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[Nancy Drew]

Must be frustrating to try and sell something no one is buying. 

[ROMARY]

I guess the future generations will need the services of translators / transcript-lators. 

In order to read previous historical handwritings, etc. 

Also to translate / trans-script-late present handwritten documents, handwritten notes from their ancestors (us, if they are interested), etc.

Well, it just might be a future career choice.

[Drythe]

Thank you for this thoughtful post. @jubilant 

I feel that many times our first response has become to attack the person with whom we disagree, rather than addressing the issue with which we take exception.

We seem to have become a Sound-Bite, Catch Phrase, Rhyming Slang, society - toss out an insult, to heck with the details, move on.

I do not personally associate this behavior with any age group.  

@Porcelain 

[jellyBEAN]

There is a woman my age who walks around the neighborhood almost daily talking at the top of her lungs on her cell phone.  If she didn't have that cell phone attached to her ear I don't think I would recognize her   I am in my mid-60's.  My problem is I never even think to take my cell phone w/me unless I'm going on a long drive and may need it in an emergency.

I and my friends don't blab on cell phones if we go out together, say for a walk, or to get a bite to eat.  I think its very rude to not pay attention to the people you are with.  You could be in mid-conversation with someone and their cell phone rings, and they answer it right away and your left trying to hold your thought/conversation until they finish and hang up.  I just don't go for that.  I think older people are just as bad as younger people in that regard, however I don't think older people are as glued to their phones as the younger ones who constantly are checking on stuff.

[jubilant]

It seems to me we are losing the ability to be alone with our own thoughts and ponder things or just think them through.  We don't  covet those peaceful and quiet times like we used to. There always has to be something going on.  When that happens too much, I think we lose "balance".   There needs to be some balance in our lives.  Having that reduces stress.  Some sort of middle ground, if you will.

It's like @ROMARY said about walking in the park, being one with nature.  Noticing the beauty around us.  They used to  call it, "Stopping to smell the roses".  It doesn't matter the generation we come from, people are people and we all should strive for some balance in our lives.   

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

@jellyBEAN   With regard to people using the word "rigt".

A woman I knw, in her 50s,  would ask,"this top looks ok, right".  It was the same with a lipstick color, her DD's new house (she took me through it),  a dish she cooked, etc.

I took it as her needing reasuurance.  She was extremely insecure.

[qualitygal]

I can't, or don't understand all the abbreviations.  The language is getting railroaded.

[jubilant]

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@Nancy Drew wrote:

Must be frustrating to try and sell something no one is buying. 

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@Nancy Drew   I am finally getting back here this morning.  Had company yesterday late afternoon and evening.  I'm reading more posts this morning.  Could you tell me what you meant by this post?

[Anonymous032819]

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@qualitygal wrote:

I can't, or don't understand all the abbreviations.  The language is getting railroaded.

@qualitygal 

Language is always changing.

We don't speak like they did in Shakespeare's time, do we?

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[Spurt]

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@Shanus wrote:

@Spurt   I put them on the spot and say, "Oh, the gift cards must have gotten lost because I never received a Thank you". Then, I get the, "oh, I'm sorry I didn't let you know, I bought.....". Getting really close to not sending any more cards/checks either. Not sure how my DIL was raised, but my DS knows better.... I made sure of that.

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@Shanus 

That's a great idea, I tried something similiar but it didnt phase them....so I took the action I did...