RE: Introduction
September 12, 2014 at 12:11 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2014 at 12:13 pm by sswhateverlove.)
Quote:For someone self-proclaimed as an expert in "respect" you made a frankly horrible first impression due precisely to the fact you were clueless of this environment, didn't take the time to lurk/read/digest, and then tell us we are the ones with the problem. Not a very nuanced understanding of how to behave respectfully. Bull-in-china-shop <> respectful. Lack of humility <> respectful.
Being unaware of social expectations and mistakenly doing/saying something that causes someone else to be upset and then apologizing is not the same as intentionally doing/saying things with the intention of upsetting (and possibly scaring away?) the other and then blaming them for it.
First one I think is more excusable then the second.
(September 12, 2014 at 12:11 pm)ShaMan Wrote:(September 12, 2014 at 11:57 am)sswhateverlove Wrote: It's called being assertive with regard to my personal desires regarding how I'd like to be treated. Many people asserted their desires with regard to how I approached, and I acknowledged them and apologized, explaining I meant no offense.Oh you're assertive alright. Yes you acknowledged and explained. What you failed to do was change your tactic. Apologies and admitting fault is a long walk from correction.
My tactic has not changed? Have you been following my threads?