Have you found people in public doing nice things lately?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

I have.

People waving as they walk their dogs and I drive by.

People letting others in in traffic situations.

Holding open doors.

Having people do the pay it forward thing at drive thru take-outs.

Maybe there is less tension now that there are some at least some positive things going on.

I hope others have seen some signs of people being nice.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

I've found people to be generally nice, but the scanner page for my county reveals some horrendous things that were not happening even a decade ago. I'm somewhat rural - our cities are getting bad.

DJP · ‎03-09-2010

What positive things?

PreKteacher · ‎03-17-2018

@DJP wrote:
What positive things?

Are you unable to read the list?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

Of course, I'm not discounting all the murders and violence and sickness and death out there-our city getting bad too, just its nice to see some nice things happening.

Just wondering if anyone ele seeing this in general.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Lali1 · ‎08-21-2014

No different than before. People here wave for the most part when I do. People are typically nice a friendly when I am nice to them. I have not noticed any difference at all.

tucsongal · ‎03-10-2010

Honestly, I’ve always found this to be true 🙂. Look at al the kind people here on this forum, a group of strangers.

Lali1 · ‎08-21-2014

@DJP wrote:
What positive things?

I think you meant this particular part of the op's post. I guess others didn'tnotice it but I did and also wonder what she meant by positive things.

Maybe there is less tension now that there are some at least some positive things going on.

pugvette74 · ‎06-11-2010

@tucsongal wrote:
Honestly, I’ve always found this to be true 🙂. Look at al the kind people here on this forum, a group of strangers.

That is such a sweet comment @tucsongal There are a lot of kind people on the forum.

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

I'm glad this was posted. I forget about pay it forward. It has been a while since I did that and I need to do that. I do let people in, in traffic situations. I always think about "that could be me." I try to be nice at the grocery store to allow others to take their time at the same items I am contemplating and not making them feel rushed. I thank the cashier at the grocery store as well as the bag person. I usually take my own groceries to the vehicle but when I don't, I thank the person who carries them immensely. I am unable to tip at our grocery store so I try to compensate through gratitudinous speak.