Who was being rude?

[Keithambrose]

5 hours ago, mauRICE said:

El que hambre tiene, en pan piensa

Aah, were you born in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country? I would have guessed that too.

Poland is not far from Spain!

[PeterRS]

Are you sure you wanted to see him perform and not just to see him????

[unicorn]

9 hours ago, mauRICE said:

El que hambre tiene, en pan piensa

Aah, were you born in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country? I would have guessed that too.

 

4 hours ago, vinapu said:

no, it looks that it's quite universal wisdom then

That reminds me of one of the episodes on Drag Race México, when one of the queens confided in the other that he was pansexual. The other queen responded with "¿De verdad te gusta tanto el pan?" (Do you really enjoy bread that much?). 😄

[unicorn]

1 hour ago, PeterRS said:

Are you sure you wanted to see him perform and not just to see him????

First of all, while I wouldn't throw him out of bed, he's not what I would describe as "my type" (he is cute, though). Secondly, My hubby and have an understanding that we can only have sex out of wedlock with strangers (not someone either of us knows--typically while traveling), and that once the deed is done, we'll never see that person again (no keeping contact information, for example). With those guidelines, there's no need for jealousy. 

[Olddaddy]

14 hours ago, mauRICE said:

Urologist would have been my guess. 🤣

What about...a Proctologist 🍑

[Suckrates]

Asking anything other than "how are the hors d'oeuvres"  at a party is terribly gauche.   

[Keithambrose]

16 minutes ago, Suckrates said:

Asking anything other than "how are the hors d'oeuvres"  at a party is terribly gauche.   

Or "who are the hors d'oeuvres". 

[unicorn]

10 hours ago, Suckrates said:

Asking anything other than "how are the hors d'oeuvres"  at a party is terribly gauche.   

You must be a brilliant conversationalist at parties... 😉

[Suckrates]

17 hours ago, unicorn said:

You must be a brilliant conversationalist at parties... 😉

Well, I've NEVER had people running away from me at events,  because I dont trap them and ask for FAVORS !     People usually DONT like "opportunists"  MOOCHERS !.....

[unicorn]

4 hours ago, Suckrates said:

Well, I've NEVER had people running away from me at event...

Obviously, not the norm for me either, hence the question. 

[Suckrates]

1 hour ago, unicorn said:

Obviously, not the norm for me either, hence the question. 

Usually if a person has to ask IF they were rude,  they probably WERE....😏

[floridarob]

4 minutes ago, Suckrates said:

Usually if a person has to ask IF they were rude,  they probably WERE....😏

Hence the reason I'd never ask.....😳

[Suckrates]

38 minutes ago, floridarob said:

Hence the reason I'd never ask.....😳

[jimmie50]

Probably in the minority here, but I don't think you were rude.  Based upon his reaction, and a little on the photos that have been shared, he strikes me as a prissy prima donna.  Again, just personal opinion.  He certainly is a cutie, and wouldn't kick him out of my bed for sure.  Over the years, I have been asked by non-native English speakers to tutor them in English, often after being introduced at some social function.  Never bothered me, nor did I consider it rude.  I think part of the issue is what has been discussed here before...the lack of communication and interpersonal skills of the techie generation.  They simply do not know how to conduct themselves in a social setting.  

[Olddaddy]

On 11/4/2025 at 3:42 AM, mauRICE said:

Urologist would have been my guess. 🤣

Good at Prostate checks 👉🖕🖖

[caeron]

 

I have a natural negative reaction to people who wear designer logos that prominently. It reads to me like a kind of pathetic attempt to show off their 'class' which they don't have so they try to buy it. So I share Maurice's read of the boy as a prissy prima donna who probably is also insecure.

I might have phrased the request more as a question as suggested above, but this is hardly rude. He clearly didn't know how to handle the request graciously, so went for his default prima donna snootiness. 

He is cute, but I wouldn't let him dress himself.

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, caeron said:

 

I have a natural negative reaction to people who wear designer logos that prominently. It reads to me like a kind of pathetic attempt to show off their 'class' which they don't have so they try to buy it. So I share Maurice's read of the boy as a prissy prima donna who probably is also insecure.

I might have phrased the request more as a question as suggested above, but this is hardly rude. He clearly didn't know how to handle the request graciously, so went for his default prima donna snootiness. 

He is cute, but I wouldn't let him dress himself.

Agreed, it's rather like personalised number plates in the UK. Very nouveau riche, I always think.

[unicorn]

3 hours ago, caeron said:

I have a natural negative reaction to people who wear designer logos that prominently...

That was what my mother (who grew up with wealthy parents) taught me. When she'd see someone pass by wearing designer logos, she'd tell me privately "How vulgar!". Really classy people dress modestly. They don't need to try to dress to impress. My brother's wife was the CEO of a major corporation, and she took the subway every day from their place in the upper east side to her work downtown. 

Brother Day might want to consider investing more in his youth. A wise investment at age 23 goes a long way!

[mauRICE]

On 11/6/2025 at 5:44 AM, Suckrates said:

Usually if a person has to ask IF they were rude,  they probably WERE....😏

Tutted the Dowager Countess. 🙄

[Ruthrieston]

Bless Dame Maggie Smith!!

[PeterRS]

On 11/9/2025 at 11:34 AM, Ruthrieston said:

Bless Dame Maggie Smith!!

Seconded - and the host of other great British actors like Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi. They were all jobbing actors who made their reputations early in their careers by playing in weekly repertory plays that toured Britain. That is how I was able to see Dame Maggie as a youngster when the new National Theatre toured. She was in a Franco Zeffirelli production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with her then husband the wonderful Robert Stephens and a cast including such luminaries as Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi and Frank Finlay. All for peanuts in those days.

[Latbear4blk]

On 11/7/2025 at 8:13 PM, unicorn said:

That was what my mother (who grew up with wealthy parents) taught me. When she'd see someone pass by wearing designer logos, she'd tell me privately "How vulgar!". Really classy people dress modestly. They don't need to try to dress to impress. My brother's wife was the CEO of a major corporation, and she took the subway every day from their place in the upper east side to her work downtown. 

Brother Day might want to consider investing more in his youth. A wise investment at age 23 goes a long way!

This looks to me like romanticizing the rich and stigmatizing the poor. There is plenty of rich people that love showing off their wealth, p.e. dropping casual comments in forum discussions about their wealthy families and pool parties. Very poor taste.

[Keithambrose]

11 minutes ago, Latbear4blk said:

This looks to me like romanticizing the rich and stigmatizing the poor. There is plenty of rich people that love showing off their wealth, p.e. dropping casual comments in forum discussions about their wealthy families and pool parties. Very poor taste.

...are plenty of rich people?

[vinapu]

On 11/11/2025 at 9:56 AM, Keithambrose said:

...are plenty of rich people?

 yes,  as meaning of wealth is relative. Ordinary working person standing next to Buffet or Gates  seems to be deep in poverty. Yet move the same person   to some village in Tchad or Bolivia  and all of the sudden affluence shines.

I had family member, since deceased,  who in thirties did not own shoes but yet was considered wealthy by community because he was first in the village to own bicycle. And that fact was not forgotten  in the community since I was told that by the neighbour , as a boy good , 30 years later