Carlo R. Miranda [1990 - 20XX] Manual-biography《Still In Progress》

Chapter 12: Rules of Politeness

First off, this chapter must be read in a Collonial British Accent.
Right-o, carrying on.

My experience with the range of issues and benefits that come from showing politeness range from the small to frankly impractical. Being polite does not simply mean, 'two straight lines' and 'shake a man's hand before a impression can be made'. Being polite in my life is something much more elaborate than that.

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Take for instance the simple rule that one must follow when engaging multiple people in a group conversation.
One must speak at a time for it is inpolite to speak up when another is taking all attention. That is the way we all know things to be.
Now, suppose that one has some very very vital information that must be carried forth to someone within the group but that cannot be simply whispered or handed on a paper note. The group too must be informed.

My problem with being in a queue, if you will, to have your say does feature an expiry time for thoughts, and the enthusiasm to share those thoughts. After listening to what other people are talking about you are obliged or encouraged to comment on their topic of choice. This means, however, that there is a 30% chance that you will loose you initial frame of mind and acquiesce to the other person's topic. For a scatter brain like me there is a 50% chance I will completely forget what I meant to talk about after waiting patiently for my turn and only end up discussing the other person's topic.
This is bearable for non critical conversations but in meetings where fine plans are drawn up and foreseeable problems addressed, all must be allowed to contribute. Of course, time constraints do limit conversation but it is not polite to hold a stopwatch to another's speech and pull them off the podium when their allotted time is up.

Also after a decent amount of time waiting what if someone jumps in your front and speaks up when you are okay to. This is really unnerving and will get to anyone with something important to say.

This has happened several times in my life and has led to several mess ups that were entirely preventable. Ah, but I believe that all events, mess ups and achievements do play a necessary role in everyday life.

If you saw someone who never threw a fit, always had his say, and always got his way well you would conclude that he must be a snob. Such names are not fitting for those that just managed to get their time on the stage after years of waiting.

On the other hand, if you met someone who has never had his say, his turn, or even a time allotted to speak his mind... please give them a go... or there will be hell to pay.

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Patience is a virtue when it comes to obtaining objects of intrinsic of personal value. For regular or incidental requirements of life, such as medicine or organ replacement impatience is acceptable, but one must stand in line as someone more key may be ahead of you.

As for me, I eventually either got what I wanted or realized the pointlessness of getting it in the end. For example, I wanted a Gameboy Advance to play some of the games I enjoyed trying out in the free-to-play chained consoles in the Duty Free shops in the airports. I mainly enjoyed playing the Metroid Fusion and F-Zero games too. There was also the Pokemon series games which were of particular interest to me.

Of course they were expensive in their time and I didn't have the pocket change to buy it and the game cartridges. I could have asked my parents to buy it for me... but at that point in time I was not in speaking terms with them so negotiations were impossible.

Eventually I saved up for a Gameboy Color which was in a secondhand store. Yes, it seems strange to buy things from a secondhand source, but for me buying it new is the same as buying it secondhand... if it works well and doesn't fail when I'm bored.
My first Gameboy was a dark pink... or a dark orange.
So I had a Gameboy Color when everyone already had an Advance. I don't care what they think, the point of having a console or any game in my opinion is to have fun, be entertained, and a little bit informed of something new, either factual or fictitious.