Are people just plain rude?

[Bo8a_Fett]

Don't get me started on rude people...having worked in the public sector for 23 years I havn't got the time to type exactly what I think of most people.....it would stretch to at least 10,000 words...and that would be without the swearing

[monkey tennis]

If anybody out there wants to adopts us, we're available!!!!

If anybody from New Zealand would like to adopt me and my family I would be grateful

Or even anyone in Melbourne...but I haven't told the wife and kids yet....
You can still get Hobbits there can't you ???

Anyway...I'm 36 years old I make great Tea....and...well it's a great deal...hey what's not to like....except tea of course

[Raydeen1]

Oh it's just pathetic. "How DARE you call me Dear"? It's a term of endearment. I just don't get it.

It was a lady teacher by the way. Man I wish my teachers had been a bit more like her. I don't know whatever came of it. I'd love to find out.

Goodness gracious. This political correctness hysteria that is gripping our country... indeed our world... is getting completely out of hand.

Pretty soon, lawsuits are going to filed against 8 year old little boys for kissing un-suspecting little girls in the school yard.

In fact, I'm pretty sure that this has already happened somewhere.

I sure hope that the teacher you mentioned who was sued won his case and had that stupid lawsuit thrown out of court.

[Gorn Captain]

Sounds like you want Pennsylvania USA

Good weather about 3/4 of the year ... maybe 2 months of light snow.
Opened up and very rural, but close to many major cities including New York, Philly, Washington DC, Baltimore etc.
The beach is only 1 state away .......
Plenty of scenic mountains and forests.

Works for me!

[Mikey]

Sounds like you want Pennsylvania USA

Good weather about 3/4 of the year ... maybe 2 months of light snow.
Opened up and very rural, but close to many major cities including New York, Philly, Washington DC, Baltimore etc.
The beach is only 1 state away .......
Plenty of scenic mountains and forests.

[Gorn Captain]

I never said Belgians
That was my uncle

I would have liked your uncle.
We think alike...

[Gorn Captain]

Hey Rik where are you thinking of emigrating to ???

Are the people friendlier there ?

Basically, we will be emigrating to....anywhere but Belgium!

What we are looking for:
*a better climate (330 days of bad weather per year are driving me to desperation)
*a more "natural environment" (Belgium is so claustrophobic, with everything built so close to each other)

I'd love to live somewhere like near Red Rock Canyon (Nevada), or the Canadian mountains, or somewhere by the sea. Breathing space! Sunlight!

You might call me crazy, but our best memories are from when my wife and I stayed in the middle of Death Valley. We love the desert. And it's near enough to a city, to get what you need.

In a couple of years, we will be making the move. Emigrating to the US is virtually impossible, the requirements are incredibly high. I should have studied to be a rocket scientist.
We next considered Mexico, that's still a possibility.
Oddly enough, I struggled with my health for some years, and I was sent into early retirement. It sucks, at 43, but then again, I'm free to go anywhere now. My wife is 53, so she can retire in a couple of years, so then she will be free, too. To roam the world, meet interesting people, and ...be ignored by them....

If anybody out there wants to adopts us, we're available!!!!

[Mikey]

I never said Belgians
That was my uncle

[Gorn Captain]

Most of the store keepers there who sell this kind of stuff are Indians from India or Pakistanis (I can't tell the difference).
Anyway, it seems they are all about the snottiest people ever.

Hey, wait a minute!
You said Belgians are the snottiest people!
Make up your mind.
We were first!!!!

[Adam West]

My first experience in NYC was unexpected. I was at a convention at a hotel across from Giants Stadium in Jersey. My wife and I on a whim decided to go into NYC via bus one day (I believe it was on a Sunday) not knowing how to get around.

After exiting at the Port Authority (scary place) we looked around trying to get our bearings. Basically, we just wanted to see a few things like the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Times Square....just a few hours and then back.

After walking around a bit, I walked up to a hot dog vendor and politely asked if he could point me in the direction of Rockefeller center. There was no line, it wasn't lunch time, and he was just sitting there. Instead of giving me simple instructions, he start's yelling at me and telling me that he is there to sell hot dogs and not give directions. He essentially said if you want a hot dog, come to me. If you want directions, find a tourist office. I sarcastically thanked him for his kindness and found a law enforcement officer who politely gave me directions on how to see the Empire State Building, the NY City Library, 5th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, and Times Square with 15 seconds of his time.

That was just one of many encounters I had on my few visits to NY City.

[Mikey]

Not to sound bias --- and I hope this don't read wrong ...
But, many of my experiences in New York City were buying stuff.
From a soda, to a pack of cigarettes etc.
Most of the store keepers there who sell this kind of stuff are Indians from India or Pakistanis (I can't tell the difference).
Also Arabs.
They seem to run all the small shops in the city.
Anyway, it seems they are all about the snottiest people ever.
They never say hi, they never say thank you and never smile --- nothing ... They just hold out their hand for the money.
I have to admit, I have a rather bad view of NYC because of many of these people.

[Adam West]

No offense meant Darklord1967....I'm just giving my own observations as an outsider and personal experience who has been to the Big Apple a couple of times and who has also been to most of the major cities in the U.S.

It has been about 12 or 13 years since I visited so I'm sure things have changed.

For the record, Washington D.C. which is the biggest city closest to me isn't the nicest of places either.

To change it around a bit, I think the nicest city I have visited so far is Munich, Germany. I was there all by myself on a business trip and had no idea how to get from point A to point B. Most everyone there went out of their way to help me and even though I only know a few words in German, whenever I would ask if they spoke English the typical response was " a little" and then they would speak perfect English which would always astound me. Even when I would talk to someone who didn't understand English and I didn't understand German, they would still try to help me either by using hand gestures or pointing me in the direction of a shop or place where I could get directions in English.

[livnxxxl]

Ya got me there

One could only imagine the type of "people" "over there". I feel for them. Kidding! The same could easily be said about the U.S. of A.

[Meule]

You wouldn't believe the kind of people live in Ghent.

Ya got me there

[DocDrako]

I used to work in a store, in a town called Trent, Texas (population: 350). Most of them were great but there were a few who would purchase items without saying a single word. They wouldn't respond to my greetings, answer my questions or say a single word. It used to tick me off. Still does when people are like that. Some people are jerks and I figure that since they're miserable, they'll just make other people miserable too. Lame-O's.