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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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Manners
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Like usual, I got in another argument the other day with my
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stepfather, but this time I can't help but think that the
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generation gap is way too big. As we were walking out the door
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to get a bite to eat, he asked me where I wanted to go. I told
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him "somewhere where I can wear a hat" or something like that.
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It had been a long day, and since my hair is growing out, it
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was rather annoying hanging in my face. He replied with
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something like "You can wear it there, but not inside".
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Anyway, we argued a bit about me wearing a hat while eating.
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Eventually he came back with "It's bad manners to wear a hat
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inside". Hmm. I told him "Manners by nature change". He said
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they didn't.
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man-ner \'man-er\ n [blah blah] 1 a: KIND,SORT [blah blah]
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2 a: a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom
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b: social conduct or rules of conduct as shown in the
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prevalent customs c: characteristic or distinctive bearing,
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air, or deportment d: habitual conduct or deportment e: a
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distinguished or stylish air.
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Hmm. Seems that manners are dictated by current
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standards set by society. Society of today, not 20 years ago.
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Sure, back in his time wearing a hat inside was something you
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just didn't do. More or less because his father told him not
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to, and his father before him probably. If that is the case,
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then wearing a hat in public is not bad manners, nor good
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manners. It is done by many people, so therefore acceptable to
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those people. Since you can't make over 50% of the people 50%
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happy, (fuck that 100% stuff), it seems you should do what
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makes you comfortable or happy.
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Thinking about that, how many times do you catch
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yourself doing something trivial and stopping yourself because
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it is socially unnacceptable or considered bad manners? Look
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at it this way. If it is accepted by most kids under 20 to
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carry a gun to school, then who gives a shit if you spit in
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public, wear a hat, dye your hair a different color, pierce
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your ear more than once etc? For every lame 'manner' or
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fashion out there, there will be one that always stays in; And
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that is whatever it takes to make you happy.
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Just the other day, I was waiting at a stop light, and
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as I looked over, a lady(about 45 years old) walks over to the
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gutter, and spits on the road. At first, I thought that was
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pretty crude, but after a minute, I realized that it wasn't
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any different than me doing it, or a 45 year old man. Who
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cares? This world has enough problems to be worrying about
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getting insulted because someone else did something you don't
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like.
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Don't listen to your parents or teachers if they tell
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you something is 'bad manners'. Stop and evaluate and see if it
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is still done today. See who would look at you funny, and who
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else does it. That will tell you if it is bad manners or not.
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It isn't dictated by out of date parentals.
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Anyway, so next time you are in a resteraunt, and
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see some guy with a hat on, feet up on the table, talking with
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his mouth full, belching while scratching between the legs, say
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'hi' to me.
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-Damanstian
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-wouldn't you know it
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