Imponderables: Mmm, you know you want it. BACON!!!
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UPDATED: Monday, May 31, 2010 18:25
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See! See! You have your own set of rules. That's nerve racking.
Besides my car locks have a remote :-P
I really don't understand the thing were people stand up when a woman gets up from a table. What's it for? They just sit right back down anyway.
Silly rules like this annoy me because they don't follow and pattern and they're different for everyone. What a pain.
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Originally posted by Zeek:
See! See! You have your own set of rules. That's nerve racking.
Besides my car locks have a remote :-P
I really don't understand the thing were people stand up when a woman gets up from a table. What's it for? They just sit right back down anyway.
Silly rules like this annoy me because they don't follow and pattern and they're different for everyone. What a pain.
They're not rules. They're more like guidelines, actually. :D They're not dealbreakers.
I will say, though, that parents need to be teaching their children better manners. I want to regularly smack some college students upside their heads...and it's gotten worse and worse. Show some respect, people. Not just to your elders...but to everyone.
But the point is, what do you do for Jane or John Doe. If you make it to the door at the same time as a woman, do you hold the door for her? If there is one a step behind you, what about her? A man with full hands? THAT is what you should be doing on a date. THAT is what is natural for you. If it pisses her off...she's not the right person for you.
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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
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Those darn kids and their loud music!
I don't stand back and hold the door to let a random woman go in before me as it is. I'll hold it enough so that it's still open when they get there, but I'm not letting them in first. Doesn't matter if it's a man or woman if their carrying stuff though. Then I'd hold the door.
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I'll hold the door for folks, male or female old or young at anytime. Not just on a date. It's just good manners not to let it slam on someone coming behind you, or to watch someone struggling with it on their own if opening it requires a bit more strength than they have.
The rest of the chivalry stuff I'm not so sure about. Probably wouldn't do the car door thing, mine is by remote too, I never understood holding the chair, that just seems to make it more difficult to be properly seated.
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Originally posted by Zeek:
I don't stand back and hold the door to let a random woman go in before me as it is. I'll hold it enough so that it's still open when they get there, but I'm not letting them in first. Doesn't matter if it's a man or woman if their carrying stuff though. Then I'd hold the door.
Then there's your answer. If you don't do it for someone else, why would you do it for a date? Be who you are. Personally, I might want to smack you upside the head for not holding the door, but we're not going on a date. In my world view...it's the polite thing to do...carrying stuff or not. ;)
Just recently there were four college kids setting off on a road-trip. They were getting snacks for the ride at the 7-Eleven while I was getting my weekend ritual Mountain Dew (yum!). Two were annoying at the door...but then, to top it off, they were parked right next to me. They took for-freakin'-ever to get into the car...even knowing I was standing there waiting to get into my car. Dipwads. They definitely need a smack upside the head.
Navy - you're Scottish, right? Have you heard of Frightened Rabbit?
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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw
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This makes me think of one time I was in a parking lot and there was a lady and her baby getting into her minivan next to me. When I got in the car my windows were fogged up so I was waiting for them to clear before I went. Besides she had her baby in a stroller behind her van. Meaning when I was pulling out I'd be swinging my car that way. Not my favorite idea. It took at least a couple minutes for my windows to defrost and she finally got her kid and was strapping it in. So, I started to back out and she flipped out. She bolted up and looked at me shaking her head and talking away. I really have no idea what she was so upset about. The two cars were not close together. There was no way I was going to run over her foot or something. Even if there was I'd been sitting there for 2 minutes. How long does she think I'm going to wait around for her to get in her car? I could see her being upset if her kid was still in a stroller behind me but not when the kid was already in the car.
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Cars are like the original internet. You can scream at people and most often they don't realise it and other times it makes absolutly no sense. I come home, turn on my computer, and click on some piece of news and start reading the comments people post on the article. It is the same thing. They end up yelling at each other like it has any meaning. No one knows who you are or what you're really yelling about. It is just a new type of entertainment.
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler
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Comments on news articles are the worst. I always decided if I was a villain I'd use that as a form of torture. Make people read and listen to comments like that.
I admit I have a bit of road rage though, some people need to be sworn at.
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I love that analogy, Traveler XD
on the DJ date: I don't have much to say on the matter as I don't listen to the talk part of radio much, but I don't think they should have dumped on her so much if it was her first time really trying the date scene. If she had any confidence at all about it, they probably completely shot it down with their criticism.
Quote:Seconded, even though I'm not a parent. My mother drilled the importance of manners into us growing up, and I've noticed many of my peers seem to lack both manners and patience these days. Is it really that hard to spare two seconds to hold a door for someone? Or to say thank you if someone holds the door for you?
Originally posted by RugBug: parents need to be teaching their children better manners. I want to regularly smack some college students upside their heads...and it's gotten worse and worse. Show some respect, people.
My biggest pet peeve is the handicap button that automatically opens doors. I *always* see people (mostly college age kids) with completely empty hands and two perfectly working legs slap the button and walk through because they're too damn lazy to grab the handle and open the door themselves. I'm sorry, is the door too heavy for you? Do you need mommy to help?
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Originally posted by freelancertex:
My biggest pet peeve is the handicap button that automatically opens doors. I *always* see people (mostly college age kids) with completely empty hands and two perfectly working legs slap the button and walk through because they're too damn lazy to grab the handle and open the door themselves. I'm sorry, is the door too heavy for you? Do you need mommy to help?
Yeah that one's annoying. The other one I'm annoyed by is perfectly capable people using the handicap stalls in the restroom. At work I know we have some handicap people in our building and people have meetings on all different floors. So, it's not like there's no chance someone who's handicap is going to need it. I really wonder how the stare down goes if the handicap person has to wait and a person just comes walking out. Must be brutal.
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