''It's frowned upon.''

[AllLagNoFrag]

Doing something with good intentions wrongly percieved... hmm. Oh yes, this comes to mind, I saw a 10 dollar bill drop out of some guys pocket when he was grabbing his movie ticket in the ticket line. About a minute later, he started searching all his pockets (I presumed looking for his 10 dollar bill) I went over to pick it up and was about to and it to him when some other couple in front of me just shouted "NO CUTTING THE QUEUE!" Because of that, the guy that dropped his 10 dollar bill just turned around and already had a pre-concieved notion of me being an "asshole" and promptly just said "Hey! My 10 dollar bill!" Right at that moment I actually wanted to kill someone. Really a FML moment.

However, upon reflectig on the situation, I guess if I was another person in the queue and saw it happen, I would have also thought that the guy picking up the 10 dollar bill was an asshole. This really made me think... Should I just leave things be next time? Or risk doing the right thing and having it percieved wrongly?

Hmmm....

 

[mew1234321]

Guys, you try to do some good... I mean, babies are evil right? But you eat just one, and everyone gets all pissed off at you. I mean, I'm doing the world a favour, with overpopulation and all.

But seriously, I'm a very nice guy, in a place full of assholes. Pretty much everytime I do something nice, either the person gets pissed off for whatever reason, or someone calls me gay.

Though when you do get gratitude, it really makes you smile.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

I've told this story before on The escapist but one time I held a door open for an elderly man with a walker and in return he said "I don't need your help ******"

At that point I might just have slammed the door in his face ... and I'm white.

Ya it was my first time being called a ****** out of hatred and i was in a state of shock and let the dude slide.

Here's someone who didn't let it slide. [http://www.khou.com/home/Vulgar-voicemails-force-debt-collector-to-pay-15-million-95186194.html]

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

Are they ever around meat eaters? Maybe you just keep better company. I know of preachy vegans though. I WILL argue with them if they start preaching. But otherwise they can not eat meat all they want if thats what they prefer.

Well I'm a meat eater. In fact, it's more often the other way around - I used to be a vegetarian and would constantly have morons asking deliberately irritating questions and making fun of me for not eating meat. On the other hand, no vegan has ever tried persuading me to stop eating animal products, unless I have already expressed interest.

I just get really sick of people making fun of vegans all the time. It's admirable, it takes restraint. If you have the willpower (I do not) to give up all animal products because of your ethics then that is a great thing.

Being a vegan for ethics sake seems silly to me honestly. I don't make fun of them though, cept for one snide remark. I dont exactly know the difference between vegan and vegetarian, mostly just assume vegan is even more "hardcore" I guess. But well, a shot at the ethicy ones...difference between plants and animals...plants cant scream. (Both used to be alive before you ate it)

So... you think someone who believes that killing animals for meat is wrong should go ahead and eat it anyway? Yes, real show of integrity there.

And the plant/animals thing is typical anti-vegan/vegetarian crap. Plants lack a central nervous system and consciousness, as you are well aware (I hope). People must eat for sustenance, and at least vegans are doing the very best they can, sometimes risking their own health for the sake of doing what they believe is right.

Edit: Vegetarians don't eat meat; vegans don't eat any animal product whatsoever, including honey.

Thats bloody stupid! What else are those bees going to do with thier vomit?

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

*snip*

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I never said it was right or wrong. I tried to avoid ethical implications, instead saying that they were in fact the same. i don't have the most coherent posts, but the last few lines seemed to sum it up. They were the same problem, just with different ways of saying it. I believed humans to be natural because we are part of nature as a whole. By extension, anything humans do would be natural. It is said we (humans) are "naturally" more destructive, violent, and worse than anything else to walk on earth. But, a lion kills it's prey, slaughtering them without prior warning, destroying the prey's family, only for personnel gain. Is what the lion doing not part of what "comes naturally" to the beast?

This is all irrelevant. We are not lions. For us, eating meat is not necessary. We have no survival claim to keeping millions of animals in captivity, for their entire short lives.

I am not going to argue against more fallacious logic with you today.

OI YOU! STOP DE-RAILING THE DAMN THREAD! We're trying to discuss something here damnit!

 

[acidk44]

Being nice to people doesn't pay off. Because the world is so full of pricks, everyone expects you to be one too, and treat you like one, even if you try to be nice.

What a positive way of life.

I know, but everywhere I go, it seems to be true. In Holland, there's even a commercial which roughly translates to "how to deal with nice people".

Attitudes like yours are the reason for that. 'Everyone else is a bastard, why should I be nice?'

Anyway, being nice to people very often does pay off. Gratitude is one of the best rewards, and if they don't give that, well, maybe the next person will, or the next one.

I never said I acted like a bastard, I don't. I generally try to be nice to people, and they react to me as stated above.

The thing is it only works half of the times it is performed so why bother? that's my reality

I mean there was this lady (a costumer) at my store (supermarket) that had this kid playing bongos with the meat... My bosses have called the attetion of kids doing this so for me to do the same is not a big deal; so instead of calling the kid of I (pay attetion it gets good now) just simply and QUIETLY pointed him to his mom (the lady)you know just like saying: can you tell your kid to stop? But I never meant any disrespect or otherwise I mean I NEVER SAID A WORD TO HER OR THE KID; you know what i get?...

I get an Insult (in spanish just so you guys know) which stated that I was telling her how the kid should have stopped playing with the meat because it was MY belief that her kid had shit (literally) on his hands and that was why I was calling his and her attention. I must remind you readers that I never said anything; therefore it came to my understanding that she belief that I only spoke English (being Puertorican means that I am able to speak English and Spanish, quite fluent) never the less as she was pulling of she literally insulted me again.

After this I was simply (stupified, to put it) because I meant no harm; I been working there for 3 yrs and I know what raw meat can do (studying medicine) : salmonela, infections and bacteria. She or I or even God wouldn't know if there was blood leaking out of the meats or if the kid would right after put his hands in his mouth; that is why I caught her attention.

Anyway I lose a bit hope for humanity for everyday of those 3 wasted years in there...

 

[clipse15]

I've told this story before on The escapist but one time I held a door open for an elderly man with a walker and in return he said "I don't need your help ******"

At that point I might just have slammed the door in his face ... and I'm white.

Ya it was my first time being called a ****** out of hatred and i was in a state of shock and let the dude slide.

Here's someone who didn't let it slide. [http://www.khou.com/home/Vulgar-voicemails-force-debt-collector-to-pay-15-million-95186194.html]

Wow I just missed out on my chance to make some big bucks

 

[Camembert]

Thats bloody stupid! What else are those bees going to do with thier vomit?

They don't make it to feed us, though. I believe that is the thinking behind it. A lot of vegans do eat honey, but strict ones do not.

OI YOU! STOP DE-RAILING THE DAMN THREAD! We're trying to discuss something here damnit!

Erm... I believe he stopped derailing the thread around 21 hours ago.

 

[Eggsnham]

I tried yelling surprise before having sex with a woman. Apparently, even if you yell surprise it's still rape and is frowned upon. Sheesh.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

I tried yelling surprise before having sex with a woman. Apparently, even if you yell surprise it's still rape and is frowned upon. Sheesh.

Was your boyfriend surprised?