LETTER: People need to respect their elders
Published: June 30, 2009
This is in response to “A ‘word’ to the wise,” Senior Heritage, by Dene Nichols.
Nowadays, much too much disrespect (rudeness) is displayed. Now, there is disrespect shown to one of our well-known “senior citizens” who has lived in Prince William County for many, many years.
Dene Nichols is an honest, respectable, intelligent senior citizen who deserved more respect from the female waitress at the well-known restaurant than what she received. How disrespectful for the
female waitress to call anyone “honey.”
When the female waitress called her customer “honey,” she told a great deal about herself in one word. I’m sure that some people don’t mind being called “honey,” just as they don’t mind being called
any other words.
But there are some of us “senior citizens” who demand respect and respect we will get. We spend our money just like everyone else.
As for the female waitress — I hope she gets fired. Jobs are indeed hard to come by, but there are other people who would love to have her job. She showed no respect to Dene Nichols . . . show her no
respect. Fire her!
ELLEN MEIR
Woodbridge
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scorpio
Sorry this time you are wrong. I was in on that dinner. We did honestly have a server from Russia and she did not refer to any of us as honey. I would have welcomed it. Again, both Ron and I were sharing sea stories with Ray. You may find this hard to believe, the discussion of you nor the others were the last thing on are minds. We were enjoying a special moment together and it was quite enjoyable. “It is not nice to lie to mother nature.“ Navy awaits for the lightening bolt to strike.
Oh, and Dene Nichols is a well known resident of PWC? Never heard of her!!!
It always amazes me when senior citizens use the argument that they have lived so long that now they can act like two year olds. Someone inadvertantly offended them or they did not get their way so they are going to have a tantrum and demand that they get respect. Grow up. I like when someone calls me honey, it means that despite that fact that they don’t know my name they still want to speak to me in a friendly manner. And to suggest that someone be fired over such a minor comment is a very juvenile response.
I have to agree with phdee. Ellen you and your friend are over reacting. To wish someone to be fired in these hard times is down right evil. You want to see direspect to elders check out some of the nursing homes.
Funny, I don’t consider calling someone “honey” - old or young - disrespectful. I’ve heard that word all my life. It’s more of the small town jargon, and is usually heard in diners and small, cozy family restaurants, especially in the south. The senior was super sensitive.
It must have been the same waitress that served Ron and Ray…
No wonder she was calling elderly customers “honey” after being exposed for hours to the kooks ultra-liberal gibberish while keeping their kool-aid glasses full…
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