Posted by Steven
on 9/2/2009, 9:28:21, in reply to "Re: The Art of Discussion"
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: I have also found out that most people do not read
: long messages.
Yes! In my job if I wanted a manager to answer three questions, I had to send three separate messages. It's the same way now with friends and family. Even sending a numbered list doesn't help--all we get back is the answer to question #1.
: I cannot stand to be rudely jarred by my friends. For
: me the top priority is politeness and kindness.
It is the same with me, but among some close friends and some married couples I know they can say the cruelest and most vulgar things to each other without taking offense because they know it isn't serious. It's a problem, though, when they get so much in the habit of speaking that way that they address others in the same fashion.
: ...when one is saying something very
: interesting, the other is constantly interrupting.
I hate interruptions (even though I'm occasionally guilty of it myself, but I try to remember to apologize later). It means the person is paying no attention to what you are saying because he is only thinking of what he wants to say. I can't stand to watch television news shows where members of a panel are constantly interrupting or talking over each other. It both annoys and concerns me that young people especially are picking up this habit and are incapable of being attentive listeners or holding a polite conversation. It's a continuous struggle to teach listening skills and courtesy to our grandchildren.
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