Common Courtesy...

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Has Common Courtesy been thrown out the door?

I try to go out of my way sometimes to open doors, hold doors open, let people in etc., and yet others will do the opposite. Then you see coffee cups, fast food bags/wrappers, cigarette butts etc. thrown out car windows.

What is this world coming to? It's pretty sad where society is going. The young kids are even worse... :o
 
I don't think it is entirely extinct... but definitely on the endangered species list!

I still try to hold doors for people (and not just the attractive females either LOL), say please and thank you, smile at people and say good morning (afternoon etc) as you pass by them, and do small favours for people... this subject came up a few weeks ago in the "Random act of kindness" thread, and I will repeat now (what I said then), what a very wise woman (ok it was my mom) taught me when I was but a wee lad... treat EVERYONE the way you want to be treated and you will find your world a much more pleasant place.

Having said this, I think we need to at least change the name... "common courtesy" because there really isn't anything very "common" about it these days. :(
 
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode. Elaine and this other guy in her apartment building would often share the same elevator. One day Elaine broke the silence and spoke to the guy and they would exchange meaningless pleasantries. Then the guy stopped talking to Elaine and she asked him why. He said that he was simply fed up with exchanging meaningless pleasantries.

I find people here in Toronto are generally cordial and polite. Yes, I talk to complete strangers all the time.
 
I think you forget the times people showed a lack of coutesy a decade ago, see it in the present, and wonder what changed even though nothing did.
 
gramage said:
I think you forget the times people showed a lack of courtesy a decade ago
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I am old enough to remember when gays were called "fucking fags" and regularly beaten up. I remember when blacks and other visible minorities were called all kinds of nasty names and assaulted. I remember when women were not allowed into certain clubs. The good old days were not always so good.
 
The Bandit said:
Has Common Courtesy been thrown out the door?

I try to go out of my way sometimes to open doors, hold doors open, let people in etc., and yet others will do the opposite. Then you see coffee cups, fast food bags/wrappers, cigarette butts etc. thrown out car windows.

What is this world coming to? It's pretty sad where society is going. The young kids are even worse... :o
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Great post! All I can say is, be the leader. Let people be pigs and litter all over the place. As long as you are setting the example, maybe others have learned from your great example. Everyone is from different socio-economic classes and tend to have different perceptions on cleanliness. The people who litter and are messy to the extent that you are sharing, are probably from a lower class of people. I tend to despise any type of mess, that is why I have a cleaning lady and I personally do light cleaning.
 
gramage said:
I think you forget the times people showed a lack of courtesy a decade ago
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Remember the "good old days"?
Remember those folks who smoke in the office or restaurants? Rude!
Remember those folks who didn't pick up after their dogs? Rude!
 
The Bandit said:
Has Common Courtesy been thrown out the door?

I try to go out of my way sometimes to open doors, hold doors open, let people in etc., and yet others will do the opposite. Then you see coffee cups, fast food bags/wrappers, cigarette butts etc. thrown out car windows.

What is this world coming to? It's pretty sad where society is going. The young kids are even worse... :o
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LMAO . I've come across some of your posts to day and the word hippocrite comes to mind or do you not think SP's should be afforded your limited understanding of the concept of common courtesy . If you are confused go back and look at your put down in the Bukkake thread or cheapshot in the Miss Yuki thread . Maybe you think just opening and closing doors makes you a good person . Good luck with that .
 
smylee52 said:
LMAO . I've come across some of your posts to day and the word hippocrite comes to mind or do you not think SP's should be afforded your limited understanding of the concept of common courtesy . If you are confused go back and look at your put down in the Bukkake thread or cheapshot in the Miss Yuki thread . Maybe you think just opening and closing doors makes you a good person . Good luck with that .
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Now I have to refer to those threads. Terb is like an assignment!!!!! LOL LOL!
 
I used to hold open doors for people and those who did not acknowledge my kindness in any way got a loud "YOU'RE WELCOME" from me and sometimes they'd look at me like I was the idiot.

Now I am sad to say I rarely bother. An act of common courtesy should not piss me off!
 
yonge st subway...rush hour a few years back...

an older lady in front of me, tripped at the bottom of an escalator...i stopped to help her up, and OMFG, like 20 people actually..stepped over her / us '' to get past...

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I always stop my truck and let people cross in front of me. Even when I don't have to. I feel it's no big deal to stop and be courtious to others. Many times they looked quite surprised.....but pleased usually. I don't care if other vehicles behind me don't like it or not.....I do it.
Of course I don't do it if it seems to be too dangerous to stop
 
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smylee52 said:
I've come across some of your posts to day and the word hippocrite comes to mind or do you not think SP's should be afforded your limited understanding of the concept of common courtesy . If you are confused go back and look at your put down in the Bukkake thread or cheapshot in the Miss Yuki thread . Maybe you think just opening and closing doors makes you a good person . Good luck with that .
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Smylee busted you... I checked those other threads as well, and it seems maybe you could use a bit of your own advice... :o
 
smylee52 said:
LMAO . I`ve come across some of your posts to day and the word hippocrite comes to mind or do you not think SP`s should be afforded your limited understanding of the concept of common courtesy . If you are confused go back and look at your put down in the Bukkake thread or cheapshot in the Miss Yuki thread . Maybe you think just opening and closing doors makes you a good person . Good luck with that .
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LOL I agree! The preacher is soooooooo busted.

In case anyone missed it from here:

The Bandit said:
Some large women on here would do/let you do, anything. JMHO :eek: Maybe it`s all they get.
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I think that courtesy is still here, the form has changed a lot. I have been growled at when I was younger by rude women my own age for opening doors for them, but those were in the minority.

I find people still appreciate courtesy and note it. It is my sense that some people are more self isolated because of I-Pods, cell phones or the like, but things like holding a door for the following person, saying please and thank you, are still a mark of politeness.

I see people that work are more thoughtful about their perfumes and colognes which is an improvement for those people with alergies. Also people are more polite in a work setting, you don't hear of many supervisers shouting or carrying on because that behavior is not acceptable on many levels.
 
Not busted at all, is this not partly an opinion/review site? I was displaying dis-likes/personal opinions on both threads. Like I said JMHO! :rolleyes:
 
I hate all the newspapers left on TTC buses and streetcars/subway trains. People are too damn lazy to clean up after themselves so much that there were ads about it a while back. Sometimes if there is a newspaper on a seat close to me I'll pick it up and throw it in the recycle bin on the platform on my way in or out of the station.
 
Angela@Mirage said:
Now I have to refer to those threads. Terb is like an assignment!!!!! LOL LOL!
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You be a good schoolgirl and complete that assignment ;) . Failure will result in discipline being administered to your bottom .
 
The Bandit said:
Not busted at all, is this not partly an opinion/review site? I was displaying dis-likes/personal opinions on both threads. Like I said JMHO!
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Yeah, being rude/insensitve toward your fellow peeps on TERB (and probably elsewhere) has no bearing on common courtesy. :cool:
 
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