tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post3916924309256245790..comments2023-09-18T21:43:47.885-07:00Comments on Remains of the Day: RudeAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-70218959429246932912008-04-17T13:37:00.000-07:002008-04-17T13:37:00.000-07:00you know, i always feel like everyone that i *know...you know, i always feel like everyone that i *know* isn't rude, and all the rude people happen to be people that i don't know. personally, that is. and i can't help but wonder if it has to do with living in community (or not). there is no accountability to people we don't know.<BR/>but i suppose that doesn't account for all of us who make an effort not to be rude to people we don't know. oh well, that theory's blown. :)deborah keischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428212888544567687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-31070898300402228922008-04-10T13:51:00.000-07:002008-04-10T13:51:00.000-07:00It's a very self-centered outlook. I notice this i...It's a very self-centered outlook. I notice this in my students all too often; it worries me.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129064848004232361.post-85651143929894779722008-04-10T07:09:00.000-07:002008-04-10T07:09:00.000-07:00I am struck by this often. Here it seems that folk...I am struck by this often. Here it seems that folks just put their heads down & barrel ahead in order to get to their place, what they need, etc. without thought or glance to others around. The drivers especially seem in such a rush (and darn rude!) that I often try to talk myself down when getting in my car. Stay calm. Stay calm. <BR/><BR/>Yesterday, when pushing F on his trike a happy surprise-- a car STOPPED, yes, stopped for us when we were in the crosswalk, crossing the street. This rarely, if ever, happens. Only when it had driven by us did I notice-- oh, Maine plates. 'Splains that! So have a little hope for your state.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.com