THOUGHT FOR TODAY - How much effort.....
How much effort does it take to be kind, to be courteous, to be mindful and respectful with the others that you meet on CS, even if your/their stay here is short? Especially, if the other person(s) that you 'meet' are themselves polite and respectful (heck! even if they aren't).Even if you're here for a purely s*xual encounter, or just to 'peruse the menu' (heck! even if you suspect that they may be scammers).
Really...how much effort does it take?
You're not interested? Tell them so, and wish them 'good luck in their search'.
You need to leave either because you're bored with the discussion or have something to do? Tell them that you need to leave and that they should 'enjoy the rest of their day'.
And if you do see them online later, say "hi"...that's just showing good manners.:)
Comments (11)
I thought this thread was about real life and not just online. I had two callers today, trying to sell me things. They both came at bad times. The second caller was so pushy I had to stop myself being agressive, then you remember they are trying to make a living which isn't easy. Boy they can be irritating however.
(LIVE) face to face interactions. It's still all about being courteous:)
So I say to the person that they are not next in the queue. It can be a persuasive person at my doorstep
usually if I am trying to cook dinner, selling a diffent Gas supplier, Telephone, whatever. Being polite does not work with these people. If you are polite it is taken as a weakness, ''I am cooking the dinner can you give me your information and I will read it later '' they keep on and on and have disregard for my Dinner, the fact they are calling at a bad time and show me total disrespect. This is quite common where I live and also people who want to do my garden. They are very aggressive in their sales and I know they are chancers.
So, Didi7 Of course you are right in what you say but like Snowlynx said, people on the phone too, just as I sit down to watch the News, phoning and not taking the hint to go, that I don't want what they are selling.
There is a lot of intrusion where I live , in terms of phone calls and aggressive sellilng where the caller keeps calling back, also as I said people in supermarkets, at Buses, Trains, skipping queues and taking seats.
I do realise what you are saying. In ordinary life, I am aware people have their own problems, I am friendly with neighbours, I am particularly aware of elderly people and the fact they are lonely and I love to chat to them. I try and I suppose in other situations I fail. Take care, good blog.
I am an humanitarian! I help my fellow beings by blocking the phone line with my good manners and evaisive talk. 6-7 less persons they can call that day.
better that way. Jehovahs are notoriously 'won't take no for an answer ' but seriously
I had advert up to sell some furniture and I had one very bolsky person in my livingroom
and it's not nice when you live alone. This is where aggression is needed [referring to Didi's blog
title. I had to be very firm. You can't let strangers in. Why did you cut the beard ? Just wondering