| When you eat at restaurants, there are stories of | | | | While there are those who are rude to the wait staff, |
| other people's lives being told. How people treat the | | | | there are conversely those who are very friendly with |
| people at their table and their waiter or waitress tells a | | | | the wait staff. You probably say to yourself "they |
| story of their lives. Your own story as well. Yet what | | | | seem nice." The words seem nice however seem to |
| story are you telling? | | | | float in the air heavily. |
| Are you rude to the waiter? | | | | For some reason you can not seem to say they "are |
| There are people who ignore or are rude to waiters, | | | | nice." Every time this person meets someone, they |
| secretaries, and hotel attendants. Anyone these | | | | memorize their name, they drop compliments, and are |
| people deem as lower class is not worthy of treating | | | | wonderfully sweet. Typically it takes a little bit before |
| with respect. Yet this is a reflection of how they really | | | | you realize why you can not say that they are nice. |
| are, and how they will treat others if things change. | | | | This is another person who did not learn respect. |
| Does social class still matter? | | | | What is not right? |
| The people who are rude, or even attack those in | | | | After a while the sweet first impression turns sour. At |
| lower-ranking roles. Perhaps they are on a power trip | | | | a lunch, this person gets to know all about the waiter |
| and want to feel important. Or perhaps they are rude, | | | | or waitress while leaving you sitting there. At parties |
| and just hide it with people they deem important. But | | | | this person meets everyone and seems to only |
| turning charm on and off is actually a sign of | | | | introduce you when and as it benefits them. |
| disrespect. | | | | What is their agenda? |
| How important is respect? | | | | Some are purely selfish wanting everything to be |
| Treating others with respect is wise, and why teaching | | | | about them. Others want to find who and how anyone |
| respect is so important Where you will be tomorrow is | | | | can benefit them, if the benefits are not enough then |
| not as certain as you would like to think. This type of | | | | that person is to be ignored or disregarded. Then there |
| person will flip flop should the waitress suddenly own a | | | | are others who seem to have the "shiny object |
| chain of restaurants. Yet, she will probably remember | | | | syndrome" where only the newest person deserves |
| and not buy supplies from the person who was rude | | | | respect. And last but perhaps most important it it does |
| to her. Even if that does not happen, everyone | | | | not matter, but someone who does not treat you with |
| deserves respect. | | | | respect does not deserve you. |
| A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or | | | | Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing |
| to others, is not a nice person. ~ Bill Swanson | | | | yourself to be their option. |
| What about the people who seem nice? | | | | |