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Originally Posted by fintstone
Yes. If I am wearing a hat or cap. it comes off before I cross the threshold. Every time. My house, your house, Walmart, the mall...even McDonalds. It is how you show respect for others that are inside. The employees that are working hard and the other diners.
Some McDonalds prepare their burgers perfectly (as perfectly as materials allow) and are hot and fresh. The fact that all cannot/do not do so is telling. I once worked in fast food and no one ever got a cold burger or one that was not perfectly made (as best as I could do so). I ensured the other employees did the same. Standards are important. It did not matter if I was serving the Governor or a poor laborer. I assumed everyone worked hard for their money and deserved the best product I could provide. That was also as sign of respect. Maybe if folks could start showing a bit more respect to others, folks that made/sold fast food would catch on. The equipment and materials are there, I guess maybe parents (and managers) did not teach employees to respect others as my parent did me. I hope I taught my kids the same.
I remember picking up my daughter once (I think she was in med school) to go to a fairly nice restaurant (maybe a steak house). It was very hot out (over 100) and she wore flip flops. Her mother and I looked at her feet and told her to go put on some shoes. She was unhappy about it ("everyone wears flip flops"). We told her that we did not...and would not. She changed her shoes. Sure enough, some others were eating there in flip flops...but that did not change a thing. It is just not what we (or she) was raised to do. I hope she learned from that and did not just think we were idiots. One does what they think is right, regardless of what others do.
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You are a rare breed and I admire that
I recently had a judge after a hearing hold me back after everyone was leaving. I thought OMG what did I do? He gave me a lecture because my tie knot wasn’t all the way up, by a few millimeters. I said geez judge, I even have my top button buttoned and I didnt notice the knot slipped down a little, sorry. He went on and on about the army and the olden days…..
Minutes later, I’m walking to the elevator down the hall and as always, I removed my tie because it’s choking me. I get in the elevator alone and lo and behold, the judge steps into the elevator and looks at me without the tie. Hahah he wasn’t happy. He lectured me all the way to my car. Despite that, we got along good and I liked him