tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post7358190952737747187..comments2023-08-14T09:29:19.939-04:00Comments on The Pickle Tree: The Common Courtesy Crusader: MYOBNanci Blockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16916098840444597546noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post-79579699958977985722009-04-08T16:55:00.000-04:002009-04-08T16:55:00.000-04:00It was interesting to read this and get the other ...It was interesting to read this and get the other side of the story. It used to really annoy me to hear people talk on their cell phones in public. But I’m getting used to it, so long as they’re not being rude, such as talking on the phone when they’re making a purchase. I told myself that talking on the phone in public is not that different from two people talking to each other in public - and that doesn’t annoy me. And now that I have my own cell phone I have my defence. If I find myself beside a phone chatterer on a train, I become one myself. <BR/><BR/>But common courtesy works both ways. When you have a conversation in a public place, whether on the phone or otherwise, you’re disturbing the peace of those around you, and to also expect them to somehow block out your noise is unreasonable. If you want privacy, wait until you’re in a private place.<BR/><BR/>Barbara (from "The Bridge")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post-65803555241072105642009-03-18T15:24:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:24:00.000-04:00Sorry for the typo, "we" was not supposed to be pa...Sorry for the typo, "we" was not supposed to be part of that comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post-92222099858958909452009-03-18T15:22:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:22:00.000-04:00Perhaps we are all so busy with our electronics th...Perhaps we are all so busy with our electronics that we any face to face conversations are becoming intrusive. If you talk on the phone, use your computer, reprimand your kids or whatever publicly, you set yourself up for a public response. Human nature is an odd thing. I am not saying it is right, it is just a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post-55256319933329574352009-03-18T00:05:00.000-04:002009-03-18T00:05:00.000-04:00I love the people who try to tell me what to do wi...I love the people who try to tell me what to do with my kids...unless the little buggers are about to die, MYOB. Of course, I don't allow my children to be rude, but if they're, for example, splashing in a mud puddle and getting filthy, I know that and do not care...I don't need a busy body to tell me I'll never get those socks white again.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070934622618010030.post-45560614395566395492009-03-17T13:15:00.000-04:002009-03-17T13:15:00.000-04:00I remember reading about Japanese courtesy - possi...I remember reading about Japanese courtesy - possibly in Shogun. Their paper walls aren't exactly good for privacy so there was a pretence of not hearing/seeing. Seems like this is needed in S Florida too (and loads of other places too)Histrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438718447430583638noreply@blogger.com