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Originally Posted by pbkmaine

I think part of this could be a difference in customs from place to place. I am not from New York but worked there for many years, and it took me a LONG time to get used to the abruptness of New Yorkers. Here in The Villages, there are polite Midwesterners and charming Southerners and demanding Northerners all jumbled together. There are bound to be misunderstandings.

I couldn't disagree with your generalization more, and I am from New York. I think it is more a product of how your parents raised their children. Some parents had grace and charm which filtered down to their children, and then some children developed their own charm, if their parents were rude or condescending.

I am appreciative of village employees as some have to work for a living, and I would never be rude to them. Some people get off by putting down other people, as they think it elevates their status in life.

Jerry Seinfeld said that when a person reaches the age of 60, somehow they have earned the right to be cranky. If one chooses to be a cranky pants, that's their decision. Life is too short to be too little.

Everything in life and people are not perfect. Expecting them to be perfect places an awful burden on yourself. If you are doing the best you can, you must accept that is good enough, for an imperfect world.