Alright - This Really Bugs Me

[Shootist]

Honestly! How hard can it be? Nobody on this planet is so busy or so important that they can't find the 97 seconds it takes to thank a fellow vaper for his or her kindness.

But most people "THINK" they are that important. And they've never been taught common courtesies. Like saying thank you and your welcome.

Take one of my bosses. For the longest time when he was done talking to you on the phone he'd just hang up. No acknowledgement he was done or the conversation was over. Just a Click.

So I started hanging up on him. He'd ask a question, I'd answer it then just hang up. He'd call back and say he wasn't done. I'd say OK what else then i'd answer that question and hang up again. He got the message. He now treats everyone with a little more respect.

EDIT:

And thank you for posting this.

 

[JMM57]

But most people "THINK" they are that important. And they've never been taught common courtesies. Like saying thank you and your welcome.

Take one of my bosses. For the longest time when he was done talking to you on the phone he'd just hang up. No acknowledgement he was done or the conversation was over. Just a Click.

So I started hanging up on him. He'd ask a question, I'd answer it then just hang up. He'd call back and say he wasn't done. I'd say OK what else then i'd answer that question and hang up again. He got the message. He now treats everyone with a little more respect.

EDIT:

And thank you for posting this.

This is priceless .. thanks for posting.

Common courtesy goes a long way online and off (to me anyway). The "problem" I see with younger folks is courtesy toward one another is not at all common, it seems ok to them and not offensive at all. I've been saying for years that as humankind progresses we are supposed to become more civilized, not less. Seems in this regard we are going backward.

 

[r77r7r]

But most people "THINK" they are that important. And they've never been taught common courtesies. Like saying thank you and your welcome.

Take one of my bosses. For the longest time when he was done talking to you on the phone he'd just hang up. No acknowledgement he was done or the conversation was over. Just a Click.

So I started hanging up on him. He'd ask a question, I'd answer it then just hang up. He'd call back and say he wasn't done. I'd say OK what else then i'd answer that question and hang up again. He got the message. He now treats everyone with a little more respect.

EDIT:

And thank you for posting this.

Lol, almost every TV show or movie does this, and has for years. Never able to figure why.

We pay good money to support this...

 

[The Ocelot]

I say "please," "thank you" and "excuse me" to my cat.

 

[dshgr]

I say "please," "thank you" and "excuse me" to my cat.

So do I! My husband still thinks it's funny and we've been married for 20 years.

 

[DavidOck]

I say "please," "thank you" and "excuse me" to my cat.

Wise. Cats have claws and teeth, and aren't hiding behind a monitor....

 

[The Ocelot]

Wise. Cats have claws and teeth, and aren't hiding behind a monitor....

One of the commands my dogs know is "Move please." Border collies are fun, you can teach them all sorts of interesting things. "Move please" and "Go away" are two different commands.

 

[zahzoo]

Good manners are taught at a young age and not learned just by using the internet...

True... but as with my kids frequent refresher courses are often required and offered free of charge!!

I've been participating and administering chat boards since the late 90's. Given the anonymous nature and the fact we're interacting via machines... a lot of social graces fall to the wayside. But having met a lot of folks I've first encountered on-line... most are quite cordial and polite in person.

Just remember... few people provide assistance to others not for the requisite "Thank You"... but for something much more valuable in their hearts... feel good about your goodness for goodness sake!!

 

[Amraann]

I say "please," "thank you" and "excuse me" to my cat.

LOLOL! I do the same thing!!!

 

[nicetucu]

I concur, and thank you very much for pointing this out. People have a sense of anonymity on the internet in a forum using a nickname. But I do agree it is common courtesy to give a thanks to someone going out of their way to make your life easier.

 

[Shootist]

Excuse me, but I was a single mom and my son grew up to be kind, caring, and polite. That said, my niece's two kids (grew up in a 2-parent, affluent home with "involved" parents and a stay at home mother) never once thanked me for Christmas gifts (and I was right there in the room with them), so I stopped giving them. So, I wouldn't be quite so quick to generalize there crxesss.

Yeah well maybe the parent are the ones to blame. If I was the one getting the gift, no matter what it was, and I didn't say Thank you my mother would of said something like, What do you Say? And I would of heard about it later, Heard a Lot About it Later.

Manners Start and End in the home. Not the schools.

 

[Shootist]

What gets me the most is when you hold the door for someone, they walk through and never say ANYTHING. I make it a point to say You're Welcome in a voice that I know they can hear and understand.

What I would like to say is You're Welcome you [MODERATED]. But that would defeat the purpose of the You're Welcome.

 

[WharfRat1976]

I think the other thing that happens is posters do not back check and hit their "My Profile" button and scroll through to see what posts they have made and what responses, if any have occurred. I always scroll through my posts using the "My Profile" button and try to clean up or finish any unfinished responses.

 

[WharfRat1976]

One of the commands my dogs know is "Move please." Border collies are fun, you can teach them all sorts of interesting things. "Move please" and "Go away" are two different commands.

BTW- I love your avatar! Absolutely Stellar!

 

[EleanorR]

I say "please," "thank you" and "excuse me" to my cat.

So do I! My husband still thinks it's funny and we've been married for 20 years.

LOLOL! I do the same thing!!!

Oh thank heavens, I am NOT alone!

 

[WharfRat1976]

I heard someone say that they despise when a retail person, after a purchase or after you say "thank you," that they respond with the ole "NO PROBLEM." The comment was that "I am glad that my patronage of your business is NOT A PROBLEM!!" It went on from there but you get the gist. A simple "Thank You" is all that is needed. "No Problem" is the self entitled lexicon du jour. I know I am "aging" myself here but that is how I taught my children...

 

[JMM57]

What gets me the most is when you hold the door for someone, they walk through and never say ANYTHING. I make it a point to say You're Welcome in a voice that I know they can hear and understand.

What I would like to say is You're Welcome you [MODERATED]. But that would defeat the purpose of the You're Welcome.

A friend of mine usually says something to the effect of "at your service your highness (or princess)". The reaction is often worth it.

 

[klynnn]

Welcome to the USA.

 

[rico942]

What gets me the most is when you hold the door for someone ...

This one is a constant dilemna for me at work. All of the doors are badge swipe access, with big signs saying "No Tailgating" ...

I have to stop myself every time I instinctively hold the door for someone behind me, it could get both of us a very unpleasant session in the Security office, including a lecture on the dangers of being courteous ...

My sneaky boss trapped me with this on his second day on the job, he held a door for me, then proceeded to lecture me on company policy immediately after I thanked him ...

Fortunately, I'm a foot taller than him, and amused myself by staring at his bald spot until his rant was over ...

I still hold the door for anyone withing 25 feet, its just the right thing to do, especially if their hands are full or they are pushing a cart up a ramp ...

I'm sure I'll get written up for it eventually, but I'm an old guy, can't learn rudeness and poor manners, too late for that ...