Archive for July, 2008
Waiter leaves dining tips
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I read an interesting little article in USAToday at lunch this afternoon. Steve Dublanica has written a new book titled,Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Ecco, $24.95) Here’s a choice little excerpt: Q. In the decade you’ve waited tables, have customers become ruder? A. People’s social graces are diminishing […]
Beijingers advised to clean up their manners.
Sunday, July 20th, 2008In preparation for the Beijing Olympics, Beijingers have been given the word: clean up your manners. Excerpts from the official pamphlet lay it on the line: “In conversation, wear a smile, don’t stare too long or do anything to make people feel ill at ease,” it says. “Before you help [a disabled person], first of […]
Low blow.
Monday, July 14th, 2008Is there nothing lower than attacking a handicapped person over a parking space? I think not: Vancouver police have arrested two men they suspect of attacking a woman who used a prosthetic leg in a dispute over a disabled parking spot. The suspects, 41 and 34, allegedly slammed the woman’s car door on her leg […]
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Monday, July 7th, 2008I went to a restaurant in Salem the other night. A group of people (four or five) were right behind me. I opened the door and held it open so they could enter first (being the southern gentleman that I am). Guess what? Not a single thank you was uttered from any of their carpetbagging […]