Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You beat me to it, Tina. I was just typing the same thing. On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: > At 03:05 PM 1/17/2009, you wrote: > >> How many times have you held the door for a lady to enter and they walk by >> you as though you are invisible? And they never say thank you or "kiss my >> ass!" for your politeness toward a woman. >> >> ted >> > > Sounds like you need a trip down South, Ted! We, for the most part, are > still very polite down here - lots of "thank you's" and "yes, sir's", and > "yes, ma'am's" - people actually let cars into lanes, open doors, give up > seats, etc. There is a column in the Charlotte Observer about newcomers > and > the displaced Yankees are always surprised that everybody here is so > polite, > but they usually are also exasperated that we take the time to be polite!! > Most people are in too much of a hurry these days to pay any attention to > civility - much less look up from their Blackberries or Ipods to even see > that you are there. The newcomers also make fun of waitresses here who > call > everybody "Honey" or "Darling" but I like it. Makes me feel at home! Just > like Mayberry. > > Come on down! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA