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ACK!!! PTHBBPPPTTT!!!!
Feb 2002
time: 23:18
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Rude Americans Seen Proliferating
Wed Apr 3,10:28 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ugly Americans are everywhere, and in greater numbers than before -- so say Americans themselves.
A survey released on Wednesday by Public Agenda, a non-profit organization dedicated to unbiased public opinion research, said three out of five people believed rude and selfish behavior had increased on highways and in stores in recent years.
"Lack of manners for Americans is not whether you confuse the salad fork for the dinner fork," said Deborah Wadsworth, president of Public Agenda.
"It's about the daily assault of selfish, inconsiderate behavior that gets under their skin on the highways, in the office, on TV, in stores and the myriad other settings where they encounter fellow-Americans."
The survey -- "Aggravating Circumstances -- A Status Report on Rudeness in America" -- said 73 percent of those polled thought Americans treated each other with greater respect in the past, although 21 percent called that idea false nostalgia.
A solid majority felt Americans had become more thoughtful and caring after the Sept. 11 attacks, but far fewer thought the good feeling would persist. And just over half of respondents said they believed the money donated to Sept. 11 victims would be misused or misdirected.
Bad service from sales staff drove 46 percent of respondents out of stores in the past year. Among those earning more than $75,000 a year, 57 percent had left a store because of the service, the study said.
A common complaint was that salespeople acted as though the customer did not exist. Eight out of 10 respondents said store owners were to blame for cutting back on hiring and making customers wait for service.
Survey respondents also voiced displeasure at inconsiderate cell phone users. Asked how to address the problem, 61 percent backed legislation banning cell phone use in public settings such as restaurants, movies and museums.
Also, 58 percent said they often encounter rude drivers, with just 35 percent admitting to such behavior themselves.
The study, prepared for The Pew Charitable Trusts, surveyed 2,013 adults in a nationwide telephone poll between Jan. 2 and Jan 23. It included focus groups in Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; St. Louis, Missouri; Frisco, Texas; Danbury, Connecticut; Fort Lee, New Jersey; and Berkeley, California.
The margin of error was plus or minus 2 percent.
Whether you are American or not, do you believe this is true?
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chegitz guevara
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL Communist Party of Apolyton
Jun 2000
time: 00:18
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Indubitably.
However, my recent move to the South has led my to believe it is not true of Americans universally. These peple are so damned friendly and polite you want to hug them. However, not having been here in the past, it is impossible for me to know if they were even nicer and more politie in the past.
edit: Uh-mur-uh-cun.
Last edited by chegitz guevara on 04-04-2002 at 06:53
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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
time: 05:18
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If you want rude, go to France...
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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:18
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
I don't find the French rude - as long as you try and speak french.
If you want rude, go to Hong Kong........ |
Ain't that the truth. Americans are saints compared to what goes on here. And it is as bad among the expats as it is among the locals.
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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:18
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I hate to sound like David Duke here, but is everybody from Hong-Kong less than 150 cm? The 4 I know are just about the 4 shortest people I'm acquainted with. Mainland Chinese seem to be much taller on average. |
Younger people are getting taller, but generally I can see above the crowd and I'm 5'9"
The big height problems are:
1) In a lot of apartments, the bedrooms are only 6'x6' which means I can't fit in my bed;
2) the top deck of a double decker has low ceilings. My head touches the roof.
And yes, the crowded nature of HK is probably the main reason why people are rude
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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Urban Ranger
There are so many people here that, whenever I go outside I ususally end up in a bad mood, even when I am in a good mood to start with. There are people constantly in your face, and idiots everywhere.
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Yeah, Causeway Bay on a Saturday will drive you up the wall.
I saw a comedian on Letterman who said Hong Kong is a place where it seems like every minute a rock concert has just ended.
But actually, there are a lot of places where's its not crowded. I used to live on an outlying island called Lamma that had about 7,000 people in the main village. Quite a nice rural place.
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