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To the two women at Pavia on the fifth floor Central Library, who spilled a coffee on the floor which also splattered across my newspaper which was on my table : You both are educated self observed slobs with the manners of a pig.One of you wiped my table using the same napkin one of you cleaned the mess you made off the floor . All the while not apologizing for ruining my newspaper or even acknowledging me . —Self taught manners.
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2015.
….wait…..they cleaned it up and you’re complaining? I was sure you were going to say that they left it and walked away.
so this is what we have come to….where someone giving a lick and a promise to a mess they made should be enough?
op, I doubt your paper was actually ruined. but oh I am with you on the disgust.
It was a paper. A paper.
its not about the paper – it’s the behaviour.
DINING AT PAVIA
While dining at Pavia which, I am told, is a very classy place, one must always remember to use the cutlery in order working from the outside in. Do not use the fish knife on the meat. Failure to observe the proper sequence is to commit a solecism of the first magnitude. Also, observe the correct tasting procedure on receipt of one’s wine. Twirl, sniff, but never gulp. Indicate satisfaction to the waiter with a polite nod of the head. Do not kiss his hands even if you find the wine exceptionally good. Finally, one’s own hands should never touch the food directly. Use the finger bowl which is there to ensure proper hygiene. Only then can you gulp it down.
A pleasure as always,
Cheerio!
All the more disturbing is that ‘educated’ seems to be just another word for ‘Narcissistic Sociopath’ nowadays… clearly illustrated in this little mishap.
Additionally, as a self-proclaimed paper towel usage Nazi, (I may be giving away who I am to people I work with that may be on this site with that comment) I support the use of one napkin to clean multiple surfaces.
Agreed Fox. It wasn’t the spill on the paper OP was so disgusted about Hing Frogg, it was the self-serving performance and posturing that replaced any genuine action on the part of these ladies. I hear ya OP–heads so far up their own asses that their sphincters obstruct you from their view. ‘Educated’ does not necessarily mean ‘polite’, that’s a given, but it’s too bad that these days ‘educated’ doesn’t seem to mean ‘intelligent’.
It was a paper. They didn’t kill OB’s first born. They didn’t steal his/her/their/its life savings. The paper she/he/they/it got was probably free, so no loss to him/her/them/it.
Further, the misuse of punctuation and incorrect spelling indicates OB isn’t so educated himself/herself/itself/themselves, so maybe she/he/they/it should leave that part out….
And yes, I realize the pronouns are in skewed-order but that’s because I think that the using-the-right-pronoun-shit is nonsense…
Has no one read my little sign?
Funny that someone posted about the new library. I visited yesterday and, though it’s a nice piece of architecture, I don’t really think it should be called a “library” per say. More of a place for entertainment than anything else!
I’ve heard it’s more like a mall than a library. But if it gets people there and at least thinking about reading more often, that’s not a bad thing.
I don’t think op is over reacting. didn’t say they killed his first born, or ruined his day, or sent him into bankruptcy.
the post was about manners. just that. I think op stayed well within the bounds of the subject. described the incident, pointed out their omissions and suggested a solution. (read e post)
and, I might add, without the use of a single exclamation mark. how rare is that?
Hello Hing Frogg 😉
Holy fucking PETTY! I can guess whose bitch this be.
Hi Shesang!
It’s not the act, it’s the lack of acknowledgement. If you’re going to invade someone’s personal space with something warm and wet, you should say something. OP’s right, it’s about manners.