Cause Education

[dalekboy]

This post has been brewing for a couple of years. It's not about any one of the many causes worth fighting for, it's not about or aimed at any one person, it hasn't been spurred on by any one event.

Abuse and accusations are not how you win people over to your way of thinking. Keeping your allies on the back-foot because you think they should

Comments

[fuschia17]

I am sorry, but I don't know much about this technomological stuff - I've accidentally posted an answer to aria flame twice, and I really wanted to say something in response to the cookies and tits comments.

What I wanted to say was this: traveling on the pt in Melbourne gives you good experience and refines your people watching skills.

Most people don't want the "there's a good doggie" routine, but by golly if someone goes out of their way for you they do 'expect' acknowledgement of at least a thankyou. Case in point while pregnant I always always always thanked people for offering their seat. No, it's not a huge heroic act, but in the context of being exhausted at the end of a working day it meant a lot. It was an opportunity to say - it means a lot, and usually being me, it's an opportunity to underline to all the rude people who didn't offer their seat (cause of course they were guiltily watching) that yes, it was a nice thing to do. (Ok, so I was using courtesy as a means of sticking my finger up at them - I am coloured grey.)

No, it's not a huge deal to say thankyou and to teach other people in the wider community that their deeds are watched. Maybe someone will pass on the thanks that wouldn't normally?

[jocko55]

I am always amazed people don't get the please and thank you thing. Sometimes I will go out of my to say good morning to people. I like it, perhaps i do it for me, as much as them.