tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post8344138936565306747..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: OutrudedDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-24151557375638112122017-07-03T08:59:49.447-06:002017-07-03T08:59:49.447-06:00And we all were. I could just hear my mother winci...And we all were. I could just hear my mother wincing. <br />But I was sure proud of my girl! :)<br />Yep. Baguettes. Not just for breakfast any more . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-4127240361969777242017-07-03T08:58:37.917-06:002017-07-03T08:58:37.917-06:00As Philoctetes says in the classic, Hercules: Don&...As Philoctetes says in the classic, Hercules: Don't make eye contact!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-3666865655919262452017-07-03T08:52:27.685-06:002017-07-03T08:52:27.685-06:00I watched a woman in front of me seated with her S...I watched a woman in front of me seated with her Sunday School class of five-year-olds. One of the girls got too close and the teacher put her hands together edge to edge in front of her face. "Remember the space rule!" she told the little girl. "Oh. Right!" the girl responded. Sigh. If only everyone were taught the same things!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-25464635757998413142017-07-03T08:50:47.131-06:002017-07-03T08:50:47.131-06:00Truth!Truth!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-33858990201688267552017-07-03T08:50:38.108-06:002017-07-03T08:50:38.108-06:00And she has a baguette for back-up! :)And she has a baguette for back-up! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-38557771379839467982017-07-03T08:50:17.591-06:002017-07-03T08:50:17.591-06:00You're totally right. Two-way street. And you&...You're totally right. Two-way street. And you're also totally right about being uncomfortable expressing yourself in a foreign country. That' what those aggressive marketers were counting on, I'm sure.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-29226070092759150292017-07-03T08:48:57.326-06:002017-07-03T08:48:57.326-06:00At least with telemarketers you are in control. So...At least with telemarketers you are in control. Sort of . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-3187305120509530962017-07-03T08:48:15.642-06:002017-07-03T08:48:15.642-06:00Well-trained! :)Well-trained! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90231892023445660712017-07-01T23:02:43.873-06:002017-07-01T23:02:43.873-06:00There comes a point when politeness is no longer d...There comes a point when politeness is no longer deserved, but it can still be hard to speak up if you are raised to be "nice" ...<br /><br />I love the picture and caption!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-50898096757340968282017-07-01T17:37:45.736-06:002017-07-01T17:37:45.736-06:00Oh my goodness, I can relate. My daughter-in-law a...Oh my goodness, I can relate. My daughter-in-law and I say that those situations give us "bragging rights!" Without those bragging rights travel would not be near as fun or interesting. In Vietnam we said "Neine" and they went away, in Morrocco I heard a woman that made the mistake of making eye contact yell "shoo shoo" like you would to rid yourself of the chickens or goats. But the eye contact is the key thing. <br /><br />Thank you for the reminder.b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-17345621109415376442017-07-01T17:14:11.535-06:002017-07-01T17:14:11.535-06:00I would have had to do the same thing. I would hav...I would have had to do the same thing. I would have freaked out when they started grabbing at my hands! I believe in personal space.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882680189860873105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87969242619073609092017-07-01T13:41:47.553-06:002017-07-01T13:41:47.553-06:00Yay for getting her point across. And sigh that s...Yay for getting her point across. And sigh that she had to insist on it.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-55432330250937421052017-07-01T10:47:49.819-06:002017-07-01T10:47:49.819-06:00Love it! That's exactly the response they dese...Love it! That's exactly the response they deserved. shelleyhttp://www.awomaninherprime.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-80362740456339891282017-07-01T09:46:12.034-06:002017-07-01T09:46:12.034-06:00I sure agree with you. Try diplomacy first then so...I sure agree with you. Try diplomacy first then sometimes you have to deal with them on a level that they understand: rudeness. Working with the public does teach you survival skills, both good and bad.George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-70019889412297402192017-07-01T09:17:21.527-06:002017-07-01T09:17:21.527-06:00Perhaps it is my New York City upbringing but I do...Perhaps it is my New York City upbringing but I don't have problems being rude if politeness doesn't work. Those people are not treating you with respect. It's a two way street. But, in another country, I would hesitate, being a stranger in a strange land, I admit.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-19537939984742688762017-07-01T08:20:22.000-06:002017-07-01T08:20:22.000-06:00I'm surprised that a lot of those people don&#...I'm surprised that a lot of those people don't get decked. I've been almost run over by highly aggressive sales people. Years ago, a bunch of girls selling magazine subscriptions stormed onto the scene in my home town. I had to get downright ignorant and crude to get them to leave. I heard that someone in the next community called the police and had them arrested and removed. A friend of mine vacationing in the Bahamas told me he and his wife chose a hotel with a closed and 'patrolled' beach. They were astounded by a 'deserted' beach; they thought they had the run of the place---until the 'vendors' swarmed in on boats. My friends could do nothing more than duck their heads down, wrap their towels tightly around their bodies and race back to the hotel. They said it was the WORST vacation they had ever been on; they got swarmed by vendors everywhere they went. I'll stay home and banter with the telemarketers. George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57645836468150454542017-07-01T07:05:57.006-06:002017-07-01T07:05:57.006-06:00What part of NO do they not understand? Good job...What part of NO do they not understand? Good job farm girl...good job.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.com