Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve Barbour offered: >> agreed politeness is to be desired and expected...when it comes to the internet and e-bay we can be appreciative when we see it, not to decu/ disappointed when we don't... sadly it's a commodity that is more valuable, but less common these days...<<<<<<<< Hi Steve, "politeness " ?????????/ There are times to day it seems the word, it's meaning one unto another has no correlation to the action or spoken word of being polite! We have on the streets millions who have absolutely no concept of being polite. When was the last time you were on a bus or street car and a young guy or girl or young adult got up and offered their seat to an elderly person? How about a momentary stop of your car to allow another to slip into the lane and everyone is on their way in a mere second or two? Politeness offered. And hoping when the roll is reversed a good polite Samaritan will do the same for you. 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. Best one yet. not too long before Christmas when I was snapped at by a young bitch tart.. "You don't have to do that I'm quite capable of opening my own door!" I should have kicked her ass the bitch with no manners! Let alone they ever offer a kindly, "thank you" for doing so. I've started using a small sharp comment. when holding the door and they breeze by me with nary a word, God forbid they might say thank you." Loud enough so they can hear me. "You're welcome!" and let the door go. Does it make any difference? On occasion you receive a quick over the shoulder, "oh thank you." That's fine to some degree. But I keep doing it no matter how rude some women are because I was brought up to be polite and caring for others. But the most annoying ones are the older women, many middle aged who just blow by without a smile of thanks. All they are is a bunch of cheap broads poorly brought up in a non polite family with parents who never said thank you either! We hear all the time about a greater communication level between humans with all the gadgetry available these days. The truth is, all it's done is create an environment of not speaking human to human face to face! I could drag this polite topic on forever, unfortunately it has nothing to do with a Leica! ted