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In general: Everyone could use some appreciation for whatever good shit they do, even if it's their job or "responsibility" Your folks, your taxi driver, the g
by Razengan 18d ago
In general: Everyone could use some appreciation for whatever good shit they do, even if it's their job or "responsibility"
Your folks, your taxi driver, the guys who get the garbage.. Throw them a compliment now and then
- bobanrocky 18d agoSo true
- alt227 18d agoOne time I was interacting with a stranger (so long ago, I dont remember who. Possibly just a store clerk). At the end of the interaction they looked me in the eye and said 'Have a great day'. It took me off guard, but made me feel really good in a way I couldnt put my finger on. I now say the same thing to everybody I meet in my day, in the hope I can bring somebody else that same feeling and genuinely make them have a good day.
- stuxnet79 18d agoQuestion, where do you live? In America, and especially on the Pacific Coast 'Have a great day' is a phatic expression [1]. It is a common parting phrase and has lost any special significance that it might have once had within a conversation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression
- Razengan 18d agoTIL phatic expression and ngl yes of course I read it as something else first. Anyway maybe they were glad that someone threw them even a phatic expression at all? :)
- alt227 17d agoIf I lived in a place where this was a phatic expression, I doubt it would have made much of an impression on me as I would have heard it all the time. I live in the UK where parting phatic expressions such as 'cheers', 'see you later', and 'take care' are common. But 'Have a good/great day' definitely is not.