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Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:58 am to Tarik One
In South LA it's more rare to encounter someone that has tact. Your run of the mill coonass is oblivious to it.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:06 am to Tarik One
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No filter and believe it's completely justifiable
Yep. The person I know is a town councilmember in my hometown and uses Facebook as her medium to air out dirty laundry and call out other town officials by name when they disagree with her "agenda." Some of her posts have caused serious conflict at town hall, but she doesn't care.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:07 am to Tarik One
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Are you close to anyone who lacks tact?
Yep. Often embarrassing.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:50 am to Tarik One
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Are you close to anyone who lacks tact?
Isn't that called "keepin' it real" these days?
ETA: biglego beat me to it!
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 7:52 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:55 am to Tarik One
Grew up with a guy who said WHATEVER the frick is on his mind. The lack of filter on this guy is almost cartoonish.
Now he's a Catholic priest.
Now he's a Catholic priest.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:58 am to LSUballs
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In South LA it's more rare to encounter someone that has tact. Your run of the mill coonass is oblivious to it.
One of my coonass friends used do brag about how his wife would cuss-out a service employee at the drop of a hat for seemingly minor things. He seriously thought this was an admirable trait and an acceptable conflict resolution tactic.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:13 am to biglego
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It's called "keepin(g) it real" and it's a noble trait.
Actually, it's called being totally self absorbed and thoughtless and is noble to only those "keepin it real".
But, FTR
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:33 am to Tarik One
You can tell it like it is and still be tactful but I have had instances where I had no filter when I was pissed off, plus depending on who you are dealing with, there are different ways to get your point across. I will say the same basic things whether dealing with millwrights or upper management, just my approach and delivery may be different.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:36 am to Tarik One
Have you ever met anyone from Kaplan?
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:37 am to Tarik One
The op has perfectly summarized the most annoying people in my life.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:47 am to LCA131
quote:Dead serious, and no.
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see the face of one of those people on the mirror every day
Assuming that you're serious, do you ever feel like you should tone it down?
Wife tells me I need to, has been for about 40 years. Still ignoring that advice.
Nobody ever has to question where I stand with them, all they have to do is ask, they know good, bad or ugly they'll get the truth.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 1:18 pm to Tarik One
Ahh yes, the close cousin to "I can be a bitch" (female) and I'm an a-hole" (male). All three are insufferable, always boring and should be avoided.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:10 pm to G The Tiger Fan
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I follow a distant cousin of mine on Facebook who is like that just for the entertainment she provides.
pics baw
Posted on 6/22/17 at 2:12 pm to Tarik One
Me when I was younger than 25.
I firebombed a couple of bridges that grown up me wishes I hadn't.
Very regrettable and immature.
I firebombed a couple of bridges that grown up me wishes I hadn't.
Very regrettable and immature.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:18 pm to Tarik One
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They also believe that they are better and stronger people than others because they are so brutally honest. However, I realized that these types are very thin-skinned. They can dish it, but can't take any criticism that comes towards them.
Absolutely. The more "brutally honest" they are, the more sensitive. I have a family member like that (but they are getting better). Hyper-critical and hyper-sensitive go together.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 3:45 pm to cyogi
Yea it's like this awful saying
Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:26 pm to CaptChandler
Is she fat too? She sounds fat.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:58 pm to Tarik One
Tact is being able to speak your mind and get your point across respectfully.
For example, I'm in the military, I wouldn't go up to a much higher enlisted guy or an officer and be like "this is fricking bullshite, First Sergeant/Sir." Even though everybody and their mom knows whatever it is that I would be bitching about is bullshite. I'd go up and say "Good morning/afternoon/evening, whoever you are that is much higher ranked than me, the training we're doing right now in a lot of the guys' minds isn't utilizing our capabilities in the best possible way. If I may, whoever you are that is much higher ranked than me, maybe we could do 'x' to possibly get better training out of the guys."
Or if I'm on a mortar range and our RSO/OIC tells us to do something that wouldn't be correct or SOP with the mortars, I'm not gonna say "That's a stupid idea." I'd say "Whoever you are, with the system capabilities we have with the 60mm mortars, the best approach would be to do 'x'"
Awe, who am I kidding? I'm an E-3 in a USMC infantry platoon, I don't talk to anybody above Sergeant if I don't have to.
For example, I'm in the military, I wouldn't go up to a much higher enlisted guy or an officer and be like "this is fricking bullshite, First Sergeant/Sir." Even though everybody and their mom knows whatever it is that I would be bitching about is bullshite. I'd go up and say "Good morning/afternoon/evening, whoever you are that is much higher ranked than me, the training we're doing right now in a lot of the guys' minds isn't utilizing our capabilities in the best possible way. If I may, whoever you are that is much higher ranked than me, maybe we could do 'x' to possibly get better training out of the guys."
Or if I'm on a mortar range and our RSO/OIC tells us to do something that wouldn't be correct or SOP with the mortars, I'm not gonna say "That's a stupid idea." I'd say "Whoever you are, with the system capabilities we have with the 60mm mortars, the best approach would be to do 'x'"
Awe, who am I kidding? I'm an E-3 in a USMC infantry platoon, I don't talk to anybody above Sergeant if I don't have to.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 11:02 pm
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