Bet BBQ wing night gets a bit messy. "Wear your short sleeve shirt tonight, Francis, you're going to be BBQ sauced to the elbows."
Good for the checkout person! Rude people who shouldn't be in the express lane should learn from her.
I had a flat tire and called AAA for help. The guy took it out, installed one he happened to have, and said "You really don't know how to do this???" I should have said "No, that's why I called AAA....for help"....but I'm a nice man.
Not to defend rudeness, but here, city folk can be curt. I feel there is a distinction between curtness and rudeness.
Re-reading I will say my agreement was with curt being a low dose of rudeness and not directed at you, if you felt it was.
There is a proprietor in my neighborhood who owns and runs one of the finest Greek and Italian specialty shops on the East Coast. The sandwiches are sublime. The store is in my building. I know her well. I shop there often. She is given dings in her Google reviews for being rude. I can assure you she is all business, but she is dedicated to the neighborhood and keeps her 100 year old family business in place and going strong. She has to be tough(rude)because there are so many dangerous and nefarious elements surrounding us and she has to turn the lunch crowd fast. It is a survival technique. Sweetest person I know after she gets off “patrol”. I guess this is the point I am trying to make.
Not at all. I welcome all forms of healthy debate. My skin is very thick. The Army weaned me off taking things personally.
Definitely. Curtness is mannerisms, which differ from one region to another. I've heard much about the supposed rudeness of NYC denizens, but in the few (4) times I've been there, people were always helpful. Brusque, yes, but not rude. The person with a full cart in an express line, OTOH, is self-centered and rude.
