Do you like generally like people?

Archeron

Taking into account all of the people you know and interact with daily, friends, spouse, relatives, colleagues, bosses, customers, suppliers, strangers on the street etc, would you say that in a very extremely general way, you like people?

Do you normally find your interaction with people to be friendly and leaving you feeling warm and infused with the milk of human kindness, or rude and nasty leaving a bitter taste in your mouth?

I find that a lot of comments appear through this site of the general feeling "people are c*nts, deal with it", but I must say I find quite the opposite to be the truth.

While there are nobs everywhere, thats undeniable (sadly, I work with a fine selection), I find the vast majority of people to be friendly, helpful, talkative and to a lesser degree, sincere. Over the past few months, I've began to make a habit of saying hello to everyone I make eye contact with, and I would say that less than 5% dont respond.
In fairness though, I dont live or work in a major city, which would sway that somewhat. I have also found that in times where you need help or assistance, the vast majority of people will try their best to help.

I should point out though that there is one person I know who is the face of everything I dislike about humanity. Only one person though so thats not bad out of the many I've crossed paths with.

So what do you think? Are people in general a good old bunch, or a shower of twats?

kizzyr

I think the majority of people are nicer than we have come to believe. Smiling and saying please and thank you and in general making the time for good manners is important, in my opinion at least. I also find that if you are nice to people then for the most part they are nicer to you in turn.

dewsbury

20 years after leaving college - we had a re-union.

One conclusion was that people get nicer (certainly more laid back) as they get older.

Zulu

Ah yea, people are cool by and large - particulary some of the women, they can be unbelievable! I really like them ones.

The jury is out on teenagers though, they tend to be nasty to each other.

stepbar

dewsbury wrote: »

20 years after leaving college - we had a re-union.

One conclusion was that people get nicer (certainly more laid back) as they get older.

Indeed they are because they know they won't get away with the same sh1t they did 20 years ago. Holds *especially* true for those who had a not so hot time in their younger years.

Birdofthread

I don't think I like generally like people.
Some are good of course, some surprisingly so but the whole "milk of human kindness" thing is not a major feature...I find many entirely disinterested in each other.

FlutterinBantam

No

Tragedy

I get on with almost anyone, including people almost everyone else loathes :O

Doctor DooM

I would say that working in retail for 8 years made me bitter against people. You saw the selfish, bullying, egocentric side to people most days. It also taught me how easy to smile and appear genuine when you felt nothing of the sort inside.

I noticed what it was doing to me and I didn't like it. I escaped from retail and I have to say I am slowly regaining my respect for people.

I wonder if other public sector people would have an opinion?

Riddle101

I get on well with people, i'm rather humourous so i just joke most of the time and i listen. But i don't trust people too much which is why i don't talk to people unless i'm being talked to or i know them. So in a way i do like people but i also have certain problems with people as well

Weidii

I tend to like individuals, but I have a thing against human kind. As a species we are so, so destructive. Sometimes that makes me hate people

Tar.Aldarion

When you get to really know a lot of people you realise you do not like what you see.

AckwelFoley

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

No

This i noticed

I prefer dogs over most ppl.

azezil

People react to you in the way you approach them, I find my sunny disposition towards the rest of humanity returns to me a generally rosy response therefore I do like people in general. Of course there are the occasional 'bad eggs', but even they, once you get to know them have some nice qualities.

I wuv vu guys *Sniffles*

nacho libre

People just ain't no good
I think that's welll understood
You can see it everywhere you look
People just ain't no good

We were married under cherry trees
Under blossom we made pour vows
All the blossoms come sailing down
Through the streets and through the playgrounds

The sun would stream on the sheets
Awoken by the morning bird
We'd buy the Sunday newspapers
And never read a single word

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good

Seasons came, Seasons went
The winter stripped the blossoms bare
A different tree now lines the streets
Shaking its fists in the air
The winter slammed us like a fist
The windows rattling in the gales
To which she drew the curtains
Made out of her wedding veils

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

To our love send a dozen white lilies
To our love send a coffin of wood
To our love let aal the pink-eyed pigeons coo
That people they just ain't no good
To our love send back all the letters
To our love a valentine of blood
To our love let all the jilted lovers cry
That people they just ain't no good

It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They can comfort you, some even try
They nurse you when you're ill of health
They bury you when you go and die
It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They'd stick by you if they could
But that's just bull****
People just ain't no good

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

tech77

nacho libre wrote: »

People just ain't no good
I think that's welll understood
You can see it everywhere you look
People just ain't no good

We were married under cherry trees
Under blossom we made pour vows
All the blossoms come sailing down
Through the streets and through the playgrounds

The sun would stream on the sheets
Awoken by the morning bird
We'd buy the Sunday newspapers
And never read a single word

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good

Seasons came, Seasons went
The winter stripped the blossoms bare
A different tree now lines the streets
Shaking its fists in the air
The winter slammed us like a fist
The windows rattling in the gales
To which she drew the curtains
Made out of her wedding veils

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

To our love send a dozen white lilies
To our love send a coffin of wood
To our love let aal the pink-eyed pigeons coo
That people they just ain't no good
To our love send back all the letters
To our love a valentine of blood
To our love let all the jilted lovers cry
That people they just ain't no good

It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They can comfort you, some even try
They nurse you when you're ill of health
They bury you when you go and die
It ain't that in their hearts they're bad
They'd stick by you if they could
But that's just bull****
People just ain't no good

People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good
People they ain't no good at all

Great song.
Perfectly sums up the ambivalence we can have about people.
Ending is very pessimistic though- wouldn't want to take it too seriously i suppose.
I really need to get some Nick Cave stuff.

GhostInTheRuins

Yes I do. The majority are decent, friendly people but there are always some that are just downright horrible. I know one or two people like that and I always wonder how they make it through life being the way they are. The mind boggles.

Sherifu

Yes. As has been already said it depends on how you treat people as to how you will get treated in return. If you find some bad ones just let them do their own thing.

tbh

if I meet 20 new people, and treat each of them with respect, 19 of those people will treat me in a similar fashion, and I'll get on with them.

The fact that 1 in 20 is an arsehole won't make me stop assuming that people I've not yet met will be sound.

I work as a technical trainer, so i travel abroad to teach people a lot, people are basically the same the world over, everyone hates work and wants to spend more time with their mates and their family

I'm still in regular contact with people I spent two days training three years ago, I love that.

Piste

I think working in retail gives you a bad view of the public, they see you as there to serve them and as such treat you like that, whereas you're there to make your 8 quid and hour and don't like dealing with awkward requests/ having to go out of your way todo silly things for strangers.

Lockstep

Piste wrote: »

I think working in retail gives you a bad view of the public, they see you as there to serve them and as such treat you like that, whereas you're there to make your 8 quid and hour and don't like dealing with awkward requests/ having to go out of your way todo silly things for strangers.

QFT


I had the exact same experience when working for Dunnes.


The majority were decent enough but people in IReland have a tendency to view clerks and assistants as there to fulfil their every wish.



I remember in Belgium,nearly everyone cleans up their fast food after themselves. About 95% of the time in my experience.

in Ireland, I nearly always see people leave it there for the workers. Once in Supermacs I actually had a woman who worker there come up to me and say "It's so nice to see young people clearing up after themselves for once"