Involuntary wrote:
>
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:25:48 -0500, ThePiedPiper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted
> article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, which said:
> > Does an e-mail replace a letter? Does a Thank You phone call
> > replace a Thank You note? Does a Thank You note replace a gift?
> > Does a Gift replace the time spent delivering it in person? how
> > much is your time worth and the person you are Thanking? If this
> > is classed the same as a letter or otherwise it would prove that
> > America has lost it's basic manners and worth.
>
> Or perhaps people need to get over themselves. I don't expect to be
> thanked in person. I don't have to be thanked at all, but if somebody
> wants to, an e-mail is fine with me. I don't want to be thanked as much
> as I would like to know if the item(s) I've given will be useful. If it
> is, I may send similar items. If I get no response at all, I may assume
> that the item wasn't useful and I won't send as often or I won't send
> the same types of items.
>
> What it boils down to is, I treat others how I expect to be treated. I
> don't need to be told "thank you" face to face, via letter as opposed to
> e-mail, or anything. Simply knowing the item was received and not lost
> somewhere is plenty for me. Therefore I feel somewhat uncomfortable
> when people hover over me expecting a thank you that I wouldn't want for
> myself.
>
> Ty
>
Amen! It's the thought behind the gesture that counts. Many "manners" have
turned into rituals that have lost their emotional content over the years. "How
do you do?" "Fine, thank you. And you?" Many perform them because they feel
they must, not out of any true desire.
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