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Matariki

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9. He wrote a good summary after the event...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 04:09 AM

Dec 2013

http://theyearofelan.tumblr.com/post/68424148654/diane

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I know I can come across as abrasive. I know I can seem harsh. But what I’ve never done is be unkind to a person in a service position.

I don’t care what’s going on with you: Don’t be rude to people who are doing their job.

Don’t do it.

Don’t dismiss them. Don’t act like they are less than you. Don’t abuse them just because you’re the customer and “The Customer Is Always Right.”

If you’re the customer, you’re only right if you’re kind, polite and positively thankful. If you’re not, you’re a jerk, and that’s the bottom line.

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An Incredible Note-Passing War Broke Out On A Thanksgiving Day Flight And Things Escalated Quickly [View all] n2doc Nov 2013 OP

Both of them were acting like spoiled children. n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #1

Yep. Pathetic entitled first-class travelers with nothing classy to do, I guess. nt NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #2

He says she was being abusive to the flight attendants. n/t pnwmom Dec 2013 #12

He wrote not once, but twice, that she Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #30

Both jerks, but here's how I score it: Bonobo Nov 2013 #3

I agree totally. bettyellen Dec 2013 #6

Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket today! nt Bonobo Dec 2013 #7

yes, and play 16 next time you have a chance! bettyellen Dec 2013 #8

Or: what happens when Boomer and Millennial self-centered navel-gazingness collides spectacularly. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #11

I score it as follows. MADem Dec 2013 #13

If the part about dying of cancer is true, I'm inclined to cut her some additional slack, obviously. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #15

I went looking for that--haven't found anything yet. MADem Dec 2013 #18

Everyone is packed in there to the gills, and miserable. Its not the crew's fault. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #19

They were in first class, though--so their "suck" was like most folks' unbridled luxury. MADem Dec 2013 #20

Oooh, I missed that part. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #21

Ahhh, but wait! There's more! Well, maybe.... MADem Dec 2013 #22

Next you'll tell me Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawlor didn't really hate each other. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #23

Heh, heh... this does have a whiff of Kaufman about it, doesn't it? MADem Dec 2013 #24

It seems suspicious that an attendant would deliver a "shut the fuck up" note muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #28

The woman is dying of cancer. longship Nov 2013 #4

show a little kindness karend62 Dec 2013 #5

She is? Why didn't any of the newspapers say that? Do you have a link? MADem Dec 2013 #14

What a fucking jerk, Elan. Anyone would complain like that given the circumstances AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #17

He wrote a good summary after the event... Matariki Dec 2013 #9

He's right. If you want to be home with your family on a holiday, odds are the person who MADem Dec 2013 #10

I don't care how rude she was but he shouldn't have used such rude and misogynistic language AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #16

I'm not fond of those that treat service employees with disrespect. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #25

His language was unacceptable. Her behavior, if true, was unacceptable. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #26

Is "this isn't about you" really that rude? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #29

In my experience, "Eat my dick" seems to be a tipping point in polite disagreements. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2013 #27

An airline pilot once told me: disruptive passengers are scared mainer Dec 2013 #31