Have you ever been kind to a stranger?

[Kekka]

I travel to work on the train...if I see anything not ideal, I'll let someone know as it may save them from embarrassment.


The end of a lady's skirt zipper was on the outside I noticed as I went up the escalators.
I pointed out to a guy once that he had loads of shaving cream behind his ear lobe. I kept looking at him and rubbing my ear lobe until he got it. (Must have thought that I was a nutter initially!)
If someone's tag is sticking out I tell 'em.
A guy the other day really stuffed up his collar/tie at the back and was most appreciative when informed.


I'm certainly not the 'clothes police' but many years ago a lady in the work loos kindly let me know that my dress was stuck in my pantyhose at the back as I casually dried my hands at the hand dryer. (I was about to walk into an open office of 90 persons! That was pre-cellulite days and wasn't a good look even back then!! :hehe: )

Have you ever done anything nice for a total stranger?

[Patricia]

What besides taking him and his wife in and give them dinner and a bed for the night? LMAO

[Heather]

I'm certainly not the 'clothes police' but many years ago a lady in the work loos kindly let me know that my dress was stuck in my pantyhose at the back as I casually dried my hands at the hand dryer. (I was about to walk into an open office of 90 persons! That was pre-cellulite days and wasn't a good look even back then!! :hehe: )


Commonly referred to as "Ohnoaphobia" and every woman's nightmare, I'm sure.

I certainly would let anyone know of a potentially embarrasing situation.

[happygirl]

*if im shopping i always ask the person behind if they have fly buys and they can use my purchase for points
*if i have a fwe things in the aisle and someone behind me has only one i let them thru

[lucyloo]

**if i have a few things in the aisle and someone behind me has only one i let them thru
Yes I do this as well.
When my DD was about 6 months old, I had done the groceries, and was on my way to the car, and the trolley fell into a hole and tipped over. My DD fell out of the trolley and started screaming 9as you would) and groceries went everywhere. I was crying and trying to console my daughter and pick up the groceries, and NOT ONE person stopped to help me. I couldn't believe it, and to this day, I go out of my way to help people, especially mothers if they are having a hard time.

[romana]

I strive to be kind to everyone, every day. Even a simple smile can make someone's day better.:)

[Cherie]

One evening when my kids went down the street , they rang me and said that they had found a young girl sort of trying to hitch a ride, but looked frightened. They asked could they bring her home for the night, as she lived on the Gold coast and had lost her purse, and couldn't get home.
I said yes, so she came in and was very polite, slept in my daughters room, and my kids drove her home the next day.
Oh course my daughter said SHE didn't sleep a wink .Thanks for that mum..LMAO LMAO

And yes, I also think just a smile can make the biggest difference to your day....Don't stand there smiling for too long though, or they will think you are nuts.LMAO LMAO LMAO

[Patricia]

I picked up a couple of strangers last week and gave them a lift..LMAO

[miss kiki]

i helped an elderly lady out of her car once. she was so thankful for it. :yes: it's a great feeling, it really is. :)

[Naomi]

When my DD was about 6 months old, I had done the groceries, and was on my way to the car, and the trolley fell into a hole and tipped over. My DD fell out of the trolley and started screaming 9as you would) and groceries went everywhere. I was crying and trying to console my daughter and pick up the groceries, and NOT ONE person stopped to help me. I couldn't believe it, and to this day, I go out of my way to help people, especially mothers if they are having a hard time.

x( I would have helped you. I can't believe no-one stopped to even ask if you were ok, especially with a small baby! That is so sad :(

I have given change to people in checkout queues who were a little bit short for their purchase. I let people in front of me if they have a few things and I have many (I find a lot of people do this for me too).

I smile and say hello to strangers but that's more about manners than kindness?

[Jude67]

It certainly doesn't hurt to show a bit of courtesy especially in this day and age in the fast and furious society we've become. Some people don't seem to have the time or the inclination to show a little friendliness it seems. Sometimes if I even smile at someone they seem to think you are going to attack them! :headh: There are the ones especially some of the elderly though that appreciate a bit of a chat and a smile! My 3 kids always smile at people when we're out and about, we've taught them to respect others and be friendly. (They are also aware of stranger danger though).
I find people are so impatient and in such a hurry to get anywhere there is so much road rage, even car park rage in the school carpark!LMAO It's a bit sad! I try to treat other people as I would like to be treated, if everyone adopted that mind of thinking, the world might be a better place! Sounds a bit corny, but true.:hehe:
Cheers and keep sharing the smiles:jump:

[Kekka]

On 13 Feb I arrived at Launceston Airport (you have to walk down stairs and onto the tarmac). A woman was seated near me towards the rear of the plane - she held a girl (1yr) and had hand luggage. I offered to help her little boy down the stairs, he was about 3. The mother was most appreciative...the little boy was pretty keen to let go of my hand and get to mummy once on the ground though!! LOL I'm glad my friends didn't witness it or they would have had a good giggle!

[redrobyn]

I catch public transport to work 4 day's a week, and I alway's help people as the need arise's, though I did post once about how I fell over at the station one day in front of a bustop with a half a dozen people and not one offered to help me, I hurt my leg and it wasn't right for a few month's, I was disappointed because if the shoe was on the other foot I'd be the first one over.

[lucyloo]

[QUOTE=Naomi;287045]x( I would have helped you. I can't believe no-one stopped to even ask if you were ok, especially with a small baby! That is so sad :(


Thanks Naomi, it still upsets me to think that nobody helped. It wasn't like I was a druggie sitting in the gutter! Poor little DD was fine, she was just shocked, the same as me!!

[Mad Old Cow]

yep i have ever since i was about 9 yrs old i loved old people when i was a kid & always wanted to help the old neighbours even sometimes just sitting chatting to them & now i chat to strangers in the shopping centres LMAO

[zen]

I have given change to people in checkout queues who were a little bit short for their purchase. I let people in front of me if they have a few things and I have many.

yes.. i do those things too.. it's easy enough.. and especially for the elderly, there's lots of those around here.. i take shopping trolleys back to the bays for them too at times.. there's always the reaching for high things on supermarket shelves too, or bending down for the lower shelves..

i took a little girl to the info desk one time.. she was in the middle of the shopping centre, crying for her mummy, and no one was taking any notice of her at all.. how can people just ignore a little girl like that? her mother was frantic when she came to pick her up, had lost her in a shop.. was funny tho - 'what's your mummy's name?' answer? 'mummy' :blink:

[crashtestwoman]

I was on a bus once and it pulled up to the stop and a lady was frantically looking for her wallet in her bag and not finding it and I could just feel the panic coming off her in waves, so I just popped up and said you need some money for a ticket love and she almost cried when explaining that she must have left her wallet on the bench and it was her first day at work and she was very nervous and didn't want to be late. So I got the bus ticket and then I said that do you have anything for lunch seeing as you don't have your wallet and she said yes but she would have to have water to drink so I just handed her $5 and said don't worry about paying it back just remember to pay it forward so when you see someone that is really stressed out remember how someone saved your butt and now it's your turn to save someone elses.
Ran into her a few weeks later and she was loving her job and always remembers to grab her wallet when leaving her house.:)

[sandydee]

:yes:I let people in front of me at checkouts,hold doors open for people,smile at people:yes:
On one of the days I was moving stuff over here from the old place ,I noticed a young girl running for the bus but she missed it:yes:so I pulled over and asked her where she was going and would she like a lift? she accepted the lift and was very grateful and polite and said I hope you are really happy in your new home:D

[Supa]

I let ppl in front of me at the supermarket & post office as I usually have lots of parcels to send.
If raining I will stop & pick up the kids who are walking to/from school
Both dh & myself help shorter ppl at the supermarket
Once a lady was using an ATM & an old drunk started staggering her way, she looked terrified until my DH put himself between them & the drunk then went the other way (DH is over 6' tall)
I have helped mums struggling with bags & trollies/prams & kids
last trip to perth I was at the hotel pool with the kids & a lady was there with a toddler & a newborn. She was feeding the n/b when the toddler needed to go for a wee(as all kids near water do!!) As is was only us there I said let him go in the garden & I helped him with his wet swimmers. She was very grateful & the next day we met there again this time having a cuppa while watching the kids.

I try to help 1 person a day if I can

[Stormy]

I think it depends on your experience whether you will do favours to others out of the kindness of your heart. I have offered to give someone cash to cover their groceries if they were just a little short, only to be told that they didn't need "f-ing charity". Another time I was catching a bus and a mum was trying to get her pram with baby and small toddler onto the bus as well as bags of groceries. I asked her if I could carry something for her but she told me that she could manage quite well herself and I should mind my own business. In the meantime, it took her 10 minutes to get on the bus because the driver didn't offer after I got my head bitten off. :brow:

I still will offer to help people but most of the time they will say no thanks or something less polite. What a sad world we live in where people are paranoid that an offer of help is guised in an attempt to steal their child, their wallet, their groceries etc :dk:

[lizisme]

Have given people a few dollars if they're short at the checkout, moved trolleys that were blocking someone getting into a carpark space, taken groceries to the car for people who had their hands full with kids or who were older, left some bags of groceries anonymously for a woman i knew was having financial difficulties, stuff like that.

Once though i was in a shopping centre carpark and a woman was packing her groceries in her car, wasn't watching her unrestrained child in a pram who had climbed up in the seat and the pram was about to tip over - i made a grab for the pram to stop it and this woman flew off the handle at me - she was basically calling me a child molester but boy was she embarressed and apologetic when i explained what happened. She'd forgotten that she'd unstrapped him intending to put him straight in the car but started packing the groceries in instead.

[dragonfly97]

i have given a few people money and a ride to a couple others

[Di Nana]

Yes I do this as well.
When my DD was about 6 months old, I had done the groceries, and was on my way to the car, and the trolley fell into a hole and tipped over. My DD fell out of the trolley and started screaming 9as you would) and groceries went everywhere. I was crying and trying to console my daughter and pick up the groceries, and NOT ONE person stopped to help me. I couldn't believe it, and to this day, I go out of my way to help people, especially mothers if they are having a hard time.
Lucyloo that is very sad :comfort: I would of helped you also

I would never hesitate to help anyone if they needed it, at my old home we meet many strangers and helped, most had there cars stuck, or were lost and some just plain run off the road, are road was a nightmare to travel

But a few years ago I remember waiting in a line in the bank the women in front was young and had maybe a wee three year old girl, the toddler was highly distressed and kept demanding her mummy take her to the toilet, the mum was agitated and was being served at the time and couldn't leave, I braved up to the lady and asked her if she would like me to take the toddler over the road to the nearest loo, she was so grateful, but I have to admit I was a little scared and not sure if I would offer to do it again

[Kekka]

That was very kind nzDi.