Thread: General Annoyance with people

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Maybe b/c she started hanging out with more republicans after marrying you

Sorry Rich, I couldn't resist. This was only meant as a joke since I realized a long time ago that the political system doesn't matter. What does matter is the system of inherent moral values in the society.

Actually most of our friends are Democrats. You know, you acquire your wifes friends.. But you are right about the political system. A pig is a pig no matter what it looks like.

I'm shocked! Dumbfounded! Rich...you have a job??? Unfortunately, we live in a "me" society. And worse yet, we allow it. Just like traditional shaving, so often, proper manners are not taught in the home.

Randy

Being that I'm an employee of the USPS I can say with some authority that the manners that were mailed to New York were most likely missent to Biloxi where they were delivered to the mailbox of a vacant apartment and are now buried under several week's worth of advertising(junk)mail. However, I believe the saying about how an armed society is a polite society and so IMHO every child born here in the U.S. should, before leaving the hospital, be issued an Uzi with ten high capacity magazines, one thousand rounds of ammunition and a pair of hand grenades. Finding a babysitter might become quite a challenge.

I've often said it: This world would be a much better place if there weren't so many damn people

Originally Posted by Effigy

I've often said it: This world would be a much better place if there weren't so many damn people

And so many damn stupid people, to boot.

Originally Posted by rtaylor61

I'm shocked! Dumbfounded! Rich...you have a job??? Unfortunately, we live in a "me" society. And worse yet, we allow it. Just like traditional shaving, so often, proper manners are not taught in the home.

Randy

You are so right Randy. Proper manners are not taught in most homes. I have made an issue of that in my house though.
Oh by the way my boss is surprised too.

Hey Rich, have you been out of commission? That doesn't sound like an NYC reaction to me! It might be time to move to the suburbs, like me.

Originally Posted by Joe Lerch

Hey Rich, have you been out of commission? That doesn't sound like an NYC reaction to me! It might be time to move to the suburbs, like me.

Joe,

I have lived in NYC for 52 years and while it has always been a hectic atmosphere it has never been as rude as in the last 10 years. People are not taught at home manners which is beyond belief. I think this is not only a NYC thing I think the country is getting less mannered as a whole. I hope I am wrong.

Originally Posted by RichZ

I think the country is getting less mannered as a whole. I hope I am wrong.

I used to think so too until I started spending more time in the midwest. The people are a lot more pleasant there, sometimes maddeningly. Then you realize that some of the bad rap we get in NYC has some validity. We can't help it; we're just used to a much faster pace and higher pressure. It's no excuse, just my observation.

Until recently, I used to commute to work in NYC every day, so I've noticed the same thing as you. But being aware of the NYC temperament, I always went out of my way to helpful and pleasant to visitors. Some of my co-workers etc. used to look at me in a strange way because they weren't used to seeing me that way.

The whole Western civilization is going toward isolating the individual from the family, from the circle of friends and from the society in general. Too many people have an overblown sense of self-importance, which leads to bad manners.