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Sunday, September 18, 2005Seth's Blog: The end of Akron, part I, stale bread
This guy is no slouch. When someone like him says these things, whether it's true or not, it hurts: Seth's Blog: The end of Akron, part I, stale bread I know he is basing his entire stay in Akron on the wait staff of his hotel. But decisions are made like that. When I go to New York and get on the train to go into the city from the airport, the people are rude and short with me. It makes me angry being in New York before I even get in the city. When I go to Chicago and get on the train to go into the city from the airport, the people are kind, helpful and all around pleasant. "I love Chicago." I say to myself. I've made my mind up of an entire metropolis by how train personel treat me before I even get into the city. At least Seth waited to make his opinion once he got to his hotel. Ever been to Minneapolis? You've never met nicer people. These details are critical in making a place a success. We are so far from getting to this point that rude wait staff wouldn't even make it to the DamnYouOhio.com archives. But since Seth brought it up, I thought I'd let you know. (Seth's Blog: The end of Akron, part I, stale bread) |
2 Comments:
I completely agree that people form opinions based on emotion, and bad or good experiences can form an opinion about place very fast.
However, would you post it in your blog? Would you say NYC is dead? Akron was an easy target for Seth.
I'm a big fan of people being honest. I think Seth was being a little dramatic possibly. But he probably felt what he said.
I am a believer in this Disney quote:
"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
We aren't going to get better patting ourselves on the back.
Seth should never have had the experience he had.
If he felt the way he says he did in his blog, I'm glad he said what he did.
We need to be aware of these things.
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