probably the person you are talking to isn't interested either, for that matter.
Typically I find if I join in these conversations they end faster.
"Rheumatoid arthritis? Pfft-you wanna talk crippling agony, lemme tell you about my herpes simplex!"
Nothing clears the way to delicious carrots quicker. Nothing.
Quote from: CairnsDuc on November 18, 2008, 12:06:15 PM
And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.
Had this the other night while grocery shopping with the wife, end of an Aisle way, blocked by 3 people with carts all talking, 3 times I asked I said "Excuse me" each time I said it, they move there ass's and there carts about 3 - 4 inches.
So after the 4th, loud "excuse me" and no movement I barge through.
"Asshole!" gets yelled at me.
"I asked you 4 times to make some space, you had your chance to do the right thing, Don't like it? Call Lifeline* and tell someone who cares!"
*Lifeline here in Australia is a Charity Helpline that uses the Slogan "We care"
UGH I hate that too! Or two soccer moms will see each other in the aisle and turn thier carts towards each other barricading the way for everyone else... and they are too oblivious to notice
bravo to you for crashing through, maybe it knocked some sense into them.
I have another news flash for people: its nothing new.
I don't carry a lot of crap in my wallet, but one thing I've had in there for about 10 years now is one of my favorite quotes.
"Our youth now loves luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect for older people. Children nowadays are tyrants... They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates, 400 B.C.
I try to be polite. I make it a point to hold doors. I usually remove my hat indoors. I say please, thank you, you're welcome, and excuse me. If someone lets me in a lane while I'm driving or riding, I'll often give them a wave to say "thanks."
If I see someone litter, I have been known to pick it up and give it back to the offender with a simple, direct "Here, you dropped this. Thought you might want it back."
yes, it is too hard.
now get outta my way, I gots things to do
[cheeky]
Quote from: Obsessed? on November 18, 2008, 01:25:21 PM
I have another news flash for people: its nothing new.
Not new, just a different version of assholery (it's a word now, deal with it) and no more acceptable for the fact as the unquoted part of your post clearly shows.
Quote from: El Matador on November 17, 2008, 09:42:18 AM
I was in for a big shock when I moved to the states. I'm used to opening doors for any girl, regardless of looks or weight or relation to her, I'm used to offering to carry heavy books and stuff for them, greeting with a kiss, or pulling and pushing the chair under them when they sit.
Well, people looked at me like I had just raped their grandma whenever I was as courteous as I was always taught to be. And this is texas, probably the most courteous place in the states.
You never opened the cabin door for me ;D DesmoLu did [thumbsup]
ive noticed people saying things that ive noticed i did but not really thought about it.
if my phone rings and im about to get to a counter, i will ignore it until after ive taken care of my stuff. i do my very best to get off the phone as quick as possible. people notice it and think its funny that i will tell someone "i gotta go, bye" several times in a row while they just keep talking.
i try my best to be the first to the door and hold the door for my whole party, if someone in another group comes up, i will get moving in front of them and do the sideways, behind the door hold until they grab it.
if im sitting and a female or older person shows up i will get up and offer the seat to them. i get up before i ask them if they wanna sit down, and ill even stay standing sometimes if they dont sit down.
i let people in while im driving IF they are not being stupid about it. i try my best to be nice and courteous, but that only lasts so far. the road right in front of my job narrows from 2 southbound lanes to 1. the sign that says merge left is almost a half mile before it actually ends, and its about 1/8 mile past the end of the two lanes to my driveway. on more than one occasion i have had someone to my right when i put on my right blinker to move over towards the shoulder and make my turn. another driving thing, i had someone speed up to keep me from moving over (went to one lane in a construction zone) before and i just cut him off when i saw what he was doing. after it widened back out i got to the left lane since i know the road and was needing to turn left. when we got to the light he wanted in front of me and started to move over way before he was past. i moved over as far as possible and right before he was going to hit me i jerked the wheel to the right as hard as i could. the guy freaks out, and when we pulled over he said "if it was any worse i would call the cops!" but i didnt care since he merged into me.
shopping makes me look like an asshole because i will only say "excuse me" twice before i barge through an aisle and start moving buggies. i wont just start moving stuff until after ive said excuse me. it seems to me that its either soccer moms or younger black peoples but once someone says something to me i get real loud real quick and make a scene with lots of colorful words.
Quote from: Obsessed? on November 18, 2008, 01:25:21 PM
If I see someone litter, I have been known to pick it up and give it back to the offender with a simple, direct "Here, you dropped this. Thought you might want it back."
I tried this last year. It was a couple of punk kids that threw a big McDonalds bag out the window at a light on main street in a neighboring town. The driver pulled an attitude with me and then thought it was a good idea to get out of the car and start a fight with me. Very bad idea on his part. Very bad.
Quote from: Slag on November 18, 2008, 04:43:48 PM
You never opened the cabin door for me ;D DesmoLu did [thumbsup]
Ooops sorry, I didn't realize you had a vagina ;)
One quick thing about cell phones. The only ringtone allowed should be vibrate. ;)
Quote from: El Matador on November 18, 2008, 10:50:48 PM
Ooops sorry, I didn't realize you had a vagina ;)
Wife accidentally posted with my account. I never said this...
Quote from: Slag on November 19, 2008, 05:22:23 AM
Wife accidentally posted with my account. I never said this...
Riiiiiiiggghhht. ;D
I also do think that people`s attitude in general stink, but.....................................
..................... after mentioning my tragic circumstances on this board I am now also amazed by the general good and caring nature of people that I only know through the interwebs.
Again a big thank you to all for their thoughts in this time. [thumbsup]
Quote from: kopfjager on November 18, 2008, 11:00:21 PM
One quick thing about cell phones. The only ringtone allowed should be vibrate. ;)
Absolutely!!!!!!
If it's not on the counter at home plugged in, it's on vibrate.