ANSWERS: 12
  • I always prefer honesty but that doesn't mean dishonesty cannot be more polite.
  • Some people don't deserve the truth nor would the enjoy a heaping serving of it from me. It's just better to follow the rules of social etiqutte and be gracious and then move on. I don't want to get into an arguement for someone feeling disrespected by me... if I don't like them.. it's not worth my time and bother.
  • Yes it is better to be polite even if it is fake instead of being rude and nasty. If it is someone that you truly don't like then they probably still do know it even though you fake a smile and be polite to them.
  • People are getting weaker, and more pathetic daily. You can't say anything without offending someone out there, so screw em. I say what I am gonna say, and if people don't like it, not my problem.
  • I also see that from people around me. I don't think being rude is the answer but why fake it? Faking it only makes people distrust other people and they don't know where they stand with you. I am never rude to people but if I don't like someone, I generally just say "Hi", if I have to...but no smile and I move on quickly. If they have a problem with that or question me, then I am honest about why I do not wish to be in their presence. And I appreciate an honest person over someone who is faking it with me - because really, there is a possibility of misunderstanding - but how would I (or anyone) know if they're faking it?
  • Polite has always been fake, as stated by others the majority cannot handle the truth. Self induced and social delusions are the basis of any civilization.
  • The goal of politeness is to make all of the parties relaxed and comfortable with one another, so yes being fake is being polite. I cant see treating people cruelly and rudely just to be "Real".
  • I see it this way if you don't like them don't acknowledge them for me if I don't like you then in my book you do not exist. Rude or not I'm sure the person you don't like will get the hint and not bother with you either. Further more I don't care if people like me or not I'm not in a popularity contest.
  • Some folks are sooo 'thin skinned' they're saying that they'd rather be lied to (have others "fake it", being "polite") than to actually grasp, appreciate, embrace and utilize *the truth* from others! Even if temporarily "offended". Go figure?! I thought this was called "phoney" or "inauthentic" or even "dishonest". Or am I missing something too?
  • I actually don't find it polite at all. I would rather be ignored than to have someone act like he/she likes me as a person. If people are just going to be nice to me all the time and never tell me when they have a problem with me, how am I ever supposed to know that I might need to fix something about myself?
  • Life is just so uncertain these days that you just don't know when you might have to ask that cheeze-bag for a favor, so grin and fake it just in case.
  • That has always been the case only it's commonly known as hypocrisy not fake

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