Word: rude
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This just in: a lot of people think Americans are rude, obnoxious and badly behaved. According to a new study by the research group Public Agenda, 79 percent of us find our compatriots lacking in basic manners. Nearly 90 percent say they've at times encountered rude behavior. And 61 percent say that the problem has become worse in recent years...
...Super. I say this is a very, very good thing. It's time for Americans to feel the joy that is rude...
...went to preach at Sandringham," recalled a bishop, "I was standing beside the Queen Mother before she went up to bed on the Sunday night, and she said: "It's been so lovely having you, do come again.' Then she turned to the Queen and immediately apologized: "Oh how rude of me, darling! It isn't for me to invite anyone to Sandringham.'" The Queen was said to be equally solicitous of her mother, though she rarely seemed to need the attention. The "smiling Duchess" glided with resilient good humor through roughly 10 engagements each month until she was midway...
Located off a smutty street in the heart of Chinatown, the decor at Chinatown Eatery is not exactly swanky. The ceiling hangs low over clients’ heads, the lighting is neon, the men taking the orders are rude and abrasive. In fact, clients not in full command of their Mandarin may have a bit of a hard time getting what they want. But it’s worth the struggle. The food here is fantastic as well as cheap. After the pork and noodles, turn to the juice bar stall on the side, where one can get such funky...
...benefited from this very same system as a student, but I got an early, rude awakening as to what was going on. In my freshman year at Princeton I studied with Mary Douglas, a famous anthropologist who had just come to America after many years in the British system. At the end of my first paper she wrote, “Excellent essay,” and under that was an initial grade of B. However, the “B” had been erased and replaced with an “A.” In Professor Douglas?...