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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
I wonder if anyone else has this? Has a random comment from someone changed the way you do something or think of something?
A couple of examples for me:
A girl who had a bedsit in the same house as me when I was 16 berated me for using too much tissue to blow my nose, and to this day I now only use two squares.
She wasn't important to me, i wasn't bothered what she thought, but what she said made sense & it changed me in a very small way.
And, Mark Owen of Take That once made a flippant comment in a TV interview that you should turn the tap off while you brush your teeth to save water and I still do that now too.
There's probably more, but I just wondered if anyone else has anything like this? Or maybe I'm just bonkers 
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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Yes. My mum's rather eccentric friend told me you can always tell if a person is British or American by the state of their teeth and I should aim for American. I was around 9/10 and it's stuck with me since. I brush religiously.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Absolutely. A recent series of cyclist threads on this forum has changed my attitude towards cyclists on public roads. Up until now I hadn't realised that there was a portion of them who resent motorists for driving on their roads. Didn't know cyclist arrogance was a thing. Very educational. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Absolutely. A recent series of cyclist threads on this forum has changed my attitude towards cyclists on public roads. Up until now I hadn't realised that there was a portion of them who resent motorists for driving on their roads. Didn't know cyclist assertiveness was a thing. Very educational. "
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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago
Camberley occasionally doncaster |
"It’s good to learn from other people.
Learning from nice people is easy, the difficult bit is learning from horrible people but often they have a valid point in there somewhere "
Sometimes the point you take from horrible people is how to avoid being like them. |
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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago
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I was taught at a young age that manners cost nothing and I live by that rule.
A good soldier is always 5 minutes early - my Dad taught me that 
On here I can’t go into that but sometimes something is said that changes your whole perception. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A very random one here. My mum always taught me it was good manners to leave a small amount of tea or coffee in the bottom of a cup.
I still do it to this day.  |
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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago
North of The Wall - youll need your vest |
Tip from Evie on here, that you should completely melt the wax at the top of a candle on the first burn so that it melts evenly afterwards - Ive done it ever since  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Tip from Evie on here, that you should completely melt the wax at the top of a candle on the first burn so that it melts evenly afterwards - Ive done it ever since "
That's a good tip. I'll try it. |
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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
"A very random one here. My mum always taught me it was good manners to leave a small amount of tea or coffee in the bottom of a cup.
I still do it to this day. "
I do that too! I think it was probably from my mother too |
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The first time I ever dud the washing up my mum told me never to put the sharp knives in the water or I'd cut myself. I still never do that (if I see anyone else do it I do a  ) and I think about my mum every single time I wash up. |
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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
"The first time I ever dud the washing up my mum told me never to put the sharp knives in the water or I'd cut myself. I still never do that (if I see anyone else do it I do a ) and I think about my mum every single time I wash up. "
That's exactly the sort of thing I meant! Small things that make you think if a certain person whenever you do them |
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"The first time I ever dud the washing up my mum told me never to put the sharp knives in the water or I'd cut myself. I still never do that (if I see anyone else do it I do a ) and I think about my mum every single time I wash up. "
Wash the glasses first that certainly sticks out in my memory.
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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
"The first time I ever dud the washing up my mum told me never to put the sharp knives in the water or I'd cut myself. I still never do that (if I see anyone else do it I do a ) and I think about my mum every single time I wash up.
Wash the glasses first that certainly sticks out in my memory.
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I do that too! |
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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
"A couple; When I was feeling really down a few years ago, an Irish guy I was working with said ‘stop judging yourself on comments from people who don’t like you, start listening to the ones who do and see them for the interesting and intelligent people they are, that includes Me )
Also smile, if someone insults you smile at them as you walk away. It’ll mash up their tiny little brains "
Love these!! Fabulously positive! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It’s good to learn from other people.
Learning from nice people is easy, the difficult bit is learning from horrible people but often they have a valid point in there somewhere
Sometimes the point you take from horrible people is how to avoid being like them."
Only if you're self aware. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A couple; When I was feeling really down a few years ago, an Irish guy I was working with said ‘stop judging yourself on comments from people who don’t like you, start listening to the ones who do and see them for the interesting and intelligent people they are, that includes Me )
Also smile, if someone insults you smile at them as you walk away. It’ll mash up their tiny little brains "
I love that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A very random one here. My mum always taught me it was good manners to leave a small amount of tea or coffee in the bottom of a cup.
I still do it to this day.
I do that too! I think it was probably from my mother too "
Lol that’s great! I’ve never come across anyone else that does that |
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By *sgigglers OP Couple
over a year ago
Stoke on Trent |
"A very random one here. My mum always taught me it was good manners to leave a small amount of tea or coffee in the bottom of a cup.
I still do it to this day.
I do that too! I think it was probably from my mother too
Lol that’s great! I’ve never come across anyone else that does that "
Me neither, everyone else drains their cup! Makes me shudder! |
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