Post #665895 by LostIsland on Fri, Feb 1, 2013 7:49 PM

"p.s. does ones overriding desire to be polite amount to a weakness?"

I would say no, often it simply amounts to having grown up.

I have a tendency to call people dumba$$ (including myself). However, I do so only with those folks that know me well enough to know it is not malicious, but rather light-hearted silliness. The same usually goes for my sarcasm. I'm the most sarcastic smart a$$ person you could meet, but there is a time and place for everything. Folks that don't know me are unlikely to be treated in this manner simply because I don't know them well enough yet. There are a lot of behaviors we accept from our friends that could end badly if we received that same treatment from a stranger. It's not just a matter of consideration, but also a matter of perspective.

Interesting discussion any way you slice it..