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<blockquote data-quote="Airborne" data-source="post: 159110" data-attributes="member: 1825"><p>A very good post, Martin. And I pretty much agree with your assessment. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that America is a huge country and as such, you will find most everything in abundance. I'm an American, but I live in Quebec. I can assure you that rudeness is not an exclusive American trait (especially on the highway at rush hour). I also lived in Ireland and it was true there as well. However, my experience has always been that friendly, pleasant, charming, gracious people far out number the discontents. My wife (who’s Quebecois) always remarks when we cross the border into the U.S. how pleasant and kind Americans are. </p><p></p><p>As for the internet, my guess is that anonymity is a big cause of rudeness.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, it amounts to what we value. If we value respect, we will gravitate in that direction. If we value rudeness, we too will gravitate to it.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, maybe we should promote what you said about pipes and endeavour to convert the world to peaceful pipe smoking! </p><p></p><p>Enjoy the weekend!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Airborne, post: 159110, member: 1825"] A very good post, Martin. And I pretty much agree with your assessment. One thing to keep in mind, however, is that America is a huge country and as such, you will find most everything in abundance. I'm an American, but I live in Quebec. I can assure you that rudeness is not an exclusive American trait (especially on the highway at rush hour). I also lived in Ireland and it was true there as well. However, my experience has always been that friendly, pleasant, charming, gracious people far out number the discontents. My wife (who’s Quebecois) always remarks when we cross the border into the U.S. how pleasant and kind Americans are. As for the internet, my guess is that anonymity is a big cause of rudeness. Ultimately, it amounts to what we value. If we value respect, we will gravitate in that direction. If we value rudeness, we too will gravitate to it. Anyway, maybe we should promote what you said about pipes and endeavour to convert the world to peaceful pipe smoking! Enjoy the weekend! [/QUOTE]
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