FRE
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- FRE,
To be honest...I think the social skills of MANY people are very lacking these days. It amazes me when I'll hold the door...say please or thank you to people and they just freak out and look at me like I've got four heads and polka dots. I blame the internet. People aren't forced to be social one on one anymore so they are losing the basic skill of courtesy. I have to disagree with FRE on the gays and being social in bars... I think in bars its MUCH different guy to guy than guy to girl. Guys are each others competition in bars, where as females that go to gay bars are usually treated like royalty...especially if they got big boobs.lol As far as Gay guys reactions to one another... I think they either do not talk because they are insecure and see you as a threat or someone that MAY ignore them...hence they are less likely to talk to you or be nice... Even tho they still suck for being that way. Again..social graces are forgotten or never learned.
I agree about the lack of social graces. We see it all over, often in little things.
When a car waits for pedestrians, why is it that so few pedestrians acknowledge the courtesy? Often the car is legally required to wait, but pedestrians could still acknowledge the courtesy. All they have to do is smile and nod towards the driver, but so many don't even look at the driver. Instead, they saunter across at a snail's pace. Then there are people who make a 'phone call and let it ring only three times so they hang up just as you get to the 'phone. Somehow even giving the finger has become social acceptable. The list is endless.
Surely life would be more pleasant if people practiced a few social graces. It really isn't difficult. And, as I see it, not commenting on posts when the thread starter has requested that only women respond is one of those social graces. However, not becoming irate over differences in opinion is another social grace.