Comments on: Saying Thank You vs Being Grateful http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/ Pondering the South African Memesphere - Looking for the Good in Everything Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:43:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holy Shofar http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3764 Holy Shofar Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:57:26 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3764 [...] The latter was the opening line of a previous post of mine: Saying Thank You vs Being Grateful. [...] [...] The latter was the opening line of a previous post of mine: Saying Thank You vs Being Grateful. [...]

]]> By: Hugo http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3750 Hugo Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:32:31 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3750 True. I might be employing a pinch of hyperbole here? I'm not sure. Those that wonder "what was the point of that?", yes, there's a follow-up coming. Soon. Rather unrelated, in most senses, but those that are really sharp and know their Bible well, might already have a suspicion of where I'm headed with this. (Anyone want to make a guess? Hehe. I doubt it.) I spoke to a French friend today, she wondered (paraphrased, my words) "what was that post all about? Doesn't everyone know that already, anyway?" Three cheers for the "supposedly godless France". It seems some people call them "rude". My/our theory where this comes from? Apparently they don't say "thank you" if they don't mean it. I.e. their "rudeness" is maybe just <em>honesty</em> speaking? Who knows, but it's an interesting thought, no? True. I might be employing a pinch of hyperbole here? I’m not sure.

Those that wonder “what was the point of that?”, yes, there’s a follow-up coming. Soon. Rather unrelated, in most senses, but those that are really sharp and know their Bible well, might already have a suspicion of where I’m headed with this. (Anyone want to make a guess? Hehe. I doubt it.)

I spoke to a French friend today, she wondered (paraphrased, my words) “what was that post all about? Doesn’t everyone know that already, anyway?” Three cheers for the “supposedly godless France”. It seems some people call them “rude”. My/our theory where this comes from? Apparently they don’t say “thank you” if they don’t mean it. I.e. their “rudeness” is maybe just honesty speaking?

Who knows, but it’s an interesting thought, no?

]]> By: Auke http://www.thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3745 Auke Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:16:09 +0000 http://thinktoomuch.net/2007/12/20/saying-thank-you-versus-being-grateful/#comment-3745 As long as being grateful translates to some behaviour (i.e., communication), I'm with you on this one - mind reading just doesn't cut it. As long as being grateful translates to some behaviour (i.e., communication), I’m with you on this one – mind reading just doesn’t cut it.

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