Friday, December 14, 2001

What is politeness? It's the grease of human relations - it makes things flow more smoothly. Or it's an archaic and arbitrary standard set by people long dead which only serves to separate classes. I can look down at you because you don't know how to hold your teacup and saucer.

Well, I like this one the best, courtesy of my salada tea line this morning: Politeness is the art of choosing the thoughts you express. You don't have to make up new thoughts, and you don't have to restrain yourself from having other, "non-polite" thoughts. You simply choose when and where and to whom you express them.

posted by FlyingSheep @ 11:15 AM

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