litaTshai
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font="Arial"]girl offers greetings,
this one is an OLD slave. she has been reading this thread with interest.
to her, what a lot of this boils down to is simple, old-fashioned good manners.
like when she was a child, everyone was addressed as Mr. Mrs., Miss, Sir or Ma'am. Even some married couples addressed each other as Mr and Mrs. Jones or whatever.
folks didn't jsut drop in on other folks unannounced. They checked first to see if it was convenient. and some folks had certain days, morning or afternoon, designated as "at home" times, when visitors could and would be received with pleasure and treated as welcome guests, and need not fear they might be interrupting anything the host wished or needed to be doing.
you did not interrupt or butt your way into convesations either, but waited politely until the speakers were finished, and politely inquired if you might interject a thought on the topic.
people were courteous to each other, opened doors, offered to carry packages or run errands for each other. if you were going somewhere on an errand you inquired of family, friends and neighbors if they would like to share transportation, or if you could pick up something for them while you were out.
you didn't park vehicles where they would block driveways or lanes or streets, or even the view of others backing out of oncoming traffic where they might get hit because they couldn't see.
the same respect for all was shown whether it was the wino passed out in the gutter, or the Mayor's wife. (can you tell one grew up in the south?)
so this one sees it not as a matter of "respect", necessarily, but just good manners to inquire if one may speak privately in a chat room with another. or address all capped names as Sir or Ma'am (this one, being a Gorean slave, is required to address Them as Master or Mistress, but the same theory applies.)
and no, she does not think it good manners for those with capped names to expect every submissive or slave to be totally submissive to Them, anymore than They would expect a neighbor's dog or child to respond to Their every command annd/or whim.
one knows many hear will laugh and think it ludicrous to suggest tht old fashioned manners be practiced in this day and age, and in "alternate lifestyles". However, the practice of these good manners when they were practiced jsut made daily life and interac tions, social and business, a lot smoother and simpler.
there is a minimum level of respect we owe each other as human beings, after all. else we'd all kill each other on sight.
just the random meandering thoughts of an old lady, and a slave at that. carrying only such value as the reader chooses to give them....or not.
one wishes All here well, enough, and great joy.
respectfully submitted,
lita {Tshai}
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