Not A Good Welcome
Getting warranty work done at Lazy Days so at 10am we secured a campsite at the Lazy Days CG. Got the fiver back around 5pm, drove to assigned site, backed in, got power plugged in, and was in the pr...
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toedtoes wrote:
OK. So we have two scenarios:
1. You're camping and you notice that someone is setting up camp in a spot that you know is reserved starting tomorrow. You go over to let them know and you are labeled RUDE;
2. You're camping and you notice that someone is setting up camp and parking their rig. You go over to let them know that they are doing it wrong and you will correct that and are labeled JUST BEING A NICE GUY.
Really? I'm sorry, the guy in #1 was no ruder than the guy in #2. The guy in #2 was no less rude than the guy in #1. They both made someone else's business their own without invitation; they both attempted to stop a potential problem from taking place.
In both cases I think it will depend on the attitude and how it is said. In #1 guy could walk up very politely and say something like, "Excuse me but I just wanted to check to make sure there is no confusion. You see my friends are coming in tomorrow and have this site reserved. Before you got completely set up I just wanted to make sure that the office didn't screw up and assign it twice." In that case there would be no rudeness. Likewise the wording in #2 can be done in such a way as to be considered rude.
It can also be that you approach someone to help and by the tone and choice of words they come off as rude as well. As my wife constantly reminds me you not only have to watch your words but how you say them.
