tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post268007972274472607..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Where did they go?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-81947798165081688362012-05-02T03:59:59.531-07:002012-05-02T03:59:59.531-07:00Carmen, it's easy to see where the kids get th...Carmen, it's easy to see where the kids get their manners. Or rather, don't get them. It drives me mad. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-29678758435393574252012-04-29T19:33:38.557-07:002012-04-29T19:33:38.557-07:00Julie,
I had a similar experience the other day at...Julie,<br />I had a similar experience the other day at whole foods. I’m ‘looking choosing’ my vegetables/stuff and these 2 kids walked right in front of me as if I was a ghost, not excuse me, or sorry, nothing.. I was about one foot away from the display. I looked around and the dad wasn’t too far away distracted. Shortly after he did the exact same thing as the kids, walked right in front of me without any acknowledgment. Are people so oblivious of ‘others’ and their space now days?Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003971407275372856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-5611598020679833762012-04-29T02:50:50.817-07:002012-04-29T02:50:50.817-07:00Oh, Marcelle. I would so love to move to Canada. I...Oh, Marcelle. I would so love to move to Canada. If you find a waif on your doorstep, it'll be me. :)<br /><br />Julie - That guy sounds wonderful. Hope his wife appreciates him. 'Prescriptive' - yes, I like that!<br /><br />Rita - the fact that older people are rude is so much worse. We can all mutter about the 'youth of today', but older people should know better. I tend to opt for the adult beverages too. ;)<br /><br />Toni, I refuse to believe that Canadians can be rude. She's telling lies, isn't she, Marcelle? :)<br /><br />Karen, I'm not sure if the sarcasm does any good but it always makes me feel a whole lot better. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-11260448448662695362012-04-27T11:26:02.167-07:002012-04-27T11:26:02.167-07:00I completely agree with you, Shirley; I see more a...I completely agree with you, Shirley; I see more and more of it. And, like you, I'm apt to go with the sarcasm and say 'you're welcome'.Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879661976460705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-239885000307888452012-04-27T10:57:46.697-07:002012-04-27T10:57:46.697-07:00Toni, what are you saying?! Say it isn't so!Toni, what are you saying?! Say it isn't so!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-43616775336682040582012-04-27T09:09:11.379-07:002012-04-27T09:09:11.379-07:00I've had a couple of these days lately.
Even ...I've had a couple of these days lately. <br />Even Canadians can be rude :) But most people are polite and it costs nothing.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-29573348707494997512012-04-27T09:07:45.652-07:002012-04-27T09:07:45.652-07:00Don't know if it's the economy or what but...Don't know if it's the economy or what but people seem to be angry and bitter. The days I go out and about I make a list of things I need to do and then make a route. There are days that it becomes so frustrating halfway through I give up and go home. What I find so disconcerting is that the vast majority of the rude people here in Florida are the older people. What's up with that? Little blue pills not working anymore.<br />There are places I avoid during certain times of the day. I call it the crazy time. You know, like this time of year you never go to Home Depot or Ace Hardware at nine o'clock on a Saturday or Sunday morning. You never go to the grocery after 10 o'clock on the days that they offer all the 2 fors. <br />If it gets really bad I come home and have what I call an attitude adjuster. An adult beverage or a straight shot of Partida or Jamison's.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26332821643305487402012-04-27T08:44:10.769-07:002012-04-27T08:44:10.769-07:00Poor Shirley. I've had those days.
Had to dr...Poor Shirley. I've had those days. <br /><br />Had to drive to the boondocks for work yesterday, creepy deserted area, that's seen better days. I crossed the parking lot & looked up to see a man waiting for me-- holding the door. (His wife had already gone into the store, found a cart and headed off to shop.)<br /><br />I said gee, thanks! Later, I noticed I was a bit more patient (& polite) with the people in line ahead of me. See, the guy started a trend. :) <br /><br />If that doesn't work for you, I say leave the nicities in the book. Genre fiction is meant to be prescriptive, not descriptive. (That's for literary fic.) <br /><br />In Romantic Suspense, justice always prevails, and politely!<br /><br />JulieJ Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-35980353258665373302012-04-27T07:06:47.049-07:002012-04-27T07:06:47.049-07:00Oh, Shirley, you should move to Canada. We're ...Oh, Shirley, you should move to Canada. We're known for our politeness! :-)Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-36901843056462880912012-04-27T06:18:30.300-07:002012-04-27T06:18:30.300-07:00It just makes the world a far nicer place, doesn&#...It just makes the world a far nicer place, doesn't it, Maureen? And it stops me having to rant. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-31739870132100999952012-04-27T05:57:36.859-07:002012-04-27T05:57:36.859-07:00I agree with you, Shirley. It takes so little effo...I agree with you, Shirley. It takes so little effort to be nice, and much more effort to be rude. I always open doors for people, and if someone says, "Thank you" and smiles...it makes my day brighter. <br /><br />THANK YOU for a great post.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.com