tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7681016521795381583..comments2024-03-28T16:47:51.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: There's a New Sort of Ugly Tourist Afoot in the WorldOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16487842607997281402019-09-08T18:25:19.390-04:002019-09-08T18:25:19.390-04:00I like that approach. By the way, thank you for th...I like that approach. By the way, thank you for that beer you bought me a half-dozen or so years ago...<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-86806373060164538892019-09-07T19:05:13.783-04:002019-09-07T19:05:13.783-04:00I gave a graduation present to the daughter (a del...I gave a graduation present to the daughter (a delightful young wman) of a friend of mine. Not a close friend, but close enough to be invited to the party. Did I ever receive a thank you? No. I now have a policy that anyone who doesn't thank me for a gift gets no more gifts. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-835115486358221022019-09-07T16:43:42.234-04:002019-09-07T16:43:42.234-04:00There's a lot to what you say, Tonette, even m...There's a lot to what you say, Tonette, even more in how the use of cellular devices and E-notebooks as babysitting devices, further and further insulate growing children from face-to-face interaction with their peers.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8339584086513033762019-09-07T16:41:51.420-04:002019-09-07T16:41:51.420-04:00You're such a poet, EvKa, and your feet show i...You're such a poet, EvKa, and your feet show it, they're long fellow.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40778680684928475702019-09-07T16:36:28.504-04:002019-09-07T16:36:28.504-04:00There will be even less and less civility as chil...There will be even less and less civility as children grow to be adults. No one is raising children;most spend next to no time with caring adults. The ones who care won't take the time to teach and correct them, and the schools will not interfere, lest the other adults complain.The world is in a sad state of affairs. Tonette Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282619985489614075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20207894069112136642019-09-07T10:22:22.250-04:002019-09-07T10:22:22.250-04:00Hold not thy breath, lest thine lips turn blue and...Hold not thy breath, lest thine lips turn blue and ruin thy selfie.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81055184930139985472019-09-07T04:27:50.950-04:002019-09-07T04:27:50.950-04:00But at least at home their parents can send them t...But at least at home their parents can send them to bed without supper, Michael. Oh...I forgot, these days when children misbehave their parents hand them a cellphone or e-notebook to keep them occupied.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30017313938247163692019-09-07T04:25:50.875-04:002019-09-07T04:25:50.875-04:00Thanks, Vassili, and isn't it amazing how soci...Thanks, Vassili, and isn't it amazing how societal norms have changed so rapidly to accommodate the technology!Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-63017375060875235622019-09-07T04:08:26.368-04:002019-09-07T04:08:26.368-04:00The problem I see is that it's not only when t...The problem I see is that it's not only when they are tourists. They behave like that at home too...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20525977173008518612019-09-07T01:39:28.820-04:002019-09-07T01:39:28.820-04:00100% true,
People have become increasingly rude an...100% true,<br />People have become increasingly rude and feel it's justified.<br />Threats of a bad rating are all too common.<br />Globalisation amd technology has made us all more isolated. At my work collegues were discussing how they now don't like Twitter because it doesn't have a like function anymore.<br />What can we say? <br />Great article JeffreyVassbillo29https://www.blogger.com/profile/16164317651332033401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-54489697666466134832019-09-07T00:14:01.894-04:002019-09-07T00:14:01.894-04:00Wow, coming from you that's tremendous praise ...Wow, coming from you that's tremendous praise indeed! Thank you, J&J.<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85049452753056280352019-09-07T00:11:52.201-04:002019-09-07T00:11:52.201-04:00You nailed it!You nailed it!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.com