rudeness

[AlethiaSi]

Originally posted by Rudey
Are you serious? Like threatening to cut your throat and stuff?

-Rudey
--That's scary dude.

lol seriously that happens! i was on the qeue to get my underground card fixed the other day and i struck up a conversation with the guy behind me- i don't know how we got on the subject- but he told me that he used to be a bouncer at heaven- this really hot club here- and i said "used to?" and he said that he had gotten fired the night before because his boss had called his mother like a foxy slut or something wierd like that (the guy had brought his mom into work to see the club) and the guy punched his boss in the face and started attacking him...the guy was like- i'm really a nice fellow- but don't unsult me mum.... i was kinda scared and i stopped talking to him lol

[Optimist Prime]

If someone called my mom a slut I would punch him in the face as well.

[RACooper]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Nor should they. Perhaps those who choose to be rude to Americans solely because they are Americans need to do a gut check.

I think you missed my point..... they would take your comment as a pretty big insult and it would reinforce the stereotype of the rude, and overbearing American.... and I'm serious, we have had a number of Brits as greeks here at UofT, and comments like that have started fights at the pub.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Nor should they. Perhaps those who choose to be rude to Americans solely because they are Americans need to do a gut check.

High 5.

-Rudey
--Americans are the best.

[33girl]

Originally posted by navane
I dislike having little 16 year olds stalking me around the clothing racks trying to "help" me or "start my dressing room" etc.

This drives me absolutely friggin nuts and it is a recent development. The first time someone asked "would you like me to start a dressing room for you?" I just looked at her like she was nuts. Is it some kind of phobia about seeing people with clothing over their arm? Do they think I'm going to stuff a sweater in my underwear? WTF?

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by 33girl
This drives me absolutely friggin nuts and it is a recent development. The first time someone asked "would you like me to start a dressing room for you?" I just looked at her like she was nuts. Is it some kind of phobia about seeing people with clothing over their arm? Do they think I'm going to stuff a sweater in my underwear? WTF?

Sorry, I know I'm continuing to hijack this thread.

I find this happens more to me when I shop in the US than it does here in Canada. I've noticed that as soon as I pick up an item there is a sales person flocking towards me wanting to "serve" me.
Here, they usually wait till my arms are loaded until they offer me a dressing room, but mostly they wait till I ask.

I'm not big on customer service techniques. I think they are crap. But that's just me. I find with all this emphasis on customer service sales people become these monsters from hell. The more agressive you are the less I want to buy from you until I ultimately leave the store. All I ask from sales associates is that they are polite and answer my questions to the best of their ability. I don't need them up my a$$ trying to get me to buy something.

Okay, I think I'm done now.

[RedRoseSAI]

Originally posted by 33girl
This drives me absolutely friggin nuts and it is a recent development. The first time someone asked "would you like me to start a dressing room for you?" I just looked at her like she was nuts.

Really? I appreciate it when sales people ask me that - I prefer to have all my hands free when I'm shopping. If they want to take it and put it in the room for me, I'm all for it!

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by RACooper
I think you missed my point..... they would take your comment as a pretty big insult and it would reinforce the stereotype of the rude, and overbearing American.... and I'm serious, we have had a number of Brits as greeks here at UofT, and comments like that have started fights at the pub.

Hi
Actually, I think you may have missed the point I made in my initial post. I didn't say that she should actually come out and remind the rude Brit with whom she is interacting that the United States is responsible for the present-day freedoms they enjoy. I basically said that when she is in a situation where she believes she is being insulted because she is an American, she needs to consider the source. If some boob feels that someone's American citizenship makes her a ready target for abuse, despite all that that country owes the US, then said boob is not worth getting upset about. There can be satisfaction from taking the high road sometimes

[DigitalAngel126]

Originally posted by Sister Havana
Rudest US city: Ft. Wayne, IN. I was there for a family reunion a few years back and we got attitude EVERYWHERE...the hotel, the restaurants we went to, the stores. We weren't being bad customers or anything. Everyone we encountered had a chip on his or her shoulder.

I live just west of the Fort and I'll cosign on that thought. Never in my life have I met such rude people where it wasn't the 'cultural norm' (i.e. "big city folk") and it drives me nuts!!! Major attitude problemo's in the midwest.