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Manners – revisited June 24, 2008

Posted by A in Life, My Favorite Links, Random, Society, manners.
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Last week I was observing a vendor demonstration at work.  The vendor sent somewhere between 3 to 5 people for the demo (I don’t remember exactly how many).  The one thing I do remember has absolutely nothing to do with the company I work for and it has nothing to do with the product that was demonstrated.  What it does have to with is one of the presenters.

The woman chewed gum like there was no tomorrow.  She was chewing so vigorously that at first I thought she was finishing up her breakfast.  But that was not the case since she continued to do chew for the next 2 hours with the same fervor.  When she was chugging her water (yes, chugging), I was hoping she’d swallow the gum, but no such luck.  It was absolutely, horrifyingly disgusting.

I was not the only one who noticed it.  Other observers mentioned it a few times during the wrap-up.  The woman was old enough to know better, to have better manners, and to know better business professional/appropriate behavior. 

 

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