Yes, people are becoming barbarians. That was the question, wasn't it?
Just remember, there is nothing wrong with the "unfortunately, we hadn't heard from you so we assumed you couldn't make it since you didn't even have time to respond. We'll just have to see you next time." They don't come to this one, but perhaps they will be trained to respond the next time.
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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Is everyone seeing a rising tide of rudeness vis-a-vis responses to social invitations? Just yesterday, two couples of otherwise conscientous friends finally responded (by phone) to invitations we mailed three weeks ago. (One declined, I think because they always wait until the last possible moment to get better offers, and finally came up with one; the other accepted.) We like these people just fine, but criminy. It's getting tough to take. I should note that both couples had been subjected to voicemails subtly asking for replies; we had written both off when the calls weren't returned for a week.
I originally thought it was because the people out West worth having at parties can tend toward the unrefined and flaky, but is it true elsewhere, too?
Warning: You can't hear the "We assumed because you hadn't heard from us . . . " response and the "Of course, you knew we wouldn't miss it for the world" response in the same day without your head exploding.
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