tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post1044991624528777766..comments2024-01-30T21:45:11.254+11:00Comments on Jabberwocky: Unwritten rules: and why they should be written downArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-8559011074859823222009-04-21T21:38:00.000+10:002009-04-21T21:38:00.000+10:00Hmmm, actually, good point, Helen. I've had a coup...Hmmm, actually, good point, Helen. I've had a couple of year-plus-long stints without a mobile (one ended last year) so I of all people understand that one.<br /><br />Maybe that should be 'make an effort to call if you're unexpectedly delayed'. That said, I call from a payphone when I'm running late and don't have my mobile on me. Although, that's not always possible either.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-2408051955698518202009-04-21T21:33:00.000+10:002009-04-21T21:33:00.000+10:00Watershedd, it may come as a shock to you, but som...Watershedd, it may come as a shock to you, but some people <I>don't have mobile phones</I>. Now that you've picked yourself up off the floor, it is actually good manners to apologise for an unavoidable delay... but a refusal to carry a mobile device doesn't make one into a social pariah, or at least, it shouldn't.Helenhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-58018538379116694192009-04-21T17:58:00.000+10:002009-04-21T17:58:00.000+10:00Yes, I was as stunned as you Penni ... and I like ...Yes, I was as stunned as you Penni ... and I like your thinking on the sticky notes!<br /><br />Watershedd, I am so happy you contributed that information! It proves that particular unwritten rule really does exist and I'm not imagining it. And yes, yes, yes to your other rules, ESPECIALLY number one. <br /><br />Kath, again ... YES. (And can you distribute those stickers to the rest of us to spread the word?)<br /><br />Damon, you're so right - it was the noisy iPod wearers who annoyed me first, before the ones who do;t even bother with an iPod.<br /><br />Great article:<br /><br />'At heart, civility is the basic requirements of politeness and courtesy for living in a built-up, densely populated urban environment - like a busy Connex train.'Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-78163145711030292532009-04-19T18:12:00.000+10:002009-04-19T18:12:00.000+10:00I'm nodding.
And iPods with headphones can be jus...I'm nodding.<br /><br />And iPods <I>with</I> headphones can be just as frustrating.<br /><br />The problem is ingrained, celebrated incivility.<br /><br />(<A HREF="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24660057-5000117,00.html" REL="nofollow">Here's me whining about it.</A>)Damon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421351032851052928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-40865044512690791022009-04-19T16:41:00.000+10:002009-04-19T16:41:00.000+10:00I like Penni's ideas re sticky notes. I'd like to ...I like Penni's ideas re sticky notes. I'd like to do the same thing to FWD drivers. Stick a 'I have too much money and this car never leaves the bitumen' sticker on their back licence plate.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-87765327464095329952009-04-18T23:12:00.000+10:002009-04-18T23:12:00.000+10:00On the polished steel slopes between the up and do...On the polished steel slopes between the up and down escalators at what I knew in another lifetime as Museum Station, there were indeed signs indicating to stand on the left and walk on the right.<br /><br />Other unwritten rules:<br /><br />Don't talk on your mobile phone when being served in a business, let the call go through to message bank (or cease the call if you're already on one).<br /><br />Offer your seat to the elderly, infirmed or heavily pregnant if all the other seats are full on the train/bus/tram/ferry.<br /><br />Be on time for you appointments and call if you are unexpectedly delayed. This one REALLY gets my goat. My workplace operates on 30 minute appointments. Being 10 minutes late is significant!Watersheddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806629331225277927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-1718626805904481042009-04-18T19:37:00.000+10:002009-04-18T19:37:00.000+10:00Richard Marx? Really?
Yes, write those rules down...Richard Marx? Really?<br /><br />Yes, write those rules down. Let's just write them on sticky notes and plaster them everywhere. It can be a campaign of etiquette.Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.com