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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 956495, member: 15199"]Stereotyping seems to be an aspect of human relations that exist from childhood to death. Perhaps there are some who don't in their lives and they are exceptional. The one thing about stereotyping a person by their age, race, sex, height, weight, hair ( or lack of it), skin variations ( Tats, scars, vitiligo, jaundice, skin cancer damage, "liver spots", etc. is that when it happens to you, it seems so unfair, but within your peer group it is normal. If we compare 2 individuals ( fictitious, although I saw both at the show saturday)</p><p><br /></p><p>A. 16 YO, male, tats on arms, pants lower than their colorful underwear, chains hanging from most pockets, spiked hair.</p><p>B. 60+ YO, male, Hawaiian shirt, safari shorts and black socks and dress shoes, granny glasses, no hair, brown spots on skin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would you be accepting of the other? Think each had equal "coolness" factor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If I was the OP, I would print out some business size cards that read.</p><p><br /></p><p>===========================</p><p>I came to your business to spend</p><p>money. I couldn't get your attention</p><p>so I went elsewhere. Your loss, my</p><p>gain. Treat paying customers better.</p><p>===========================</p><p><br /></p><p>and leave one on each offending table.Perhaps you can change one person</p><p>at a time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 956495, member: 15199"]Stereotyping seems to be an aspect of human relations that exist from childhood to death. Perhaps there are some who don't in their lives and they are exceptional. The one thing about stereotyping a person by their age, race, sex, height, weight, hair ( or lack of it), skin variations ( Tats, scars, vitiligo, jaundice, skin cancer damage, "liver spots", etc. is that when it happens to you, it seems so unfair, but within your peer group it is normal. If we compare 2 individuals ( fictitious, although I saw both at the show saturday) A. 16 YO, male, tats on arms, pants lower than their colorful underwear, chains hanging from most pockets, spiked hair. B. 60+ YO, male, Hawaiian shirt, safari shorts and black socks and dress shoes, granny glasses, no hair, brown spots on skin. Would you be accepting of the other? Think each had equal "coolness" factor :) If I was the OP, I would print out some business size cards that read. =========================== I came to your business to spend money. I couldn't get your attention so I went elsewhere. Your loss, my gain. Treat paying customers better. =========================== and leave one on each offending table.Perhaps you can change one person at a time. Jim[/QUOTE]
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