tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post2649265179603780171..comments2024-01-18T05:53:34.390-05:00Comments on Austanspace: Worst Trends of the 20th Century #43Austanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-15253823012706014542014-08-15T00:54:13.534-04:002014-08-15T00:54:13.534-04:00Gary! I agree, being nice at all these days seems ...Gary! I agree, being nice at all these days seems to be mistaken for weakness. That's very alarming.<br />Agh!<br />Laura<br />xAustanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-62658504308782381012014-08-15T00:52:41.806-04:002014-08-15T00:52:41.806-04:00Moony, I'm thankful you're still out there...Moony, I'm thankful you're still out there spreading goodness and patience.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-55307368682475045162014-08-15T00:51:54.915-04:002014-08-15T00:51:54.915-04:00Lawless, I think we can go back to Fred for that. ...Lawless, I think we can go back to Fred for that. There aren't enough shown for it to stick.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-30372369874444436072014-08-15T00:50:32.243-04:002014-08-15T00:50:32.243-04:00That's right, EC!That's right, EC!Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-63011636613528002302014-08-15T00:50:04.530-04:002014-08-15T00:50:04.530-04:00Geo- that's what I'll never understand. Ma...Geo- that's what I'll never understand. Manners exist to help each other get thru life a little less miserably. agh.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-67539966980880715062014-07-28T19:50:34.498-04:002014-07-28T19:50:34.498-04:00Hi Laura,
I understand your soapbox rant, my dear...Hi Laura,<br /><br />I understand your soapbox rant, my dear friend.<br /><br />Although I do find that most people are deal with are fairly polite, there are those who seem to think that manners, respect, politeness, are a form of weakness. It's very weird and rather alarming.<br /><br />Gary :)<br />xklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-76716013653059940482014-07-27T16:20:15.389-04:002014-07-27T16:20:15.389-04:00I really appreciate that line: "Wasn't li...I really appreciate that line: "Wasn't life a little more bearable for everyone when we were kinder to each other?" We really do need to be kinder to each other.<br /><br />I'm thankful that you are still out there, encouraging the world to be kind.<br /><br />MoonRavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010194761440202586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-83275544188989190972014-07-27T07:35:21.645-04:002014-07-27T07:35:21.645-04:00We see the same problem on this side of the border...We see the same problem on this side of the border. There are a few who still display good manners, a few who don't, and the rest seem to be a strange sort of hybrid. We out polite each other holding doors and humbly going to the back of line ups and then shock in other ways. I know this generation tried hard to instill manners and values....not sure where exactly the wheels fell off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-86508864428129992072014-07-27T02:47:00.269-04:002014-07-27T02:47:00.269-04:00Some of my best friends are precisely the fools yo...Some of my best friends are precisely the fools you describe - and I love them for their foolishness not in spite of it.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-32864534219721586422014-07-27T01:32:46.433-04:002014-07-27T01:32:46.433-04:00A favorite quote on manners came from one of the m...A favorite quote on manners came from one of the most graceful men who ever lived, Fred Astaire:"The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without ever seeing any." But I think you said it even better, Austan. With 7 billion people on one's shrinking planet, it's good sense to be polite.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com