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12-30-2018, 06:43 PM
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Question about Human Behavior
I drove to the mailboxes this morning. There was a woman at the newspaper box trying to buy a paper. When I returned from getting my mail, she was still there. I asked her if she was having a problem getting a paper. She said that she had 3 quarters and a nickel, but needed 4 quarters. I told her that I would be happy to give her a quarter. She said, "Oh no, I will walk home and get another quarter". Can someone explain why she wouldn't take a quarter from me? And, does it have anything to do with male vs female behavior?
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12-30-2018, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I drove to the mailboxes this morning. There was a woman at the newspaper box trying to buy a paper. When I returned from getting my mail, she was still there. I asked her if she was having a problem getting a paper. She said that she had 3 quarters and a nickel, but needed 4 quarters. I told her that I would be happy to give her a quarter. She said, "Oh no, I will walk home and get another quarter". Can someone explain why she wouldn't take a quarter from me? And, does it have anything to do with male vs female behavior?
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No generalities. Just individual behaviors. I would have smiled at you, taken your quarter, and said, "Thank you." Got the paper. And then walked home.
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12-30-2018, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
No generalities. Just individual behaviors. I would have smiled at you, taken your quarter, and said, "Thank you." Got the paper. And then walked home.
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 it was kind of you to offer.
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12-30-2018, 07:22 PM
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Ya know, now, that I think further about it, I might even have said, "Thank you, kind sir. Chivalry is not dead."
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12-30-2018, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807
it was kind of you to offer. |
Yes it was.
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12-30-2018, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I drove to the mailboxes this morning. There was a woman at the newspaper box trying to buy a paper. When I returned from getting my mail, she was still there. I asked her if she was having a problem getting a paper. She said that she had 3 quarters and a nickel, but needed 4 quarters. I told her that I would be happy to give her a quarter. She said, "Oh no, I will walk home and get another quarter". Can someone explain why she wouldn't take a quarter from me? And, does it have anything to do with male vs female behavior?
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My wife's parents are incapable of accepting help. I have no idea how to change them. They would literally freeze before they would ask for a blanket. I'm sure there are others like them.
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12-30-2018, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing
My wife's parents are incapable of accepting help. I have no idea how to change them. They would literally freeze before they would ask for a blanket. I'm sure there are others like them.
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We yam what we yam. Nature? Nurture? Both.
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12-30-2018, 08:08 PM
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Some people don’t like to own anything. Just as there are those who like to give, those who expect to receive, aNd those who will not even accept penny. That’s it, no Clovis man or rare species found here.
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12-30-2018, 08:27 PM
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Sometimes the Aura of some people just don't line up. It is possible that for some strange reason she felt uncomfortable. Maybe you got into her personal space and she felt uncomfortable.
You made a great gesture, never give up.
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12-30-2018, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
Some people don’t like to own anything. Just as there are those who like to give, those who expect to receive, aNd those who will not even accept penny. That’s it, no Clovis man or rare species found here.
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Are sure about that, Tops?
Those Clovis guys made some pretty good tools. Have you seen all those tools crammed into TV garages because some guy insisted on bringing them. Some of those spearheads look pretty old.
Gotta give Clovis man credit though. Those spearheads are thought by some to be the first American invention.
Ah, man as tool user. Some things are wired in, forever.
Fun fact-- or not --- while on the topic of prehistoric man:
Do you know why when asked, "Booth or table?" in a restaurant, a booth is most often the choice?
Well, it is because we harken back to our cave dwelling days when getting food took up a big part of the day, and was not always easy to find, so we hid with it when we had it.
And now, back to topic, OP.
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