Well that was rather rude !!!

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  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    i would have flipped her the bird for her rudeness.

    That would have gotten more of a reaction.

    A friend of mine was telling me about his neighbor the other day, when he first bought his house and moved in he would wave at his neighbor every day when the guy would drive by to go home. Every day he'd wave and nada. So after about 6 months or so he just got fed up and flipped him the bird. The guy stopped and said "what was that for" all pissy. My friend said 'for 6 months I have been waving hello being neighborly and didn't get a response, I figured this might get one" :laugh:
  • HRCephei
    HRCephei Posts: 85 Member
    Maybe her fish just died and she was mourning. Not everyone is rainbows and butterflies all day, every day.

    Not an acceptable excuse in my view. No matter how bad her day was, a simple thank you was in order.

    Such an entitled mentality. I'll only do for you if you do for me.

    Whatever... A bit judgmental though, aren't you? I never said I wouldn't do for someone else if they didn't do for me. I have done quite a few things for people completely anonymously. That does not mean it is acceptable for others to lack simple courtesy and manners.

    Well, it's not anonymous now. Good for you. We all do it. I just don't expect anything in return and I certainly don't get angry if they don't thank me.

    Is it cold all the way up there on that high, high horse of yours??

    You tell me. We're all up here on the same horse with one thing or another. In fact, your very reply puts you up here too. That's the irony of it all.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    So, does that mean you're only willing to do good things if people are polite afterwards? Anybody can do that. It takes a stronger person to love unconditionally and not care about the response.

    Very true and something that people need to be reminded of.

    Remember to be nice to people as you do not know what someone else is going through. We are ALL fighting some type of battle.

    Interesting post, considering the source ...

    I don't know what you are trying to imply, but you don't know me so don't place an ill judgement on someone.

    When I speak, I am a very blunt and honest person, but that doesn't mean that I don't do for others and I always do for people regardless if they say thank you or not.

    Just this morning I paid for the persons' order behind me at Star bucks. All I got was a coffee and they got a pastry and coffee, but I paid for it in hopes that they would pay it forward to someone else in the near future.
  • Erica27511
    Erica27511 Posts: 490 Member
    This whole thread makes me go

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  • KarenBoehlke
    KarenBoehlke Posts: 47
    Manners are important.

    I once thanked a thief for returning my handbag to me that he had stolen (minus the money I had in it of course). I appreciated that I didn't have to replace all my ID's. It was worth losing the entire paycheck I had just cashed (not). But I thanked him none the less.

    For those of you who have said you would have flashed the bird or humilitated the woman by reminding her to say thank you. You are not her mother so you have no right to remind her of her manners and two wrongs have never made a right.
  • phoenixsmommy
    phoenixsmommy Posts: 6 Member
    no matter what a thank you is basic common decency. she's right. but there are times when you're life is so chaotic or crappy that it slips your mind. Give her the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident, and hope for better behavior from others in the future. Your actions weren't looking for a thank you, they were just gut - courtesy. There's nothing wrong with wanting courtesy in return.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    This whole thread makes me go

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    haha! I love Burt in the back. So funny!
  • MissyMissy18
    MissyMissy18 Posts: 315 Member
    Maybe her fish just died and she was mourning. Not everyone is rainbows and butterflies all day, every day.

    Not an acceptable excuse in my view. No matter how bad her day was, a simple thank you was in order.

    Such an entitled mentality. I'll only do for you if you do for me.

    Whatever... A bit judgmental though, aren't you? I never said I wouldn't do for someone else if they didn't do for me. I have done quite a few things for people completely anonymously. That does not mean it is acceptable for others to lack simple courtesy and manners.

    Well, it's not anonymous now. Good for you. We all do it. I just don't expect anything in return and I certainly don't get angry if they don't thank me.

    Is it cold all the way up there on that high, high horse of yours??

    You tell me. We're all up here on the same horse with one thing or another. In fact, your very reply puts you up here too. That's the irony of it all.

    haha touche.... good thing I have a sweater! I have an extra one if you need to borrow it!
  • minisumo
    minisumo Posts: 301 Member
    I've been raised to be polite and well-mannered but I've experienced that many people have either 'forgotten' the basics or were never taught them in the first place (or possibly they just don't give a crap). Either way it's sad but very typical of the time we live in. I don't think it comment-worthy either - apologies to the OP, but it's just such a typical sight these days that nothing surprises me.

    Whatever, it will never stop me from being polite - either holding a door open or thanking the person who does (regardless of whether I'm having a bad day or not). Personally I think the worst are those who trivialise politeness and good manners - really, what the hell is wrong with saying thank you?

    P.S. I don't have a horse, high or otherwise. I do have a very small dog if that helps...
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    I will say when I was a new mom and sleep deprived and wandering around in a zombie state I am sure there are many moments when I should have been much more polite and wasn't. Some times I recognized (too late to remedy it to the person being polite) but I wonder how many times someone thought "wow, that wench was rude and needs to brush her hair" :laugh:

    You have every right to vent but try to remember there have probably been moments were you are distracted or self absorbed in something and may not have noticed and acknowledged a good deed being done for you. :flowerforyou:
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Another funny story, When I worked customer service I would always say "have a good day" at the end of a transaction, I had more than one old person bark "DON"T TELL ME WHAT KIND OF DAY TO HAVE" :angry: :huh:

    Guess some people might think saying "have a nice day" is being rude. :tongue:
  • aharless720
    aharless720 Posts: 1
    Sorry, but I thought that was funny. Some people just don't get it do they? (I was referring to the biker w/the cat)
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I've been raised to be polite and well-mannered but I've experienced that many people have either 'forgotten' the basics or were never taught them in the first place (or possibly they just don't give a crap). Either way it's sad but very typical of the time we live in. I don't think it comment-worthy either - apologies to the OP, but it's just such a typical sight these days that nothing surprises me.

    Whatever, it will never stop me from being polite - either holding a door open or thanking the person who does (regardless of whether I'm having a bad day or not). Personally I think the worst are those who trivialise politeness and good manners - really, what the hell is wrong with saying thank you?

    P.S. I don't have a horse, high or otherwise. I do have a very small dog if that helps...

    I totally agree with you.
  • ken1994
    ken1994 Posts: 495 Member
    Stood there in total shock - wish id not of seen it now and let her lose it x

    No you know better, Karma will bring it back to you in the right manner! Great job on doing the right thing.
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
    I hate people like that. Same goes for when I hold the door for someone, no thank you...nothing. Makes me wish I slammed the door in their face.

    i always yell your welcome lmao
  • Cupcakehippiemommy
    Cupcakehippiemommy Posts: 457 Member
    Oh my gosh I honestly would not let it bother me...I have to say this thread is HILARIOUS ha ha ha!!
    I kicked a cat in the street the other day right in front of the kid playing with it.. did he say thanks???? no... so rude.....
  • tequilasunris3
    tequilasunris3 Posts: 197
    So, does that mean you're only willing to do good things if people are polite afterwards? Anybody can do that. It takes a stronger person to love unconditionally and not care about the response.

    Lol what? No. All she said is that she was shocked that she didn't get a thank you. Are you saying that you wouldn't be shocked if you ran after somebodies car to help them in some way or another and they didn't thank you?
    It's called Manors.

    i wouldn't be shocked at all. Not in the current world we live in.

    Fair enough, if you've lost your faith in humanity then there is no saving you. But please don't imply that people are weak for expecting a simple thank you. You can be the most selfless person on the planet but manors are manors.

    I haven't lost faith in humanity. It's the expectation that people have that bugs me. They think it's a right that others should be polite when somebody else is kind. Again, it's an entitlement. Would it have been nice if the lady said thank you? Sure. But like others have said on here, she has no idea what was going on in that lady's life at the moment. She just made the assumption that because she didn't get the thank you she deserved, the lady was rude.

    I'm sorry but in the moment if somebody had returned my hand bag I would without doubt say thank you, no matter how much of a bad day I was having.
  • tequilasunris3
    tequilasunris3 Posts: 197
    So, does that mean you're only willing to do good things if people are polite afterwards? Anybody can do that. It takes a stronger person to love unconditionally and not care about the response.

    Lol what? No. All she said is that she was shocked that she didn't get a thank you. Are you saying that you wouldn't be shocked if you ran after somebodies car to help them in some way or another and they didn't thank you?
    It's called Manors.

    i wouldn't be shocked at all. Not in the current world we live in.

    Fair enough, if you've lost your faith in humanity then there is no saving you. But please don't imply that people are weak for expecting a simple thank you. You can be the most selfless person on the planet but manors are manors.

    I haven't lost faith in humanity. It's the expectation that people have that bugs me. They think it's a right that others should be polite when somebody else is kind. Again, it's an entitlement. Would it have been nice if the lady said thank you? Sure. But like others have said on here, she has no idea what was going on in that lady's life at the moment. She just made the assumption that because she didn't get the thank you she deserved, the lady was rude.


    MANNERS!!!!!!!!!!!! MANNERS!!!!!!!!


    MANORS ARE BIG HOUSES!!!


    GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE!!!

    Sorry, my spelling is so bad :/
  • ambrwaves27
    ambrwaves27 Posts: 206
    I kicked a cat in the street the other day right in front of the kid playing with it.. did he say thanks???? no... so rude.....

    I think I just saw that same kid defecating on your doorstep. . .isnt that thanks enough?! Geesh. :noway:
  • bekinator
    bekinator Posts: 103
    So, does that mean you're only willing to do good things if people are polite afterwards? Anybody can do that. It takes a stronger person to love unconditionally and not care about the response.

    Lol what? No. All she said is that she was shocked that she didn't get a thank you. Are you saying that you wouldn't be shocked if you ran after somebodies car to help them in some way or another and they didn't thank you?
    It's called Manors.

    i wouldn't be shocked at all. Not in the current world we live in.

    Fair enough, if you've lost your faith in humanity then there is no saving you. But please don't imply that people are weak for expecting a simple thank you. You can be the most selfless person on the planet but manors are manors.

    I haven't lost faith in humanity. It's the expectation that people have that bugs me. They think it's a right that others should be polite when somebody else is kind. Again, it's an entitlement. Would it have been nice if the lady said thank you? Sure. But like others have said on here, she has no idea what was going on in that lady's life at the moment. She just made the assumption that because she didn't get the thank you she deserved, the lady was rude.


    MANNERS!!!!!!!!!!!! MANNERS!!!!!!!!


    MANORS ARE BIG HOUSES!!!


    GOOD GRIEF PEOPLE!!!

    lmao YES thank you!!!!!! spelling is a dying art too!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    She'll lose it again.

    I forgot my purse on the subway platform once and had to get off at the next stop which was on another island and wait 30 minutes before I was able to get back to the original platform and pray that it was still there. I couldnt breathe.

    i got back to the platform and there was this little 20 year old Japanese kid sitting with my purse, waiting awkwardly, hoping he didnt look weird. He waited with my bag for me until i came back. I fell in love with humanity all over again and almost offered to handle his virginity for him. But he got a huge hug and kiss in front of all his homeboys instead.
  • SwashBlogger
    SwashBlogger Posts: 395 Member
    I work closely with the public. I swear there are a lot of functional, but mentally different people out there. We all put up with loads of nonsense from the every other kid who is diagnosed on the spectrum. Those kids grow up and....act according to what we didn't require of them. Just a theory.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,349 Member
    This post is 2 and a half years old...
  • SwashBlogger
    SwashBlogger Posts: 395 Member
    yeah? So, i'm into resurrecting anything that is not "hit it, run from it, marry it" stuff.
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