Just another side note. I was thinking that 'no problem', 'not a problem', or 'never a problem', especially in a service industry, denotes a willingness to perform that service again to the customer's satisfaction. A simple 'you're welcome' doesn't convey that.
ashitaka
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"Uh-Huh" is Not "You're Welcome"
by XJW4EVR inlast weekend my son told me about the the training he is getting for his new job.
he said that he is required to watch customer service videos, and in one of the videos there was a segment that told people to say, "you're welcome," and not, "uh-huh.".
this made me realize just how bad mannered some people have become, especially in the customer service realm.
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"Uh-Huh" is Not "You're Welcome"
by XJW4EVR inlast weekend my son told me about the the training he is getting for his new job.
he said that he is required to watch customer service videos, and in one of the videos there was a segment that told people to say, "you're welcome," and not, "uh-huh.".
this made me realize just how bad mannered some people have become, especially in the customer service realm.
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ashitaka
There's nothing wrong with saying 'no problem'. I usually say, 'no problem, have a good one', especially if I just helped a customer fix a problem over the phone. I'd rather have someone competant help me with my groceries, fix my computer, wash my car and say 'no problem', rather than someone who is a fool, but more 'polite.' The words 'no problem' are way less arrogant, especially when working with colleages. 'You're welcome' has the tendency to sound smug, at least to me.
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congregations disbanded
by Fleshybirdfodder innot sure if it is the correct terminology, but i've heard of a few instances where the society had to step in and completely "delete" a congregation because of issues with incompetent elders and out of control publishers.
i've never heard specifics.
does this actually happen?
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ashitaka
Yes it does. Not too much, though. I've seen several, mostly because of mutual crimes between elders, or some huge problem that got press. One of them was just because the two congs in the same hall lost most of both of their brothers and sister. In my 20 years in, I offically know of 3. Elders like to say that it was apostates who got involved, or just a bunch of bad people, but lots of this type of stuff happens regularly across the nation, as far as I know from the people I've met from here.
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UPDATE! 'Local Needs' Part on Apostates!
by drew sagan ini'm not kidding.
it has been less than two weeks since i discussed with an elder some of the problems i had about the wts.
one discussion.
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ashitaka
This happened to me too. I had been unoffically out for two years, and had just sent out that mailing that people here had sent out about the UN thing.
I had people trying to contact my ex-wife and I (who had also left) and my parents. I heard that they had a twelve or thirteen congregation talk about apostates. They got my brother in law and other people in those horrible back halls and interrorgated them. Good for them, they said nothing.
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The WTS Most Awesome Tool of Indoctrination?
by watson ini say it's "examining the scriptures daily.
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ashitaka
I think it's their ability to instill fear immediatly. They love to tell their studies in service that Satan will pounce right away. They tell their new potential converts that their family will attack "their faith" and so when the family is concerned that this person is studying with a JW, it's like a sign, a prophecy being fulfilled. They use real family sentiment and concern to turn their converts against the family that is genuinally concerned for them. It's incredibly deft.
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So i asked her
by KW13 inmum, i said.. "if you were forced to decide, either quit being a witness or your son will die what would you choose?".
she said.. "well, i'd choose jehovah".
i thought she'd attempt to cover it up, maybe say "i don't know" or even shout at me but she answered that, she's confused thinking that pleasing god is being a witness, and i'd have to die because of her beliefs...deep down i knew the answer but it confirmed a few things for me.. i ain't shocked or upset but...if i was in the same situation, i would never ever let someone else suffer what i believe, that isn't just.. but she added something else.
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ashitaka
It was a loaded question you gave her, but I think she gave you an 'on the fence' answer. If she was truly dub-crazy, she would say, 'jehovahs organisation'. If she wasn't dub at all, she would have said, my children. She gave you the non-descript JW non-answer, which gives me some hope about your situation. She was backpedaling, which means that she does still love you, but the borg is still firmly entrenched. I think that mothers, at least the ones without previous mental problems, can admit the fact that their young would come first no matter what happened, but when pressed with an answer in a 'loaded' situation would always take the JW stance. Give her time. Being young right now is an advantage. If you live your life in a less crazy way, and don't challenge her, you may win her over. Use the JW psychology stuff on her, but reverse it for your own uses. Teach her that life is not religion, but love. I hope you can get through to her.
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Do you think that most "thin"people have hatred towards "heavy" people?
by booker-t ini know this might sound abit "paranoid" but as i mentioned on other posts before i am a "heavy" person who is losing weight.
so far i have lost 65 pounds and i am still losing through a "strict"diet and exercise.
i was at a restaurant the other day and there were 4 "thin" people sitting at a table across from a "very heavy overweight" man.
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Yes, I agree that perceptions are sometimes ridiculous and cruel, but I am fat, and I don't mind a good fat joke. Hell, I was in a restaurant the other day, and I only ordered a beer. I wasn't hungry. My skinny friend next to me ordered half the menu. The waitress gave me a dirty look. People around me snickered. Was it because I'm a fat man who hardly eats? Perhaps. The thing that burns me up is when I lose a signifigant amount of weight from time to time, and the big deal people make about it. I almost feel worse being thin. If I am this "important" while thin, then what the hell did they think about me when I was fat?! I'd rather be a fat guy who tells fat jokes. At least I know where people stand with me.
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should I disassociate myself or wait to get disfellowshipped?
by Mrs.Congeniality inmy closes friend asked me today if her and her husband should just go ahead and write a letter of disassociation or wait to be df.
many months ago i talked with them about 607, etc.
all the things i was finding out.
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ashitaka
Through people I knew I communicated that I would sue and blow some whistles.....not a peep since. Was able to get my family out too. Not a bad days work. Don't play by their rules. Theres no point to that.
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I gave the PO a letter tonight
by fullofdoubtnow intonight was the school/service meeting at the kh, and myself and dedpoet drove there at the end of the meeting to see the po.
we didn't go in the hall, we just waited outside the gates for the po to come out, then i handed him my letter, saying it was to get things over with and save the necessity of a jc.
he didn't ask what it was, i think he knew, especially when he saw dp give me the thumbs up sign, but asked me to reconsider, but i said my mind is made up, i am leaving, and i want it out in the open as soon as possible.
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ashitaka
Congrats bud...it's still a hard road, but the first courageous step is always the hardest.
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CS Lewis Quotations
by LittleToe in.
what resonates with you?every war, every famine or plague, almost every deathbed, is the monument to a petition that was not granted.. .
c. s. lewis, letters to malcolm: chiefly on prayer, a harvest/hbj book, 1963, 1964, p. 58..
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ashitaka
Little Toe, I love Mere Christianity, it was one of the preursors to me leaving the JWs....C.S. Lewis was a little too strict for my taste, but his good sense led me through some bad times. I loved his examples about hypocrisy, the old woman who goes to church every sunday and is a terrible person, and the one who never goes, and donates his time and money to those less fortunate. Guess who is more christlike? I used to have a favortie quote, but maybe it's time for a new one.