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Article Overview: Whatever, what kind of response is that? It’s OK if you are in agreement with someone’s decision as in whatever you like, but to use that word as an expression of indifference should be unacceptable.
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Whatever
Whatever, what kind of response is that? It’s OK if you are
in agreement with someone’s decision as in whatever you like, but to use that
word as an expression of indifference should be unacceptable. If people can’t
communicate intelligently why try to converse at all?
Does anyone know what has happened to people, that a
response of “whatever” is acceptable? It’s not uncommon to hear it used by any
age group of any section of humanity. The subject matter doesn’t have to be of
a particular area, or even be a subject. The conversation often gets to the
point where one party is refusing to continue and ends it with the response as
only a flippant remark. The other person then accepts it as a reply that their
view was understood and accepted and considers the matter finished. This type
of communication is seldom constructive and is usually resurrected at a later
time.
We as a society have become so accustomed to the
indifference of others that it has become commonplace. It has often been stated
that “service is dead” and this is visible in all arenas of business. You must
search for someone to answer a question in a retail establishment, beg a waiter
or waitress for assistance at a restaurant, and often you must hire a “friend”
to help you. Everyone has a priority that doesn’t include the customer who pays
their wages and keeps the doors open. Everyone wants treated with respect but
no one wants to earn it by giving it. It is sad to see how far backwards we
have come, that common courtesy needs to be taught when training others.
My age may be showing, but when I was growing up respect was
learned at home. You respected and honored your parents and elders whether you
wanted to or not. You may not know why they deserved it but they got it anyway.
It was natural when speaking to people in general to say madam and sir, no
matter who was involved. It was and is important to observe what is called The
Golden Rule and treat others, as you want to be treated.
So, where you are and who is in the crowd should never
determine our how we treat others. Everyone deserves to be considered as someone
we respect. Dignity and honor is the least we can give those we are near and
that is what we also desire. If you want to be respected then you must respect
others.
Article Tags: expression, flippant, honor, indifference, respect, service is dead
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