I’ve been liking the wings at the Mew’s in Wakefield, the smoked wings are hit or miss, but the regular wings are really good. Big, meaty, and good variety of sauces.

I’ve used George’s in Peacedale, they are good folks, honest and affordable.

That’s what came to mind for me. Fresh, local, and creative.

Yes, they are, but it’s by far not a “poor” section, especially compared to the areas in Warwick that look like developing nations.

I think they’re building one in South Kingstown, that’s not a poor area.

You don’t get arrested when you get a traffic ticket.

Ok, the points of anyone’s license caught littering.

There was quite a bit of helicopter action in southern RI last night, but not sure they would’ve made it to Ashaway.

Maybe it’s because I’m from a small town, but even when living in major northeast cities, there wasn’t the same entitled vibe. I don’t expect people to do things for me, I actually have a low expectation of others doing things for me, but if I do something, it’s nice to be acknowledged, and not ignored. It doesn’t ruin my day/week/life but it does make me post things like this, where when I say people overseas or in other parts of the country do not act as entitled, Rhode Islanders down vote it.

I’ve read that before, and it is true, but nice vs kind is not the same as entitled. When people expect you to be doing something due to sense of entitlement, it’s beyond nice or kind.

I’ve lived all over the northeast, down into DC metro, Florida, mid-west, and Mountain West. I get that people in the northeast are more direct, but that’s not the sense of entitlement I’m talking about. It the “you should be doing XXX for me because I feel important”. You mention the snow blowing, last year I shoveled out my neighbors drive twice, they saw me, and said nothing, even when we had that blizzard. RI is not like any other place that I’ve lived, not even other parts of the Northeast, like Vermont.

No, if someone is kind, you as a decent human should acknowledge it, but you are showing how some think, that’s clear.

That’s true, it’s dangerous the way some stop. That merge in 37 in Cranston where they replaced the bridge has a stop sign now, it’s been about 4 times I’ve been stopped waiting for clear traffic and people will come to a stop to let me in. Coming to a stop there is crazy dangerous, not sure where that was taught in drivers Ed, but it is common to hold up a line of traffic to let one person go.

It’s not really about people doing what they want, it’s thinking that what I’m doing as a nicety, should be expected from me. That’s why I use the holding the door example, because I could be a self absorbed dick and let the door close in their face, but I don’t, then to be ignored for holding up my day, even if for 5 seconds, is the entitlement. I’m all for people doing what they want as long as it’s civil and doesn’t harm others.

I wrote a bunch of examples in a reply above just now, it’s not just a thank you or not.

I mean, holding the door for ppl, letting them get ahead of you in line at the grocery store if you have 83 items and they have 2, letting ppl be a few minutes late to strict appointment times, donating my time and money to charities, I’d say my karma is pretty high. What my post is about, is ppl taking that for granted. I donated about $1000 to a local PVD charity, and didn’t get an acknowledgment, only a letter for tax purposes. I don’t donate for attaboys, but it would be nice to know that the charity received the funds, not just ignore it. In my business, my time is money, so when we say please arrive at 10am, and it’s 10:05 and we send a message asking where you are, you shouldn’t say, just leaving, be there in 10 minutes. Maybe I’m just too high strung in my platitudes about being a genuine nice person, that I feel others should reciprocate.

100% I give them the ohhhh you’re welcome. Passive aggressive is a strong suit of mine

I love RI, but it just seems sometimes that people act privileged, be it in traffic or in person. It’s usually a native RI’er when it’s in person. Traffic it can be RI or CT plates 😂

Yes, this is how I feel that people act. Like if I hold the door for you out of kindness, you can say thank you, not smirk at me like I’m the doorman.

That’s true, but I was just overseas and in different parts of the northeast and people were pleasant and nice.

I will say, RD is always a bit um, rude, depending on who’s there, but the lady at the reception has always been great. I totally agree about some places taking advantage. When I saw wings on sale, I said to my wife”wonder if (name of place we get wings from) will lower their insanely high prices for wings. The thing that usually happens though is cost of chicken will go down, but pork will go up, or avocados will be $96/cs or some other shit that always seems to pop up in the industry. I usually think, if the owner is driving a sensible car, they’re probably not bilking their customers, if they’re flashy, they’re prob taking advantage of customers.

My wife goes to a lady at Platinum salon, it’s on the Cranston/Johnston line across from Java Love

My friends were so happy to see pianta at veg fest because they had a huge line and everyone was walking out with big items. They got to the front to find out it was a 1.5” squared corn bread. They felt obliged to buy something so they spent like $18 on a Crunchwrap like taco bell style.

Then CT has the nerve to put up the do not pass on the right signs too.

Literally ever state needs this. Only time I’ve driven and it was blissful was in Germany.