tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post7604166027254264025..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: My Apologies...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-28259875967089853102009-05-24T22:18:31.249-04:002009-05-24T22:18:31.249-04:00I keep telling my colleagues that we should collec...I keep telling my colleagues that we should collect a loonie every time someone says sorry. We could take the money and get trashed on a weekly basis.<br /><br />Sorry.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160883537054763513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-42757898003328025552009-05-24T14:30:19.101-04:002009-05-24T14:30:19.101-04:00I love this little habit. It softens the rough edg...I love this little habit. It softens the rough edges of life, somehow. And I love the way we say it too. ;)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-50855527807034710342009-05-24T00:29:51.606-04:002009-05-24T00:29:51.606-04:00that's interesting, i will totally have to pay att...that's interesting, i will totally have to pay attention to that!<br /><br />sometimes i say "ouch" when I "hurt" inanimate objects (example: i drop a book off the night stand I might say "ouch" as if I'm hurt by falling from the nightstand) don't know why i do it.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-17536291186584934282009-05-23T21:23:46.751-04:002009-05-23T21:23:46.751-04:00Funny and... so true!
I noticed it when I first c...Funny and... so true!<br /><br />I noticed it when I first came to Canada, and now I'm apologizing more than I should as well. Guess I'm assimilating!<br /><br />I won't survive a day in Paris if I ever go back to France though :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-42018938436078060112009-05-23T07:32:24.817-04:002009-05-23T07:32:24.817-04:00jr:
On behalf of Canada (and our not so bad econom...jr:<br />On behalf of Canada (and our not so bad economy compared to the rest of the world) my sincere apologies!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-87959378248957037112009-05-23T07:27:27.543-04:002009-05-23T07:27:27.543-04:00I believe an apology is in order when my U.S. doll...I believe an apology is in order when my U.S. dollar doesn't buy me as much as it used to in Canada.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-26103491312029037602009-05-23T07:16:11.123-04:002009-05-23T07:16:11.123-04:00laughingwolf:
Lordy, forgot about those ones. Yeah...laughingwolf:<br />Lordy, forgot about those ones. Yeah, I (stupidly) say "Sorry" with those irritating calls, too.<br /><br />bee:<br />It is a strange, but lovely habit.<br />(Are all the MPs saying "Sorry" over there?)<br /><br />laura:<br />Oh, we definitely have road rage and cussing here, too!<br /><br />cip:<br />Just don't do any needless worrying over any needless sorrying! ;)<br /><br Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-43955865433718562212009-05-23T01:33:04.365-04:002009-05-23T01:33:04.365-04:00I've learned a long long time ago to never apologi...I've learned a long long time ago to never apologize or admit wrong doing at work -- it's usually a sign of weakness. On another note, what's the exchange rate between Canada and the US? Is it even, or is the US dollar weaker?JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-16421874074857846122009-05-23T00:53:11.339-04:002009-05-23T00:53:11.339-04:00As several people note, I too have not ever though...As several people note, I too have not ever thought of it before, but yes -- we are a needlessly apologetic type. I think I hear it <I>said</I> more than I myself say it, though.<br />I wonder if I inordinately say it. No, really... I am wondering. Maybe I do. I'm going to watch for this, this needless sorrying.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-82319599668847354842009-05-22T22:57:22.863-04:002009-05-22T22:57:22.863-04:00I must have been a Canadian in some life because I...I must have been a Canadian in some life because I am forever apologizing for having having shopping carts bump into me. Does sorry also happen with cars? On that I am not Canadian, I am a pure-blooded cussing American.Laurahttp://www.rebelliousthoughtsofawoman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-62307594990240293292009-05-22T18:49:34.908-04:002009-05-22T18:49:34.908-04:00The English do this, too. The polite ones, anyway...The English do this, too. The polite ones, anyway. I seem to have picked up on the habit.<br /><br />Too many sorrys are better than not enough. In my book, anyway.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-48780725954868159342009-05-22T17:46:49.726-04:002009-05-22T17:46:49.726-04:00so true, b... just yesterday i answered a pollster...so true, b... just yesterday i answered a pollster on the phone... i said: not interested, sorry... then i slammed the receiver into its cradle lollaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-50753250640637520292009-05-22T16:28:40.413-04:002009-05-22T16:28:40.413-04:00bodhi chicklet:
Watch and listen - bet you say it ...bodhi chicklet:<br />Watch and listen - bet you say it when someone bumps into you, too! (Not the severely injured kind of bump though.)<br /><br />guy:<br />Had a bad experience in Quebec? They kind of like it if you at least attempt to speak a little French - even just "Bonjour" will do.<br /><br />oreneta:<br />I'd rather be known for our "Sorrys" than for being rude. Wonder what "we" did Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-68764995231932239692009-05-22T14:08:04.270-04:002009-05-22T14:08:04.270-04:00Sorry...I didn't read this sooner!! lol!!
I've e...Sorry...I didn't read this sooner!! lol!!<br /><br />I've even been seen to say sorry to inanimate objects when I've bumped into them...<br /><br />If I had a nickle for every time I've said "sorry".....Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-86267552822793990252009-05-22T10:46:46.447-04:002009-05-22T10:46:46.447-04:00they say it takes two to tango. so you might as we...they say it takes two to tango. so you might as well go with it and purposefully bump your cart into people you're attracted to. since that is what obviously what is being done to you. <br />sorry. <br />sorry. <br />can i make it up to you over coffee?<br />oh look! we use the same brand of toilet paper. it's kismet.Seraphinehttp://encoreseraphine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-1818323422354845202009-05-22T10:15:50.524-04:002009-05-22T10:15:50.524-04:00The best part is the accent on the front of the wo...The best part is the accent on the front of the word. It's not 'sorry' but 'sore-y'. I love it.<br /><br />And sore-y if this offends. :o)Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-37364005896318266922009-05-22T10:06:15.069-04:002009-05-22T10:06:15.069-04:00At dinner the other night, my daughter shared with...At dinner the other night, my daughter shared with us something she learned in college this year: women say "sorry" way more than they should. And way more than men. Now I wonder if that's just American women, or all women?Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-36967606463445102662009-05-22T08:41:41.128-04:002009-05-22T08:41:41.128-04:00I have to say that I quite like this about us....I...I have to say that I quite like this about us....I also have to say that a friend of mine who came to Canada from Japan actually found us quite rude! <br /><br />There you go...<br /><br />weirdnessorenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-49242911423169750512009-05-22T08:33:05.440-04:002009-05-22T08:33:05.440-04:00You mean all of Canada except Quebec.You mean all of Canada except Quebec.The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-21545932725962593412009-05-22T07:30:25.466-04:002009-05-22T07:30:25.466-04:00Oh that's funny! I never took notice before, but ...Oh that's funny! I never took notice before, but it's true - I say it a lot. Although I don't think I've ever said it when I've been the "bumpee" and been somewhat injured. I've definitely said something else. Another thing I just noticed is that I usually spell "apologise" with a "z" - yikes! Must clean that up in my language.The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.com