#manners — Public Fediverse posts
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Álvaro García Linera: “The far-right gives perverse answers, while the left remains in good manners”
BarcelonaÁlvaro García Linera (Cochabamba, 1962) was vice president of Bolivia between 2006 and 2019, during Evo Morales’ governments,…
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Kind or Clueless? Can we play together or not?
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta
People mean well, they really do.
But, let me say generic small talk has got to go.
It’s annoying and cringe-worthy. And I wish people would just stop being so clueless.
- “Hope you are well.” This is usually sent in emails and it irks the hell out of me. Why wouldn’t you be well? It’s boring and reeks of autopilot A.I. Have you ever answered someone who says “Hope you are well?” honestly? The last few times I did, I wrote back, “Yes, I’m doing great! Saw one of my favorite bands recently.” And I added, “And how are you doing?”
The person seemed to have wanted to start a conversation by saying “Hope you are well.” But they showed their true colors by not responding to me, not even to let me know how they are doing. What does this say? Phony is the first thing that comes to mind.
That dated email banter has to stop. If you are sincere in wanting to know about someone, ask more specific questions — about their career, their pets, their hobbies. Your generic email is effortless.
Is this how you want to be viewed? As a bore? Then go ahead, keep typing “hope you are well” but don’t expect an answer to your email.
2. “Any big plans for the weekend?” I’m living the creative dream. I have no two days alike. For real! There is no routine in my life at all. I can get up as early as 5 a.m. or sleep to 8 on any given day — including weekends. As a journalist I might be covering a story on the weekend, but hitting the beach on a Tuesday. There is no rhyme or reason to my life.
For those of us who love our careers, we don’t live for vacations or weekends, we just live! Lucky us!
(As a side note, in my much younger days I worked for four years full time for a musical instrument store. My hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Sundays and Wednesdays off. That was truly a dream life. People think not having a full weekend off was bad, but Saturdays went so fast; I still went out Friday nights, had Sundays off, then my Tuesday nights were like a Friday night all over again. That gig prepared me for my future dream career! It’s always great having time off when hardly anyone else is off!)
Anyway, I recently saw an interview with actress/artist Eve Plumb, talking about how she’d rather work than go on a vacation. I agree wholeheartedly! I just love what I do. And at the end of the day, there’s no better place I’d love to be than in my husband’s arms — it doesn’t matter where we are.
Mind you, I do have great weekends when I can fit them in my schedule. But I don’t wait for the weekends to have fun. My life is fun. And, let’s face it, nothing beats taking a random day off when no one else is off — less crowds, less traffic, cooler memories.
Know your audience. We’re not all working for the weekends, most of the time it’s the week days that work for us!
3. What can’t you do? It was once called “branding.” Now it’s called multi-hyphenate. It means generating income from multiple sources. I’m so glad it’s a thing because you’re always evolving and learning. Doctors attend conferences to learn more about their trade. David Bowie was a musician, actor, artist. So many people have multi-hyphenate careers.
I started out as a journalist. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to be a ghostwriter too. Then after helping so many others write their books, I wrote six of my own. Then I became a public speaker. Then a relationship coach. I do all these things and it’s awesome!
Now suppose you meet someone who is happy being a housewife. They may say, “What can’t you do?” when they learn all you’re involved in.
How are you supposed to answer that?
Are you supposed to run down a list of things you really can’t do?
I can’t sing. I’m not the best housekeeper. I’m a nervous driver. I can’t memorize scripts.
Is self-depreciation the answer to the question?
Or do you just smile, which can be interpreted as arrogant?
Don’t put people on the spot like that. It’s not kind.
NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE — I am not alone!
Validation. When I write an opinion piece such as this, I like to do a brief Google search and see if others are complaining about the same things I am.
It seems that each of these three things bother other people too.
It’s not all in my head. These things are not cool to say to others.
If you don’t say them, you’re ahead of the game.
If you do, don’t take this personally. It’s easy to up your game and figure out better ways to begin emails, to start conversation, or to tell someone they are amazing without appearing catty or unkind.
Life isn’t living unless you’re challenging yourself. How about it? Today!
#badEmails #blog #fun #goodCommunicationSkills #happiness #howToWriteAGoodEmail #inspiration #life #love #manners #mannersInTheModernWorld #mentalHealth #motivation #politeness #talent #vent #writing -
Kind or Clueless? Can we play together or not?
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta
People mean well, they really do.
But, let me say generic small talk has got to go.
It’s annoying and cringe-worthy. And I wish people would just stop being so clueless.
- “Hope you are well.” This is usually sent in emails and it irks the hell out of me. Why wouldn’t you be well? It’s boring and reeks of autopilot A.I. Have you ever answered someone who says “Hope you are well?” honestly? The last few times I did, I wrote back, “Yes, I’m doing great! Saw one of my favorite bands recently.” And I added, “And how are you doing?”
The person seemed to have wanted to start a conversation by saying “Hope you are well.” But they showed their true colors by not responding to me, not even to let me know how they are doing. What does this say? Phony is the first thing that comes to mind.
That dated email banter has to stop. If you are sincere in wanting to know about someone, ask more specific questions — about their career, their pets, their hobbies. Your generic email is effortless.
Is this how you want to be viewed? As a bore? Then go ahead, keep typing “hope you are well” but don’t expect an answer to your email.
2. “Any big plans for the weekend?” I’m living the creative dream. I have no two days alike. For real! There is no routine in my life at all. I can get up as early as 5 a.m. or sleep to 8 on any given day — including weekends. As a journalist I might be covering a story on the weekend, but hitting the beach on a Tuesday. There is no rhyme or reason to my life.
For those of us who love our careers, we don’t live for vacations or weekends, we just live! Lucky us!
(As a side note, in my much younger days I worked for four years full time for a musical instrument store. My hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Sundays and Wednesdays off. That was truly a dream life. People think not having a full weekend off was bad, but Saturdays went so fast; I still went out Friday nights, had Sundays off, then my Tuesday nights were like a Friday night all over again. That gig prepared me for my future dream career! It’s always great having time off when hardly anyone else is off!)
Anyway, I recently saw an interview with actress/artist Eve Plumb, talking about how she’d rather work than go on a vacation. I agree wholeheartedly! I just love what I do. And at the end of the day, there’s no better place I’d love to be than in my husband’s arms — it doesn’t matter where we are.
Mind you, I do have great weekends when I can fit them in my schedule. But I don’t wait for the weekends to have fun. My life is fun. And, let’s face it, nothing beats taking a random day off when no one else is off — less crowds, less traffic, cooler memories.
Know your audience. We’re not all working for the weekends, most of the time it’s the week days that work for us!
3. What can’t you do? It was once called “branding.” Now it’s called multi-hyphenate. It means generating income from multiple sources. I’m so glad it’s a thing because you’re always evolving and learning. Doctors attend conferences to learn more about their trade. David Bowie was a musician, actor, artist. So many people have multi-hyphenate careers.
I started out as a journalist. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to be a ghostwriter too. Then after helping so many others write their books, I wrote six of my own. Then I became a public speaker. Then a relationship coach. I do all these things and it’s awesome!
Now suppose you meet someone who is happy being a housewife. They may say, “What can’t you do?” when they learn all you’re involved in.
How are you supposed to answer that?
Are you supposed to run down a list of things you really can’t do?
I can’t sing. I’m not the best housekeeper. I’m a nervous driver. I can’t memorize scripts.
Is self-depreciation the answer to the question?
Or do you just smile, which can be interpreted as arrogant?
Don’t put people on the spot like that. It’s not kind.
NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE — I am not alone!
Validation. When I write an opinion piece such as this, I like to do a brief Google search and see if others are complaining about the same things I am.
It seems that each of these three things bother other people too.
It’s not all in my head. These things are not cool to say to others.
If you don’t say them, you’re ahead of the game.
If you do, don’t take this personally. It’s easy to up your game and figure out better ways to begin emails, to start conversation, or to tell someone they are amazing without appearing catty or unkind.
Life isn’t living unless you’re challenging yourself. How about it? Today!
#badEmails #blog #fun #goodCommunicationSkills #happiness #howToWriteAGoodEmail #inspiration #life #love #manners #mannersInTheModernWorld #mentalHealth #motivation #politeness #talent #vent #writing -
Kind or Clueless? Can we play together or not?
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta
People mean well, they really do.
But, let me say generic small talk has got to go.
It’s annoying and cringe-worthy. And I wish people would just stop being so clueless.
- “Hope you are well.” This is usually sent in emails and it irks the hell out of me. Why wouldn’t you be well? It’s boring and reeks of autopilot A.I. Have you ever answered someone who says “Hope you are well?” honestly? The last few times I did, I wrote back, “Yes, I’m doing great! Saw one of my favorite bands recently.” And I added, “And how are you doing?”
The person seemed to have wanted to start a conversation by saying “Hope you are well.” But they showed their true colors by not responding to me, not even to let me know how they are doing. What does this say? Phony is the first thing that comes to mind.
That dated email banter has to stop. If you are sincere in wanting to know about someone, ask more specific questions — about their career, their pets, their hobbies. Your generic email is effortless.
Is this how you want to be viewed? As a bore? Then go ahead, keep typing “hope you are well” but don’t expect an answer to your email.
2. “Any big plans for the weekend?” I’m living the creative dream. I have no two days alike. For real! There is no routine in my life at all. I can get up as early as 5 a.m. or sleep to 8 on any given day — including weekends. As a journalist I might be covering a story on the weekend, but hitting the beach on a Tuesday. There is no rhyme or reason to my life.
For those of us who love our careers, we don’t live for vacations or weekends, we just live! Lucky us!
(As a side note, in my much younger days I worked for four years full time for a musical instrument store. My hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Sundays and Wednesdays off. That was truly a dream life. People think not having a full weekend off was bad, but Saturdays went so fast; I still went out Friday nights, had Sundays off, then my Tuesday nights were like a Friday night all over again. That gig prepared me for my future dream career! It’s always great having time off when hardly anyone else is off!)
Anyway, I recently saw an interview with actress/artist Eve Plumb, talking about how she’d rather work than go on a vacation. I agree wholeheartedly! I just love what I do. And at the end of the day, there’s no better place I’d love to be than in my husband’s arms — it doesn’t matter where we are.
Mind you, I do have great weekends when I can fit them in my schedule. But I don’t wait for the weekends to have fun. My life is fun. And, let’s face it, nothing beats taking a random day off when no one else is off — less crowds, less traffic, cooler memories.
Know your audience. We’re not all working for the weekends, most of the time it’s the week days that work for us!
3. What can’t you do? It was once called “branding.” Now it’s called multi-hyphenate. It means generating income from multiple sources. I’m so glad it’s a thing because you’re always evolving and learning. Doctors attend conferences to learn more about their trade. David Bowie was a musician, actor, artist. So many people have multi-hyphenate careers.
I started out as a journalist. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to be a ghostwriter too. Then after helping so many others write their books, I wrote six of my own. Then I became a public speaker. Then a relationship coach. I do all these things and it’s awesome!
Now suppose you meet someone who is happy being a housewife. They may say, “What can’t you do?” when they learn all you’re involved in.
How are you supposed to answer that?
Are you supposed to run down a list of things you really can’t do?
I can’t sing. I’m not the best housekeeper. I’m a nervous driver. I can’t memorize scripts.
Is self-depreciation the answer to the question?
Or do you just smile, which can be interpreted as arrogant?
Don’t put people on the spot like that. It’s not kind.
NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE — I am not alone!
Validation. When I write an opinion piece such as this, I like to do a brief Google search and see if others are complaining about the same things I am.
It seems that each of these three things bother other people too.
It’s not all in my head. These things are not cool to say to others.
If you don’t say them, you’re ahead of the game.
If you do, don’t take this personally. It’s easy to up your game and figure out better ways to begin emails, to start conversation, or to tell someone they are amazing without appearing catty or unkind.
Life isn’t living unless you’re challenging yourself. How about it? Today!
#badEmails #blog #fun #goodCommunicationSkills #happiness #howToWriteAGoodEmail #inspiration #life #love #manners #mannersInTheModernWorld #mentalHealth #motivation #politeness #talent #vent #writing -
Kind or Clueless? Can we play together or not?
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta
People mean well, they really do.
But, let me say generic small talk has got to go.
It’s annoying and cringe-worthy. And I wish people would just stop being so clueless.
- “Hope you are well.” This is usually sent in emails and it irks the hell out of me. Why wouldn’t you be well? It’s boring and reeks of autopilot A.I. Have you ever answered someone who says “Hope you are well?” honestly? The last few times I did, I wrote back, “Yes, I’m doing great! Saw one of my favorite bands recently.” And I added, “And how are you doing?”
The person seemed to have wanted to start a conversation by saying “Hope you are well.” But they showed their true colors by not responding to me, not even to let me know how they are doing. What does this say? Phony is the first thing that comes to mind.
That dated email banter has to stop. If you are sincere in wanting to know about someone, ask more specific questions — about their career, their pets, their hobbies. Your generic email is effortless.
Is this how you want to be viewed? As a bore? Then go ahead, keep typing “hope you are well” but don’t expect an answer to your email.
2. “Any big plans for the weekend?” I’m living the creative dream. I have no two days alike. For real! There is no routine in my life at all. I can get up as early as 5 a.m. or sleep to 8 on any given day — including weekends. As a journalist I might be covering a story on the weekend, but hitting the beach on a Tuesday. There is no rhyme or reason to my life.
For those of us who love our careers, we don’t live for vacations or weekends, we just live! Lucky us!
(As a side note, in my much younger days I worked for four years full time for a musical instrument store. My hours were 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Sundays and Wednesdays off. That was truly a dream life. People think not having a full weekend off was bad, but Saturdays went so fast; I still went out Friday nights, had Sundays off, then my Tuesday nights were like a Friday night all over again. That gig prepared me for my future dream career! It’s always great having time off when hardly anyone else is off!)
Anyway, I recently saw an interview with actress/artist Eve Plumb, talking about how she’d rather work than go on a vacation. I agree wholeheartedly! I just love what I do. And at the end of the day, there’s no better place I’d love to be than in my husband’s arms — it doesn’t matter where we are.
Mind you, I do have great weekends when I can fit them in my schedule. But I don’t wait for the weekends to have fun. My life is fun. And, let’s face it, nothing beats taking a random day off when no one else is off — less crowds, less traffic, cooler memories.
Know your audience. We’re not all working for the weekends, most of the time it’s the week days that work for us!
3. What can’t you do? It was once called “branding.” Now it’s called multi-hyphenate. It means generating income from multiple sources. I’m so glad it’s a thing because you’re always evolving and learning. Doctors attend conferences to learn more about their trade. David Bowie was a musician, actor, artist. So many people have multi-hyphenate careers.
I started out as a journalist. But that wasn’t enough. I wanted to be a ghostwriter too. Then after helping so many others write their books, I wrote six of my own. Then I became a public speaker. Then a relationship coach. I do all these things and it’s awesome!
Now suppose you meet someone who is happy being a housewife. They may say, “What can’t you do?” when they learn all you’re involved in.
How are you supposed to answer that?
Are you supposed to run down a list of things you really can’t do?
I can’t sing. I’m not the best housekeeper. I’m a nervous driver. I can’t memorize scripts.
Is self-depreciation the answer to the question?
Or do you just smile, which can be interpreted as arrogant?
Don’t put people on the spot like that. It’s not kind.
NOW FOR THE GRAND FINALE — I am not alone!
Validation. When I write an opinion piece such as this, I like to do a brief Google search and see if others are complaining about the same things I am.
It seems that each of these three things bother other people too.
It’s not all in my head. These things are not cool to say to others.
If you don’t say them, you’re ahead of the game.
If you do, don’t take this personally. It’s easy to up your game and figure out better ways to begin emails, to start conversation, or to tell someone they are amazing without appearing catty or unkind.
Life isn’t living unless you’re challenging yourself. How about it? Today!
#badEmails #blog #fun #goodCommunicationSkills #happiness #howToWriteAGoodEmail #inspiration #life #love #manners #mannersInTheModernWorld #mentalHealth #motivation #politeness #talent #vent #writing -
Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple
Recently, Marukawa Miso, a miso maker in Fukui Prefecture, reignited an age-old debate. Their simple question: What’s wrong with nekomanma? In modern Japan, the act of pouring miso soup o…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #Edoera #history #manners #socialmedia #tradition
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ -
Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple
Recently, Marukawa Miso, a miso maker in Fukui Prefecture, reignited an age-old debate. Their simple question: What’s wrong with nekomanma? In modern Japan, the act of pouring miso soup o…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #Edoera #history #manners #socialmedia #tradition
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ -
Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple
Recently, Marukawa Miso, a miso maker in Fukui Prefecture, reignited an age-old debate. Their simple question: What’s wrong with nekomanma? In modern Japan, the act of pouring miso soup o…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #Edoera #history #manners #socialmedia #tradition
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ -
Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple
Recently, Marukawa Miso, a miso maker in Fukui Prefecture, reignited an age-old debate. Their simple question: What’s wrong with nekomanma? In modern Japan, the act of pouring miso soup o…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #Edoera #history #manners #socialmedia #tradition
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ -
Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #EdoEra #food #history #manners #SocialMedia #tradition
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Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #EdoEra #food #history #manners #SocialMedia #tradition
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Nekomanma: The “Ill-Mannered” Japanese Food That Used to be a Commonfolk Staple https://www.diningandcooking.com/2643197/nekomanma-the-ill-mannered-japanese-food-that-used-to-be-a-commonfolk-staple/ #Cooking #CookingTopics #culture #EdoEra #food #history #manners #SocialMedia #tradition
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Hello World! It's Finland calling - the happiest country on the planet Earth for 9 yrs in a row!
Well, so #happy are we, that when actor Jason Segel was filming here, in city of Tampere, and went into a supermarket, being friendly to people, a security guard came, and asked after his car keys, because in her opinion, #Segel was obiviously high or drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EeUOtaH30
#Finland #Finnland #Finlande #Finlandia #JasonSegel #film #movie #Tampere #Manse #manners #happiness #manners #Suomi
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Hello World! It's Finland calling - the happiest country on the planet Earth for 9 yrs in a row!
Well, so #happy are we, that when actor Jason Segel was filming here, in city of Tampere, and went into a supermarket, being friendly to people, a security guard came, and asked after his car keys, because in her opinion, #Segel was obiviously high or drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EeUOtaH30
#Finland #Finnland #Finlande #Finlandia #JasonSegel #film #movie #Tampere #Manse #manners #happiness #manners #Suomi
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Hello World! It's Finland calling - the happiest country on the planet Earth for 9 yrs in a row!
Well, so #happy are we, that when actor Jason Segel was filming here, in city of Tampere, and went into a supermarket, being friendly to people, a security guard came, and asked after his car keys, because in her opinion, #Segel was obiviously high or drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EeUOtaH30
#Finland #Finnland #Finlande #Finlandia #JasonSegel #film #movie #Tampere #Manse #manners #happiness #manners #Suomi
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Hello World! It's Finland calling - the happiest country on the planet Earth for 9 yrs in a row!
Well, so #happy are we, that when actor Jason Segel was filming here, in city of Tampere, and went into a supermarket, being friendly to people, a security guard came, and asked after his car keys, because in her opinion, #Segel was obiviously high or drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EeUOtaH30
#Finland #Finnland #Finlande #Finlandia #JasonSegel #film #movie #Tampere #Manse #manners #happiness #manners #Suomi
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Hello World! It's Finland calling - the happiest country on the planet Earth for 9 yrs in a row!
Well, so #happy are we, that when actor Jason Segel was filming here, in city of Tampere, and went into a supermarket, being friendly to people, a security guard came, and asked after his car keys, because in her opinion, #Segel was obiviously high or drunk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EeUOtaH30
#Finland #Finnland #Finlande #Finlandia #JasonSegel #film #movie #Tampere #Manse #manners #happiness #manners #Suomi
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Watch your profanity, part two. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #classicmono #graffiti #urban #urbanart #streetart #manners #tagtuesday #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense #art #artyear #eck
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Watch your profanity, part two. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #classicmono #graffiti #urban #urbanart #streetart #manners #tagtuesday #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense #art #artyear #eck
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Watch your profanity, part two. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #classicmono #graffiti #urban #urbanart #streetart #manners #tagtuesday #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense #art #artyear #eck
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Watch your profanity, part two. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #classicmono #graffiti #urban #urbanart #streetart #manners #tagtuesday #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense #art #artyear #eck
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Watch your profanity, part two. #photography #streetphotography #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #classicmono #graffiti #urban #urbanart #streetart #manners #tagtuesday #alphabetchallenge #weeknfornonsense #art #artyear #eck
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
-- Madame de Stael -
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
-- Madame de Stael -
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
-- Madame de Stael -
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
-- Madame de Stael -
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
-- Madame de Stael -
Read this on a site about #manners :
Cashiers and waitstaff report surprise when customers say “thank you”.
A postal worker told me that when she hands parcels over to customers who open the door to receive them, about half do not say thanks.
How on earth did we let #courtesies die a death like this? Do those failing in this way have a clue that they are indeed failing?
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Read this on a site about #manners :
Cashiers and waitstaff report surprise when customers say “thank you”.
A postal worker told me that when she hands parcels over to customers who open the door to receive them, about half do not say thanks.
How on earth did we let #courtesies die a death like this? Do those failing in this way have a clue that they are indeed failing?
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Read this on a site about #manners :
Cashiers and waitstaff report surprise when customers say “thank you”.
A postal worker told me that when she hands parcels over to customers who open the door to receive them, about half do not say thanks.
How on earth did we let #courtesies die a death like this? Do those failing in this way have a clue that they are indeed failing?
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Read this on a site about #manners :
Cashiers and waitstaff report surprise when customers say “thank you”.
A postal worker told me that when she hands parcels over to customers who open the door to receive them, about half do not say thanks.
How on earth did we let #courtesies die a death like this? Do those failing in this way have a clue that they are indeed failing?
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Read this on a site about #manners :
Cashiers and waitstaff report surprise when customers say “thank you”.
A postal worker told me that when she hands parcels over to customers who open the door to receive them, about half do not say thanks.
How on earth did we let #courtesies die a death like this? Do those failing in this way have a clue that they are indeed failing?
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Whom do you serve? This is the question of the Grail in the Fisher King.
This is part 12 of 13 dialogues with Claude about the parable of the Two Valleys.
In the mid-90's, I spent years reading the complete works of Carl Jung, studying Archetypal and Depth Psychology.
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When I was a young girl, gentleman removed their hats when they entered a building. This is etiquette and good manners. Imagine my dismay this evening, at the theater, to have to ask this man, seated in front of me, "to remove his chapeau". So gauche! So ill-mannered! What has happened to us as a nation? #manners #etiquette
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Context: Someone wrote a post about a reading of erotic poetry where they opined about how awkward and distasteful it would be for them to hear people the age of their parents read erotic poems.
I found this very upsetting and responded to that thread explaining why.
Hopefully they've removed that post. I can no longer see it. Though I guess it's possible they blocked me and that's why I can't see it. Either way, I'm removing the individual's name and instead just reposting my rant, which still needs saying.
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Why does age matter here?? What does that change? I can see cringing at erotica at all, like some people object to PDA, but as you age you may realize there's far less difference than you think, and how outright inhumane it is (and I don't use that as hyperbole but as literal truth) to have older humans treated as something different than "regular" humans, made to live life separately and diminished in participatory privilege. If you think it differently offensive than race segregation, maybe think harder.
It is scary enough growing old without people treating you like the walking dead who need to stop participating in regular life and just sit by and watch available time pass, kept from doing anything by people who casually and without apology talk of it like "of course it must be thus".
It may seem like just words but such words form rock hard prisons in our society. Actual enforcement of such separation occurs exactly because people shamelessly call for it in this way. It would be in many cases more humane to offer people death with dignity than require they live on in such a world that sees and treats them this way.
It's hard to overstate how angry this makes me.
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The first sign of corrupt morals is the banishing of truth.
[Le premier traict de la corruption des mœurs, c’est le bannissement de la verité]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 18 (2.18), “Of Giving the Lie [Du Démentir]” (1578–79) [tr. Screech (1987)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
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Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
-- Emily Post⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EmilyPost #Manners
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@JamesK The scenario is the opposite. I did someone a kindness that would conventionally elicit a thank you. He merely looked at me. I assumed it was beneath him to speak to a female but then I witnessed him do the same to a male. I assume this coupled with people saying "of course" instead of "you're welcome" means this is what parents teach now -don't thank people and disregard other people's gratitude. #manners
