jfrost said:

You see right through me ...I was only messing.

Truth is...manners is only a reflection on the Truth...and most people in real life are True..but online....they is all Liars!! so by that logic most people who are polite in reality are scum ONline...so I take this logic to it's end and can say that most people on the Org would be polite if you got a chance to mee them.

People are scum in general when their words are untrue.

jfrost said:

online....they is all Liars!!

I should put more effort into that.

Fonkyman said:

jfrost said:

You see right through me ...I was only messing.

Truth is...manners is only a reflection on the Truth...and most people in real life are True..but online....they is all Liars!! so by that logic most people who are polite in reality are scum ONline...so I take this logic to it's end and can say that most people on the Org would be polite if you got a chance to mee them.

Shithouse. I clicked in here to post "None of ya business, what are ya, a feckin policeman". Seems pointless now, ya more or less beat me to it.

British sense of humour eh.

Irish sense of humour!!!

which is laughing at the Brits and Yanks but have them believe that we are laughing with them!!

Wasn't sure if you were who I thought you were. I thought if it was, you'd love that one.

Shall I do my "Gran was Irish, related to Collins" routine now?

Just like to thank everyone for either reading or posting in this thread. Of course, congratulations and many thanks to the OP too.

I bid you all good evening.

Very. And I try to impart that on my kids.

In Spanish we use formal and informal greetings & such...my Honduran parents raised me to greet my elders and anyone unfamiliar using formal tense. Til this day I find it hard to use informal tense when dealing with anyone older than me, or someone with authority.

I hold doors, say please & thank you, and always respond to voicemails, emails & texts.

In addition to other things, people say I'm a sweet, polite and respectful person. I usually say please and thank You when interacting with people and i do my damnedest to have empathy for, and give people the respect that they deserve...

One thing Ive found out the hard way though is, some people take politeness for weakness.

There's been a few occasions where i had to verbally go off on someone because they misjudged my kindness for weakness. I hate going there but some people overstep their boundaries and need to be checked.

I choose the people i interact with carefully so conflicts rarely happen.

P.S

I can't stand rude people.

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I'm very polite.

For instance, when I threw up out of a taxi window last week, I got a kettle of water and washed it off, even though I could hardly walk or focus.

This strikes me as a question better answered by others about a person.

That said, I'm told quite frequently by many people -- most notably not my wife -- that I'm exceptionally polite. I recently learned, in fact, that several of my work colleagues routinely eavesdrop on my phonecalls and conversations just to hear me speak so nicely to people.

That actually really creeps me out. But...

They've chalked it up to my Southern U.S. genteelness, I'm told... even though I'm from friggin' Ohio!

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I'm so nice and polite, that when I get telemarketers I ask them "would it be OK if I said no thank you?" to which they perplexedly answer "of course!" and only THEN do I hang up

I have manners and am usually very polite, especially when I'm out with a woman. (Depending on where we are, of course), I usually stand up when the gets up from the table and all the other stuff you do...

However, I've been told that my lack of communication and my incapability to chat about unimportant stuff makes me look a bit cold and slightly impolite.

JoeTyler said:

vainandy said:

Very polite until I'm given a reason not to be.

yeah, same here, but in my case I would add "until I'm given a reason to be a complete jerk"

Yep, me three. I'm joinin my fellas. I have been know to flick and get right splibbish when provoked.

Yes...and a lot of people will try to PUNK you if they have already sized you up and think that you are a pushover. Ive been tested all my entire life so I know exactly what you are talking about.

I had to learn to speak up for myself and that is something that I had to learn the hard way all my life but I pick my battles.

JoeyC said:

In addition to other things, people say I'm a sweet, polite and respectful person. I usually say please and thank You when interacting with people and i do my damnedest to have empathy for, and give people the respect that they deserve...

One thing Ive found out the hard way though is, some people take politeness for weakness.

There's been a few occasions where i had to verbally go off on someone because they misjudged my kindness for weakness. I hate going there but some people overstep their boundaries and need to be checked.

I choose the people i interact with carefully so conflicts rarely happen.

P.S

I can't stand rude people.

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outsideofthebox said:

Yes...and a lot of people will try to PUNK you if they have already sized you up and think that you are a pushover. Ive been tested all my entire life so I know exactly what you are talking about.

I had to learn to speak up for myself and that is something that I had to learn the hard way all my life but I pick my battles.

JoeyC said:

One thing Ive found out the hard way though is, some people take politeness for weakness.

There's been a few occasions where i had to verbally go off on someone because they misjudged my kindness for weakness. I hate going there but some people overstep their boundaries and need to be checked.

I choose the people i interact with carefully so conflicts rarely happen.

P.S

I can't stand rude people.

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I hear what your saying Outside and i agree completely. It's sad that some people choose to test another persons courage or manhood(or womanhood).


Ive always been of the mind that men who are overly aggressive, boisterous or macho are some of the most insecure and fear driven people out there.

Also you have people who are sociopaths, drug addicts or have a prison or predator mentality. Some people really get off on testing or preying on other people. Generally anybody can be like that but you most definitely encounter people with that mentality in some inner city neighborhoods that have a lot of problems with drugs, gangs, poverty and parolees.

Also you're smart in picking your battles. Some fights are just not worth fighting.

Just like you Outside, i had to learn somethings the hard way as well. l had to learn that although its important for me to be valued as person and not be disregarded or taken advantaged of, i can't force someone to respect me. The only thing i can really control is my reactions towards any given situation.

Like i said before, since I'm a polite and respectful person i used to get all angry and go off on people that i felt were disrespecting me. I had the mentality that if you get me mad you must deserve my tongue lashing and possible physical reaction...

Honestly a lot of it was just ego on my part.

Here's the thing. I'm at that age where I'm not into any kind of drama or problems with people period. Physically, unless there is a weapon involved, i can defend myself from most men and women so unless I'm faced with the threat of death, it would be best for me to just walk away from someone who's being disrespectful or rude and not try to 'check' them...

And that's a lession i wished i had learned when i was in my 20's or 30's. It would have saved me years of fustration, resentments and high blood pressure.

Lisa10 said:

I'm very polite.

For instance, when I threw up out of a taxi window last week, I got a kettle of water and washed it off, even though I could hardly walk or focus.

MacDaddy said:

Lisa10 said:

I'm very polite.

For instance, when I threw up out of a taxi window last week, I got a kettle of water and washed it off, even though I could hardly walk or focus.

I'm a classy bird, me!

vainandy said:

Very polite until I'm given a reason not to be.

Preach. Same here.

Hudson said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Polite, but not warm and friendly to strangers.

Same. I'm very nice unless a stranger tries to have a conversation with me. I need to know someone first. Of course if it's a sweet old lady then that's ok.

I'm always nice to little kids that run smack right into me and their parents. I'm very nice to cashiers even when they are a total grump. Basically cheerful wherever I go even if I'm having a bad day.

I'm a lot nicer if the person trying to talk to me is a sweet, hot young lady.