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Response to comments in the jokes thread
Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen --- gentlemen?
Interesting concept, in many ways I do consider myself a gentleman, I think if you review my style, my posts here, you will find that I generally conduct myself in a gentlemanly manner.
I have also offered to remove the offending material which is I believe the gentlemanly thing to do!
Maybe if I was a real gentleman I would have just removed it!
What I would say is that over the last twenty or so years, I have seen a marked shift in society. Swearing in particular and other unsavory practices are more openly common and public.
Recently I went to an open day at our local college, I was sat in the cafeteria having a coffee, and a group of students on the table next to me we're talking. Their conversation became louder and louder, expletives started to become very audable. What should I do? I consider myself a gentleman, there were no other customers in the room, however there was a waitress busily cleaning tables. Clearly she could hear the bad language, I am in a dilemma. Do I stand up and chastise the lads for their bad behavior? Or do I sit there and keep quiet. Whichever I do, I can't be right. What would you do?
Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen --- gentlemen?
Interesting concept, in many ways I do consider myself a gentleman, I think if you review my style, my posts here, you will find that I generally conduct myself in a gentlemanly manner.
I have also offered to remove the offending material which is I believe the gentlemanly thing to do!
Maybe if I was a real gentleman I would have just removed it!
What I would say is that over the last twenty or so years, I have seen a marked shift in society. Swearing in particular and other unsavory practices are more openly common and public.
Recently I went to an open day at our local college, I was sat in the cafeteria having a coffee, and a group of students on the table next to me we're talking. Their conversation became louder and louder, expletives started to become very audable. What should I do? I consider myself a gentleman, there were no other customers in the room, however there was a waitress busily cleaning tables. Clearly she could hear the bad language, I am in a dilemma. Do I stand up and chastise the lads for their bad behavior? Or do I sit there and keep quiet. Whichever I do, I can't be right. What would you do?
