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Is there a way to politely dismiss a stubborn client

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 May

Any business person believes that without a client, the business is as good as dead. In fact, philosophically, the client is always considered right. Taking another philosophical point of thought, a bad client can be like a rogue...

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A small gesture that made my day.

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 20 May 20

I've mentioned this kind of thing before, but it still makes a big difference to me. I was heading to Safeway for my (approximately) weekly shopping trip, when I spied a couple approaching from my left on their bicycles. I was...

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How a small gesture can make a big difference

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 5 Feb 20

The other day, I was driving and came to a stop sign. A middle-aged man was standing on the curb, trying to decide whether to cross now, or let me clear. I gave him a quick wave and he proceeded into the crosswalk. As he...

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Politeness Shouldn’t Overrule Common Sense!

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 9 Sep 19

When opening doors watch the other people, don’t just assume they want help. If able bodied people are so ABLE, it blows my mind how they’re incapable of opening a door for themselves. They call me “disabled” and not only can I...

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Inconsiderate smokers...

cyclopz @cyclopz (251) • Sydney, Australia 22 Aug 19

I really feel very irritated when people smoke while walking without even considering that there are also people walking behind them. It is because people behind them end up inhaling all those smoke when they blow their smoke...

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The treatment of service workers seems to be worse these days

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 21 May 19

Fred was a tough, rough, old-school type of a guy. Fred treated people bruskly, and roughly too. Fred expected a service worker to do their job well for him, no matter how he treated them. Fred saw them as just being a cog in...

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What a nice surprise

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169448) • United States 20 Feb 19

Today Bob was to have a one week follow up appointment after his surgery. He was to see our primary care doctor, in Marion. Everything makes him tired. Eating, showering, you name it. So he got up, had a good breakfast, took a...

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Courtesy vs Rudeness

John Beasley @Beaser (391) • United States 18 Dec 18

Have you ever been leaving an establishment, pushed the door open and after you've exited held the door open for others to enter? Did they say thank you, smile, nod, or just completely ignore your existence on the planet? How...

courtesy

rudeness

polite

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Do You Ask Guests To Remove Their Shoes?

oldbuddy @StartFlatBoke (222) • Portland, Oregon 18 Oct 18

When people visit you at home, do you ask them to take their shoes off when they come in. I used to do this before we moved and had a larger home, but now we live in a downstairs basement apartment and have virtually no...

shoes

courtesy

consideration

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“What would you do if you see an old man in the subway train?”

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 15 Dec 17

Whenever I go to the capital of my country, I always felt bad seeing some elders stand on the subway train. The young generations don’t mind letting them take their seats. It seems time changes people’s behavior in showing...

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There is such a thing as courtesy...

David van der Merwe @Paljas (146) • South Africa 17 Mar 17

Last Friday I went to an interview for a job that I really needed. The interview was somewhat daunting, but when I left, I still felt I had a chance at the job. I was informed that they will contact me before the end of today to...

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Common Courtesy

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 14 Dec 16

Is it teenage anger taken out on Grandma? Is it the clash of personalities? Asking for common courtesy. And getting nasty words and hostility instead. This is just so bizarre I merely asked for a window to be closed or that he...

courtesy

hostility

teenage

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The Courteous Smoker

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43586) • Denver, Colorado 7 Sep 16

I swear, I seriously want to quit smoking. It is however, much harder than I thought it would be when I took up the sport. In the meantime, I try to be a courteous smoker. From what I've witnessed, I might be the only one. One...

smoking

courtesy

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Can People Seriously Not Go 2 Hours Without Looking at their Phones?

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 21 May 16

Big pet peeve of mine. I, admittedly, have a phone too and check it periodically. But, more often than not, I put it in my pocket and only look at it every once in a while. And, I definitely don't pull it out when I'm having...

cell phones

courtesy

phone courtesy

when to use cell phones

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Just being friendly

Luccia Cruz @LucciaCruz12 (18) • Manila, Philippines 15 Mar 16

Don't you think replying to a comment or a discussion should be must? Because I honestly feel that it is important to respond to somebody and not just ignore it especially because someone put an effort into making it :) What do...

friendliness

respect

courtesy

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Grumbles… When people ask for help why don’t they follow it up?

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 21 Jan 16

Today seems to be my day for grumbling about things, lots of little things are annoying me! A few days ago a friend emailed me and her other ‘Mum friends’ asking if any of us still had baby stuff which we were willing to sell or...

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A rant about turn signals

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 15 Jan 16

I'm beginning to wonder if the use of turn signals is even being taught in schools anymore. I see so many people not using them or waiting until they are beginning to make their turn to use them, I'm amazed. Sometimes people will...

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Old Fashioned Manners Are Still Alive

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 14 Sep 15

I often park in an underground car park that has free parking for up to two hours. It's close to the library where I go two or three times a week to undertake research for my current writing project. It has occurred to me in...

manners

courtesy

old fashioned

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Up and Over

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 27 Aug 15

Driving back from visiting my Mum in hospital this evening I came upon a traffic jam, I was fairly close to the front but couldn't quite see what the cause of the holdup was; I guessed that it was an accident. Sure and soon...

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Are we obligated to smile to someone we know all the time?

jadoixa @jadoixa (1166) • Philippines 20 Mar 13

do you or would you consider smiling all the time to someone who knows you and whom you know even if you are not that close every time they see you or you see them. I know some people who knows me and i know them too but not all...

smile

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