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Topic: Does anyone know what courtsey is anymore?
Cheer_up's photo
Wed 11/24/10 04:58 PM

I wonder! I was at the grocery store today and was walking out. It was a crowded aisle and room enough for one person to get through. There was me, with a walking cane, and a woman with her arms full. I stopped and backed into an empty space so she could come through, and I waved her through. Then another man, old enough to know, came walking on through as if he's the only one in the store.
Ok, it is a busy time, shopping and driving around, but remember your courtsey.

Ron

Well i know what you mean my friend i was in a mall saw this guy push a door open and a elderly lady fell down he didnt do nothing no sorry never helped her up he was rushing to go somewhere in the mall and started a fast pace almost running when he got to where i was i put my foot out he tripped and fell on the floor and banged his nose and was bleeding a little bit he said what the hell you put you foot out i said what the hell you knock the old lady over for he said what old lady i said right there you shoved the door and she fell he just said oh i told him he was a idiot with no respect for seniors my buddy walked over to me and saw the whole thing and said right on wtgggg so did a few others see it and that jerk he started to run again through the mall the elderly lady thanked me and said i wish there was more people with respect like you ... why i telling you this is i hate them aholes that disrespect elderly people say it was thier grandma then i sure they wouldnt do that knock her down cheers

RainbowTrout's photo
Wed 11/24/10 05:19 PM


Courtesy can be ambiguous. For example; Age before beauty. You can get caught in an endless loop. Like two oriental saying "Ah so" to each other. Eventually someone is going to have to yield. That could cause traffic jams. That is why we have traffic cops. What might be obvious to one might not be obvious to all. How one is raised would certainly be a factor. Case in point. Once I opened up a door for a lady because that is what my mother instructed me to do. Chivalry had nothing to do with it in Mom's eyes but it did in Dad's eyes and he told me that I should open doors for a lady, too. So I opened the door for this lady who was a feminist. I just stood there looking dumb. She waited till I gave up and left. I looked back and watched her open the door and she smiled at me. I guess she was quite capable of opening up the door for herself.laugh




Roy, some days you can't win for trying...lol


Oh, I know, right? I think that is why communication is so vital at times. I was working with a resident the other night helping her to get dressed because she asked me. It is different when you help them get dressed and when you dress them. I try to encourage sanity and restorative care as well as do care. It used to amaze me when my work talked to me because I was so used to dealing with inanimate parts. When my work talks to me it can cause confusion. Especially when my work argues with me. I want to say, "Hey, I am just trying to do my job and you are distracting me and keeping me from my job but you are my job." Can you believe it? My job can actually form an opinion of its own. Sometimes I want to blame my dad because he wouldn't let me play with dolls when I was a child. But I am making up for it now. rofl

Cheer_up's photo
Wed 11/24/10 05:20 PM
There was another time me and one of my best buddys were crossing a street that there was construction workers working ang my buddys mom was with us she was a little ahead of us she is a tiny lady like 5 feet 1inch and like 105 pounds anyways that was onlyspot to cross as other spots were closed off as she was walking we saw ahead this construction guy push her from behind lightly and say move it lady we got to get back to work now that was wrong to do my buddy is like around 6feet 2 and like 265 pounds and he saw it and he hurried up and pushed that construction guy on hiss azz and said this is the walking spot don't you ever touch mom again other construction guys came over i was there and me my buddy almost got into it with them but the construction superviser came over and said so sorry that guy said sorry too after so we left on way back they were very polite to her :))))) its just so sad how people are

actionlynx's photo
Wed 11/24/10 07:43 PM
What I hate is when people are INTENTIONALLY rude. I see it all the time. They keep looking at you even though you don't know them, just waiting for you to say something. Those people just don't care. They know what they're doing is wrong. They'll cut in front of you in line, you give voice to your displeasure, but they ignore you like they are deaf. I can't stand people like that.

Yeah, I'm complaining, but I see it way too often around here. I love it when I'm waiting to place an order, and several people rush up to order before me, then the person behind the counter says to them, "This guy was here first." And then he ignores them.

It never used to be like this around here. Everything has changed. No wonder I want to move so badly.

Jess642's photo
Thu 11/25/10 11:58 AM
There are those that are 'present', (AWARE) in their surrounds, and those who aren't.

We cannot hold the world accountable for what they are not AWARE of....

sad but true.

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