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david-david

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'Having a good day'?


Why do some find this offensive? And should a newly entering person 'find' this offensive if this is a 'customary' thing? Should I condemn any who might use such offensive things even though I'm a newbie into that culture?
 
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david-david

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I was walking down the street the other day trying to get to an appointment. These 2 ladies strolled by as I was standing on the sidewalk. For some reason the ladies did not know how to maneuver themselves around myself standing there in a stationary position. So they pretty much 'ran' over me. I told them, 'you really ought to not step over others only so you can get by'. One lady turned to her friend, looked back, and said,

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with a smile.
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

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david-david said:
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'Having a good day'?


Why do some find this offensive? And should a newly entering person 'find' this offensive if this is a 'customary' thing? Should I condemn any who might use such offensive things even though I'm a newbie into that culture?
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The Fallout culture? Why would anyone find Fallout Boy offensive?
 
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david-david

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I don't know what it is about these persons now days. They think they have every right to run persons over who are also needing to get places. Look. This is not 'drive on the left side' Country. If you want to drive on the left side of the road, you really shouldn't get mad if you get into a head on.



Another day, same thing. I was walking down the sidewalk and I see this sign:

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to a drive-way entrance... Next to it, above it, there is this sign:

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david-david said:
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'Having a good day'?


Why do some find this offensive? And should a newly entering person 'find' this offensive if this is a 'customary' thing? Should I condemn any who might use such offensive things even though I'm a newbie into that culture?
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I am having a wonderful day.
And to all, I wish....
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david-david

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Of course, I know what these mean but as I begin to cross the drive way exit exit, a car begins to make a left turn into it from the lane going the opposite direction.. I stop, turn around and go into the parking structure. I approach the man in the car and I ask him to lower his window. After he does, I ask him, 'Do you speak English'? He says, 'a little'. I ask him, 'Do you read English'? He replies, 'no'. And so I begin explaining to him that the red sign means, 'Stop... Do not enter'... I put my 'hand' up in the 'stop' kind of gesture and try to explain to him that signs in 'red' mean, 'NO'. He said okay.

I wonder how he got a State driver's license. http://data:image/png;base64,iVBORw...AZaVnX7WHKQLt/wEvVICtO5aoNwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==


are you wondering what all those 'letterings' and 'numberings' are? Those are the http address to the pictures, I think.


So let me ask you. What and how would you feel or think if a newly entering person were doing these sorts of things to your Community with 'attitude and a smile'?
 
SomeRandom

SomeRandom

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david-david said:
I was walking down the street the other day trying to get to an appointment. These 2 ladies strolled by as I was standing on the sidewalk. For some reason the ladies did not know how to maneuver themselves around myself standing there in a stationary position. So they pretty much 'ran' over me. I told them, 'you really ought to not step over others only so you can get by'. One lady turned to her friend, looked back, and said,

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with a smile.
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Oh the snarky "have a nice day response." Common in social situation (especially when working in retail.)
It's sarcasm that veils itself as polite discourse. I like to call it the "plausible deniability response." Polite enough not to be considered technically rude, sneering enough to sate the inner Brit/Aussie thirst for anything sarcastic.
 
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david-david

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Another bit: I'm walking on the sidewalk approaching the corner curb to cross the street. The light is red and I will have to stop and wait until it turns green so I can cross. I'm about 7 feet away from the curbside to wait. Well, this male and female couple are walking perpendicular on the sidewalk. They are heading West while I'm heading South. Same sidewalk. However since I'm walking and with a certain 'gait' of step, as well as they, I 'assume' that as I'm approaching the curbside with only a few feet left in front of me, that the couple would choose the 'larger' space of sidewalk to pass. Which would be to my rear and not my front. But no.. They desire to be less than 1 foot away from the edge of the sidewalk to pass me rather than taking up the 4 or 5 feel that is behind me.

I rethink about that .. So i turn, cross the way they crossed, approach them on the other side of the street and ask them, 'are you from around here'? The guy responds, 'why'? And so I tell him, 'you just cut me off'.

He goes on to say that this is a free country, that the sidewalk and all places public are 'free' to be used in anyway any person wants. I ask him if he is from another State or something. He said he was from Ohio or Utah, or Idaho or something. He has this very thick heavy accent that is not Ohio or Utah, or Idaho. So I ask him if he is a U.S citizen. He says, 'yeah..in fact i come from direct lines to citizens of the U.S when it was still in Colonies'.

Well, you can figure the rest out... I come to find out that his accent was German. I guess his family 'line' went from Colonial days to being a German citizen.. But still. Cutting off persons is not favored in the U.S. So: Imagine if I was in Germany, visiting, or recently moved in.. I really ought to do things 'their' way, right? After all, I'm under 'their' jurisdiction, right? And who knows? They might find what I was doing, which is contrary to their customary ways, offensive. And who knows what kind of 'revenge' customs they might have? Would I; being only a 'newbie' there?

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the way you have your personal outllook, every State in the U.S teaches schools in English.

But if I were to enter into any ChinaTown in the U.S, I would not think of showing anything 'contrary' to their customary ways of doing things. Even if they 'cut' off or 'pushed' a bit. Why? Because they are speaking and doing their 'things' in Chinese, not English. And it would be okay. It would be okay because on the sign entering into that 'district', there was a big green sign on the side of the road that read: China Town. Welcome.
And so, I was appreciative that they let me know what I was going to 'deal' with if I stopped and did any kind of 'interacting' there; even if only to buy some vegetables. I wonder if they ever think of any 'non Chinese' persons there as offensive because they come across as 'anti-sociable' because they do not engage in any kind of verbal communication?

I was talking to a person I know a little the other day about respect and how certain persons demand respect although they don't give any respect to any. He laughed. And I continued, and even when they are given respect, they still don't reciprocate.
 
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Revoltingest

Revoltingest

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david-david said:
Another bit: I'm walking on the sidewalk approaching the corner curb to cross the street. The light is red and I will have to stop and wait until it turns green so I can cross. I'm about 7 feet away from the curbside to wait. Well, this male and female couple are walking perpendicular on the sidewalk. They are heading West while I'm heading South. Same sidewalk. However since I'm walking and with a certain 'gait' of step, as well as they, I 'assume' that as I'm approaching the curbside with only a few feet left in front of me, that the couple would choose the 'larger' space of sidewalk to pass. Which would be to my rear and not my front. But no.. They desire to be less than 1 foot away from the edge of the sidewalk to pass me rather than taking up the 4 or 5 feel that is behind me.

I rethink about that .. So i turn, cross the way they crossed, approach them on the other side of the street and ask them, 'are you from around here'? The guy responds, 'why'? And so I tell him, 'you just cut me off'.

He goes on to say that this is a free country, that the sidewalk and all places public are 'free' to be used in anyway any person wants. I ask him if he is from another State or something. He said he was from Ohio or Utah, or Idaho or something. He has this very thick heavy accent that is not Ohio or Utah, or Idaho. So I ask him if he is a U.S citizen. He says, 'yeah..in fact i come from direct lines to citizens of the U.S when it was still in Colonies'.

Well, you can figure the rest out... I come to find out that his accent was German. I guess his family 'line' went from Colonial days to being a German citizen.. But still. Cutting off persons is not favored in the U.S. So: Imagine if I was in Germany, visiting, or recently moved in.. I really ought to do things 'their' way, right? After all, I'm under 'their' jurisdiction, right? And who knows? They might find what I was doing, which is contrary to their customary ways, offensive. And who knows what kind of 'revenge' customs they might have? Would I; being only a 'newbie' there?

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the way you have your personal outllook, every State in the U.S teaches schools in English.

But if I were to enter into any ChinaTown in the U.S, I would not think of showing anything 'contrary' to their customary ways of doing things. Even if they 'cut' off or 'pushed' a bit. Why? Because they are speaking and doing their 'things' in Chinese, not English. And it would be okay. It would be okay because on the sign entering into that 'district', there was a big green sign on the side of the road that read: China Town. Welcome.
And so, I was appreciative that they let me know what I was going to 'deal' with if I stopped and did any kind of 'interacting' there; even if only to buy some vegetables.

I was talking to a person I know a little the other day about respect and how certain persons demand respect although they don't give any respect to any. He laughed. And I continued, and even when they are given respect, they still don't reciprocate.
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I've run into people who don't yield the other half of the sidewalk.
They just proceed....oblivious to anyone else approaching.
Btw, I was literal above.
 
Rival

Rival

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Revoltingest said:
I've run into people who don't yield the other half of the sidewalk.
They just proceed....oblivious to anyone else approaching.
Btw, I was literal above.
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These people will not be converted. They are too stupid. They will make good drones, however; this is clear.
 
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david-david

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One last thing: State Government.

If they are questioned to their Authority Jurisprudence, would they bring in the residents if they are 'timid' being questioned under scrutiny?
 
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