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I would have smiled and said "Thank you, but I'm not quite ready to go into the store."
Yeah, maybe. I remember I was in a bit of a mood myself, and was putting on my mask while trying to keep some stuff from falling, so I wasn't really thinking of my response to him. I just didn't expect it to play out the way it did, or think that he might misunderstand me.
I was born and raised in the Bronx. It is not at all an uncommon occurrence to loudly say: have some say to you, “you’re welcome!” when door holding is not acknowledged. In fact, I actually said it today. One of two things generally happen, the person completely ignores the comment or says something along the lines of “oh sorry, thanks!”
NYC is nowhere near as violent as the fear mongering, NY Post reader (total rag publication) for the last 20 years or so now) poster described. There has been an increase in crime and quality of life issues, but that’s more about the policies instituted by the previous 2 mayor and the jacka$$ city council decriminalizing and tying police hands.
neither dying from stab wounds, nor prison sentence is not worth it just for some manners.
I don't have much faith in people.
There's always someone instigating or provoking the situation, and another person who just won't let it go. When both people meet, one person is going to jail and the other is leaving in a stretcher.
When I open the door for someone, and they don't say thank you, I move on. I don't need to confront them about it. Life is already too short.
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Originally Posted by charmed hour
I was born and raised in the Bronx. It is not at all an uncommon occurrence to loudly say: have some say to you, “you’re welcome!” when door holding is not acknowledged.
And that will get you shot and stabbed as well.
Let me guess, if you tell someone good morning and they don't respond, you slap them in the face?
I don't believe I've ever even payed attention to whether someone says thank you when I hold the door for them, whether it's because their arms are full or because I don't want it to swing in their faces, or it might be too heavy for an elderly person, or any other reason. Some are grateful, some don't notice, some just never learned to say thank you. I do it for me, more than for anything else, because it's who I am and I like to make a difference, where I can, no matter how small.
I always pay attention, and I'm always miffed when I'm greeted with silence. Not something I'd ever escalate, though.
Living life one perceived slight away from needing to kill everyone you see. Yet the article and even the victim's mother implies (though I'm sure her statement is paraphrased) that the outcome is a result of 'bad manners'.
The killer as well as those like him should not be permitted to co-exist with human beings in a functioning society.
Living life one perceived slight away from needing to kill everyone you see. Yet the article and even the victim's mother implies (though I'm sure her statement is paraphrased) that the outcome is a result of 'bad manners'.
The killer as well as those like him should not be permitted to co-exist with human beings in a functioning society.
Well, getting the killer away from everyone is easy. How will you know who else thinks this way without them committing murder? You can't tell anyone's temperament just by looking.
Society is changing and people need to start taking notice. People won't hesitate to bash your face in these days.
Yes, our society is becoming unhinged. It's almost like being in an insane asylum is safer than being around in public places these days.
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