Yeah, thats Rude

From time to time I like to try and help society by posting things on my blog that help inform those people out there of certain topics. Now I know some of you are thinking, “suuuuuurrreeee you post stuff to help inform people.” I actually do, I think I am to the point in my life where I understand that not everyone was brought up to have manors or morals or so many of the other basic things that were instilled in some of us by our parents when we were younger.

I will never understand how some people missed the course in life when you are taught to do certain things so that people don’t think your a jack ass. One of those things I know I was taught when I was younger was to always always R.S.V.P if you are ever invited some where by someone. If it was a Birthday party, regardless of if you could make it or not you responded so the person knew what your intentions were. If someone verbally asks you over for a BBQ or whatever else on a certain day, even if it’s short notice you still respond with what your intentions are. I am now much older and still till this day if someone invites me to something I respond, one way or the other. I respond to show my appreciation and being thought of, I respond so that the person inviting me to the event or whatever it might be can plan and arrange things in regards to my attendance or lack of.

I have seen it more in recent years than ever before, people that actually respond saying they will be there and never show up or call to say that something came up so they wouldn’t be able to make it. Than there’s the people who simply don’t respond. Even though the classic move is not to respond and I have seen some people I have known for a very long time do the classic “no response” tactic lately it’s still not the rudest of the two in my opinion. There’s nothing like someone that let’s you know they will be showing up and than they don’t, and they never address it. I can’t remember people doing low life shit like that when I lived in New York but here in sunny Florida it seems like the norm. I mean in reality how hard is it to communicate a change in plans or simply communicate that you won’t be attending? It’s not hard at all and in my opinion when someone does it, it shows a true lack of even self respect.

Now there’s some of you reading this blog post and thinking, “Is he talking about me?” Chances are if you have that feeling your probably right, I probably am reflecting on you or including you in a specific group of people that do the same shit. There’s others reading this and thinking, “Whats the big deal?”, I understand you don’t get it, if it was something you were taught than you would get it, you weren’t so you won’t. I will tell you though, and it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks but it’s not impossible, if your one of “Those People” I can assure you it will come back to you at some point and hopefully not on a “Big day” in your life, and not only will it come back to you but if think it’s Rude I can assure you many many others do.

So for those of you that might have actually learned something from this, congrats and thanks for taking the time to read my lesson in “Yeah, thats Rude!” Those of you that didn’t get it or see where it is actually rude that’s ok too, some people require multiple lessons in life. Do yourself and the rest of the world a favor and bookmark my site so you don’t miss the next lesson.

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