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My mileage is hovering around 60%, I'd say. What's ridiculous is it's mainly when the stranger is working at their job and should at least be faking civility. I'll say "thank you" or "thanks" and they'll just say nothing. No "you're welcome", no "don't mention it", not so much as a "you betcha." And I know they heard me. Who does this? Who is this bereft of social skills? Before anyone asks, they don't appear to be runners. Also, it's not just toward me. I'll see the same people act this way toward others. |
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About 100% favorable response rate to my thank yous. You must be a total dick. |
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I grew up in the UK, where please and thank you are instilled from a very early age. I moved to the USA in my forties, and was appalled at the f$cking terrible manners here. Shop assistants say "$3.49". Almost never "3.49please". When I give them the money I almost never get a thank you, even when I've just said that word myself. Same if I hold door open for a stranger -9 times out of 10 they'll just walk through without saying a damn word. Do that in the UK and the person holding the door open would openly call you out on your gross rudeness, and rightly so. Bottom line - americans don't teach their kids any manners and so this rudeness has just become the norm. |
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I'll agree that the majority of Americans are self-involved, manner-less imbeciles, but I have to point out that calling someone out for their rudeness is in very poor taste itself. We have taught our kids to be very well mannered; it has always been important in my family and my wife's family. I think manners have become a class divider, much like so many other things in today's society. It is a shame. Although it sounds really snobbish, I have to say that if you were to spend an afternoon at our country club, you'd be very impressed with the kids. Most of our friend's children are very well mannered, as our the kids at my children's school. Anytime we take them somewhere "public," we are immediately surrounded by horribly mannered kids and their equally-as-buffoonish parents. |
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Good for you - a refreshing change!
I'll agree that the majority of Americans are self-involved, manner-less imbeciles, but I have to point out that calling someone out for their rudeness is in very poor taste itself. We have taught our kids to be very well mannered; it has always been important in my family and my wife's family. I think manners have become a class divider, much like so many other things in today's society. It is a shame. Although it sounds really snobbish, I have to say that if you were to spend an afternoon at our country club, you'd be very impressed with the kids. Most of our friend's children are very well mannered, as our the kids at my children's school. Anytime we take them somewhere "public," we are immediately surrounded by horribly mannered kids and their equally-as-buffoonish parents.[/quote] |
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This happens to me a lot, too, but I would say about 80% will give some kind of response. I'm really baffled by silence because it's so blatantly rude and so easy to give a token response. This even happens to me in my apartment building sometimes when I say "hi" to a neighbor. It's so easy to say "hi" back or at least nod, but from some people I'll get absolutely nothing - just a blank stare. Then again, I live in New York. |