Originally Posted by fastflyer
You might consider moving to New York. Despite our politics (agreeable to some, disagreeable to others), we dress well. Including on weekends. Just returned from la Grenouille on a weekend night, where every male diner was in suit and tie. Every single one.
On the related topic of gentility, most New Yorkers go through the motions of politeness, although I would be hard-pressed to call New Yorkers "genteel."
But on any given Saturday or Sunday, I would guess that as a percentage of population, more New Yorkers are in suit and tie than any other city in the western hemisphere.
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. I do like when people dress well..but in this case just asking some to dress! I just feel some of our standards have fallen to the side. I will admit I dress comfy for a flight but comfy doesn't mean to pull the dirtest balled up thing out from underneath the bed and put it on.
I also feel that peoples manners have fallen to the side. I don't know how many times I have seen gents or an able body women pass someone that clearily needs help w/ a bag or something. Look at it this way if it was your Mother or Father or YOU needing help you would want someone to give that extra hand.
I have PLENTY of everyday manners that need to be improved if all would like me to take up about a page and get them off of my chest...many I am sure will agree with me...and if you don't maybe you can explain why it's not rude.
Again I say it all goes back to the "golden rules" of life and some good ole common sense. <-and if you don't have any of this about dressing..just remember the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High...No Shirt No Shoes No Service!
Oh and I can say over the summer I flew into LGA and spent some time over in Long Island..one I was amazed by the beauty of Cold Springs Harbor..its not all concrete in NY. But just as yall talk about us Southerners we talk about you!
and having heard all of the oh they are so RUDE comments-I was trying not to have some pre judgements going into the trip but I was ready for anything.
I can say happily I got to tell all that made those comments they were just narrowed minded...and they should really see for themselves...and rude people are everywhere nowdays.
Everyone that I ran into was very nice and polite except for 2 that I could have gone redneck stupid on. The first being the cab getter guy (dont know what he is called but he seems to hussle cab jobs for the actual cabbies outside the airport) but how many times do I have to say no thank you before you get the point? And the second being a very snobby winch at one of the hotels we stayed at....but all in all I came back with a great impression and hoping our travel lets us get into the city next time...maybe we will get to the try the La Grenouille.
Oh and it was nice bc everyone seemed to want to talk to us...thought it was funny when they pointed out our accents!