Yes. Common courtesy and common sense have been missing for some time, but noone seemed to give a damn.The Bandit said:
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When I am interact with people in person I choose not to judge others but do what I can to be courteous. If it is common or uncommon for others to reciprocate isn't that important to me because I choose to be one way and others choose to be another.
I forget who said it but the standard we live by are only our standards and what one person see a violation of a standard is a norm for someone else.
As an example as a young kid I had "lazy eye" which was corrected by surgery. I rarely hold eye contact for extended periods of time because of the lessons I learned growing up. Some consider my behavior rude but it isn't something I am really conscious of unless I think of it.
I think am courteous in many ways but I don't hold others to my standard because despite what I think is "common" it is really just my standard and not the standard of others.
I forget who said it but the standard we live by are only our standards and what one person see a violation of a standard is a norm for someone else.
As an example as a young kid I had "lazy eye" which was corrected by surgery. I rarely hold eye contact for extended periods of time because of the lessons I learned growing up. Some consider my behavior rude but it isn't something I am really conscious of unless I think of it.
I think am courteous in many ways but I don't hold others to my standard because despite what I think is "common" it is really just my standard and not the standard of others.
Fathomabove said:
Yes, the workplace is much more civilized now than when I started. No more smoking, very few cuss words and no pinching bums. One thing I do miss are the transparent blouses of old, whatever happened to them?
Depends on what you comparie it to.
I find the Southern US alot more spontaneously friendly and courteous than Toronto..by a country mile. On the other hand, in comparison to southern europe, in my experience Toronto is alot more courteous.
I find the Southern US alot more spontaneously friendly and courteous than Toronto..by a country mile. On the other hand, in comparison to southern europe, in my experience Toronto is alot more courteous.
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Be courteous, you never know who's watching.
I choose to be courteous to others (but I do it for myself). I don't think it really matters what the other person thinks about it. They might think I'm old fashioned or cheesy, they might be offended or they might even be grateful. I'm not sure that it matters to me. I have standards that I hold myself to and nothing that anyone else thinks about those standards really matters to me.
It works the other way around too. If someone thinks that something I do is rude, or stupid or whatever...I don't really care about that either.
my 2 cents
It works the other way around too. If someone thinks that something I do is rude, or stupid or whatever...I don't really care about that either.
my 2 cents
