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July 17, 2012 at 8:27 AM #748212July 17, 2012 at 8:57 AM #748213
spdrun
ParticipantNJ has NYC right next to it. California … doesn’t.
BTW – in some places, it’s actually worth fighting minor things like that, since you can get them dismissed by mail without cost.
July 17, 2012 at 9:10 AM #748214The-Shoveler
ParticipantThat’s the problem with growing up in California,
The people I have known who moved out of California and have managed to stay in contact with have expressed extreme regret for moving.
Most have moved back at great expense.Another thing I used to hear a lot.
The best thing I ever saw was (pick your state ”usually Texas”) in the rear view mirror.July 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM #748218sdrealtor
Participant[quote=spdrun]NJ has NYC right next to it. California … doesn’t.
BTW – in some places, it’s actually worth fighting minor things like that, since you can get them dismissed by mail without cost.[/quote]
Time is money. Even more importantly time spent fighting is time spent not loving life.
July 17, 2012 at 11:06 AM #748220Anonymous
GuestGlad to hear that was resolved.
It sounded like a situation that could have gone full Kafka.
July 17, 2012 at 11:11 AM #748223Ren
ParticipantApologies to any nice NJ’ers reading this, but… I’ve racked up about 12 years of experience dealing with tens of thousands of customers all over the country, and for whatever reason, New Jersey has by far the worst, nastiest human beings I’ve ever encountered. I can count the nice New Jersey people that I’ve talked to on one hand – normally they run the gamut from merely mean and obnoxious to complete, raving, screaming lunatics. This isn’t just my opinion – most customer service reps who communicate nationwide will say the same thing. Is it the water?
July 17, 2012 at 11:14 AM #748224ParticipantThis Revo Sunglass Ad has been sitting on my desk for about 20 years[img_assist|nid=16456|title=Revo Ad|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=450|height=600]
July 17, 2012 at 11:18 AM #748225Participant[quote=Ren]Apologies to any nice NJ’ers reading this, but… I’ve racked up about 12 years of experience dealing with tens of thousands of customers all over the country, and for whatever reason, New Jersey has by far the worst, nastiest human beings I’ve ever encountered. I can count the nice New Jersey people that I’ve talked to on one hand – normally they run the gamut from merely mean and obnoxious to complete, raving, screaming lunatics. This isn’t just my opinion – most customer service reps who communicate nationwide will say the same thing. Is it the water?[/quote]
People from that part of the country are born streetfighters. Even well educated, successful professionals. When they get in a fight all bets are off and as a customer service rep you are dealing with their complaints which they are fighting to get resolved. Its the mentality back there and one of the reasons I left. I still have a lot of that left in me as letting go of that is a work in process.
July 17, 2012 at 12:22 PM #748235briansd1
Guest[quote=sdrealtor]
People from that part of the country are born streetfighters. Even well educated, successful professionals. When they get in a fight all bets are off [/quote]Over there people lack the sunny, relaxed attitude that we expect here.
sdrealtor, is your wife from Jersey? That probably affects your attitude.
July 17, 2012 at 12:23 PM #748236ParticipantShe was from Philly
July 17, 2012 at 12:52 PM #748240desmond
ParticipantIs this Spicoli or sdr? Good job.
July 17, 2012 at 3:41 PM #748256ParticipantOver there people lack the sunny, relaxed attitude that we expect here.
Actually, from my experience, Californians are just as stressed if not more so. They’re just less inclined to show it. Passive-aggression is actually harder to deal with than outright argument.
Ever hear the old joke?
New Yorkers will tell you “f— you” when they mean “have a nice day.”
Californians will tell you “have a nice day” when they mean “f— you.”July 17, 2012 at 3:58 PM #748257
CoronitaParticipant[quote=spdrun]
Over there people lack the sunny, relaxed attitude that we expect here.
Actually, from my experience, Californians are just as stressed if not more so. They’re just less inclined to show it. Passive-aggression is actually harder to deal with than outright argument.
Ever hear the old joke?
New Yorkers will tell you “f— you” when they mean “have a nice day.”
Californians will tell you “have a nice day” when they mean “f— you.”[/quote]Actually, that was the pretty amusing because it’s kinda true…
That said, have a nice day!
(Just kidding)July 18, 2012 at 12:13 PM #748311Guest[quote=spdrun]
Over there people lack the sunny, relaxed attitude that we expect here.
Actually, from my experience, Californians are just as stressed if not more so. They’re just less inclined to show it. Passive-aggression is actually harder to deal with than outright argument.
Ever hear the old joke?
New Yorkers will tell you “f— you” when they mean “have a nice day.”
Californians will tell you “have a nice day” when they mean “f— you.”[/quote]It’s not passive-aggressive. It’s what good social graces are all about. It’s not proper behavior to project your own stress and issues upon others.
The East Coast has the establishment, but it also has a lot of trashy people who’ve lived in their ‘hoods/enclaves for countless decades.
California has more higher-quality, “self-selecting” people from other states, like sdrealtor and his family.
July 18, 2012 at 1:23 PM #748318ParticipantCA doesn’t have hoods? Not to mention a strong meth culture? News to me. As far as being polite: if someone is causing the stress, it’s not rude to tell them.
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