Not really my type of typical behaviour....I am just in a bit of a not-so-serious mood at the moment....
If I were to answer the posed question honestly and seriously, I guess I would have to say that:
I am a rather honest and up-front type of person. Also, I am very used to having to tell people difficult and possibly hurtful things...in a way that does not actually damage them in any way....this can be tricky....difficult for the amateur to master. In the case of someone who really does not have that 'way with words', I would have to say that sometimes silent tolerance is the way to go as not to hurt the other party. Where someone already has a reputation for 'telling it like it is', and is quite used to doing so without making enemies or causing suicidal ideations, I would say "just tell them exactly how their behaviours make you feel"...in various 'embarassing' settings....if the person cares about you....even if they don't personally agree that their behaviours are 'embarassing'...they should still want to consider your feelings on the matter, and strive for mutual happiness and satisfation, despite necessary sacrifices.
There....
But beating them into submission is just SO MUCH FASTER!
AAhh forget Cambridge; there's an old saying that good manners have gone back to England and are in hiding.."Courtesy is not dead- it has merely taken refuge in Great Britain", whilst the American respone is "To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all."( Randall Jarrell, Pictures From an Institution...stick with the classic work on good manners.."Miss Manners"...available at all your local libraries and outlets...:)Good manners are good morals in detail....:)
The fact that they preach but do not practice doesn't make nonsense of the intellectual definition of the word. We can still rely on it and as Jesus said, let those who have ears hear... We are looking for strategies to deal with hurtful mannerisms about our partners.
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This one is easy! I would just beat him into submission..
J/K but couldn't resist...
Sam