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Huguenot

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I don't think much of the girly joky Katy Perry thing either. It just means 'I'm girly joky Katy Perry and I'm completely self centered and I think I'm better than you'.


People will probably think I'm being bossy. But really that means 'I'm completely self-centered and I'm going to try and deflect attention by criticizing you'.


Either like and respect people or don't. But if you don't be prepared to ask yourself a really difficult question, do people like or respect you?

katie1997

katie1997

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Personally, I am disappointed that this thread was started (without proper planning and due consideration for the time of others reading it) and seemingly exists purely for third-party justification of tardiness and an elusive 'get out of jail' card.


'Honestly', lets all 'try harder' in future and throw our money in the 'Free Parking', eh?


PS. What time is it? (no, really)


PPS. Who the fuck is Katy Perry?

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> I'm afraid I'm totally with cc and quids. There's

> only one thing to do to be late, and that's to

> think that your time is more important than

> theirs. The rest of it is technicalities.

>

> The 'I don't mean to be' is utterly pointless.

> It's effectively 'I don't mean to be completely

> self-centered and think I'm more important than

> you, but I do, and I'm going to rub your nose in

> it'.

>

> The 'I honestly' bit just makes it even worse. It

> means 'I honestly honestly think I'm more

> important than you'.

>

> 'I will try much harder' isn't floating my boat

> either. Because you're talking about disguising

> your contempt for other people.

>

> There's no answer to being on time, this threads

> exists because somebody wants third party

> justification for being smug and selfish. Somebody

> wants a 'get out of jail free' card to wave

> around.

>

> There isn't one, you're just selfish.



Blimey Huguenot...


I too am with CC and ????...was that not evident from my post?


And I was actually being sincere when I said that I would try harder...clearly that didn't come across either. And I do respect and value all of my friends, though I agree that being continually late would, prima facie, appear to be a contradiction. Nor do I think I am more important than them - not at all.


My post was meant to be a heartfelt one of shame and regret and of wishing to do better in the future...but I have clearly failed there.



*walks aways utterly dazed at Huguenot's response*

katie1997

katie1997

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> And that just means 'I've been exposed for being

> completely self-centered and didn't get the

> answers I was hoping for, so now I'll try and make

> light of it'


Oh my gosh, have I really?


How do you know, Huguenot, that I didn't get the answers I was looking for? (katy perry aside)


> Just remember katie1997, it really is all about

> you. Really, you you you. ;-)


Really? So shall I make light of it or er ... perhaps adopt a serious tone with a smiley thing added for effect ?

Huguenot

Huguenot

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It wasn't personal pookie, it was general.


But really, if you are habitually late for your friends then quite simply you do not respect and value them. You don't.


If you're late for everyone then you don't respect and value anyone.


I'm not talking about time in a clock way, I'm talking about it in a keeping people waiting way.

katie1997

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> It wasn't personal pookie, it was general.

>

> But really, if you are habitually late for your

> friends then quite simply you do not respect and

> value them. You don't.


Yeah, I think I said earlier I agree with that. You don't. If you are habitually late for your friends.


> If you're late for everyone then you don't respect

> and value anyone.


And you'd eventually have no-one to wait for you if you didn't respect and value them. Y-es.


> I'm not talking about time in a clock way, I'm

> talking about it in a keeping people waiting way.


I see. W-ell I was talking about it in a general timing kinda way (and everything in between). You get me?


* thinks thats the last time I spend a whole 5 minutes (or so) taking photos of the Actress specially for far-flung forumites *

Huguenot

Huguenot

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Oooooh katie1997, you're absolutely right, I should have realized that under your ditzy but yet patronizing disregard for other people's time there was a very serious girly concern for how you would be perceived.


Emoticons self-evidently banned, so you'll just need to guess if I'm smiling or not.

katie1997

katie1997

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> Oooooh katie1997, you're absolutely right, I

> should have realized that under your ditzy but yet

> patronizing disregard for other people's time

> there was a very serious girly concern for how you

> would be perceived.

>

> Emoticons self-evidently banned, so you'll just

> need to guess if I'm smiling or not.


oh this is fun, is it compulsory or can I pretend to guess ?


is katy perry 'ditzy' btw ?

Ladymuck

Ladymuck

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> It wasn't personal pookie, it was general.

>

> But really, if you are habitually late for your

> friends then quite simply you do not respect and

> value them. You don't.

>

> If you're late for everyone then you don't respect

> and value anyone.

>

> I'm not talking about time in a clock way, I'm

> talking about it in a keeping people waiting way.



I do understand your point(s) Huguenot and (to a degree) you are right. However, as alluded to above, my post was merely conveying a genuine realisation that my habitual tardiness was in fact a serious matter (as opposed to a laughing one). And the statement that I would try harder was heartfelt. Unless I am clearly messing about, I rarely say what I do not mean.


I regret having posted though. But perhaps I shouldn't because, whilst I had taken CC's and Quid's comments on board, yours have rammed them home to such an extent that I don't think I shall (without reasonable excuse) ever be late again.


I should just add that, when any of my friends are late, I don't get upset about it - I just get out the knitting. Usually no harm is done.

Huguenot

Huguenot

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Well katie1997, you can choose your level of engagement, but I strongly recommend doing it in front of the mirror with the thumb of your left hand in your mouth and the index finger of your right hand curling your hair as you ponder how pretty you are.
karter

karter

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Lessons must be taught and learned.


A certain forumite friend was late for a little BG meet-up last weekend, yes, 45 minutes late apparently but i wont name and shame that person, she knows who she is. Good job i was late too, to counter her tardiness.:))

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