missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

Many people just passed this boy by. A good Samaritan shows how empathy and goodness know no social boundaries. We could certainly use more people like this man at all social levels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CwCvpEMEJU

bahmer

I see that is from New York city temperature 5 degrees above zero. I have always said there is no way I would ever live in New York as the temperature of the hearts of most of the public there is right around the zero mark. In the Bible belt you will find a greater degree of warmth from the people of those areas.

mongo Loc: TEXAS

Very sad situation when everyone passes by a child, until another homeless man approaches him to give aid. Just shows how low our humanity has gone!

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SEMPER FI

missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

Agreed. There are reasons for the major differences between big city and country dwellers in how they interact. Striking differences. I vaguely remember studying it somewhat decades ago out of interest in comparing the two life styles. The vast majority of faq's I acquired have long ago dissipated but those faq's at one time put the issue to rest for me. I would not survive in N.Y. City. That's a different breed of cat.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Even though this is a staged event, it is quite telling.

missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

I do not think the intervention by the vagrant was staged. The scene was but doubt the strangers kindness was.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to infer that portion of the video was staged.

missinglink Loc: Tralfamadore

I thought so. Thanks for confirming.

badbobby Loc: texas

damn
aint we AMERICANS great???
im ashamed of the human race

Alicia Loc: NYC

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I am originally from NY and, by accident, ended up in the bible belt. I must grant you that people do nod hello on the street. But it ends there. New Yorkers are appreciably more friendly but not on the street. An office I worked in hired people from all over the world. It took one week for a person to be checked out and then they were invited to join in lunch. From that point on, they were brought into friendlier groups and families. I have found that once someone learns I'm from NYC, the relationship dies. On one Christmas Eve, during the day, I picked up a hitch-hiker from Maine. Ended up inviting him to Christmas dinner and was able to find someone to put him up for the night. I even drove him back to Maine.

No, there's not enough time for NYers to say hello in the street. They prefer more stable places to meet. I am ashamed that no one but a homeless person helped him but, when you realize how many thieves are doing s**ms on the streets, one becomes a bit more careful. That setup definitely looked like a s**m; especially when the kid was under the plastic bag. I may have helped him initially but not when he was under the bag.

That portion of the video was staged by folks who did not come from NY as they would have realized that it would not work.

Alicia Loc: NYC

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Did you note that the good samaritan was a homeless person?

bahmer

I am sorry as I am not from N.Y. and am basing my feelings, viewpoints on things I see on TV which I know are probably skewed to some degree. Most of the things that I do watch are cop shows and things of that nature and I just noticed that a lot of them originate or at least are cast as such as originating in N.Y. I am from the mid west and have traveled to Chicago while an mechanical engineer in the special machines arena and have had occasion to be at various shows in Chicago. That is another city that I would not give you two cents for and again I may be wrong but I do prefer the rural life as compared to the city life. I also feel that there are more conservatives in the rural settings than in the big cities.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Yes.

Alicia Loc: NYC

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We each have a right to our preferences. I do prefer the outright honesty of NYers. They have not been brought up to be polite at all times, covering their personal feelings. I much prefer to know where I stand in a relationship with anyone. Many of the "nicies" never speak their minds in order to appear "nice." The t***h is, their inner feelings do come out in their actual dealings with others and not in their words. I've held some very good jobs in NYC but never had to watch my back for someone who desired to replace me. In the SW, I've come across this and was rather surprised as it was a new experience.

I believe that all this surface niceness creates an inner turmoil that needs release. New Yorkers state their mind - no holds barred thus producing a more peaceful mind. I've seen the daughter-in-law of a dear friend have a conversation with a person doing construction on their home. She was perfectly "nice" to the contractor but when the conversation ended, complained bitterly to the family of his treatment of her. Don't you think she should have stated her position to the contractor and gotten rid of the differences - with him? Rather she put up with his con job (excuse was that he also was working on another house at the same time) and then vented her frustration on her family. If she had confronted him with her position (which she eventually held inside until later) an agreement could have been made immediately. Her not directing her feelings to the correct person ended up with her being dissatisfied and loading this on her family. She probably bad-mouthed him to everyone she knew. If you stick by your guns, you get what you want - no bad-mouthing to others and a more relaxed decision between them.

In a contractual agreement as well as a verbal one, I do expect the other party to live up to it and will not abide a snow job. I always live up to my part and demand the same from others.

I have experienced out here that when people make an agreement for an appointment, they both live up to it not based on a sudden change of mind. "I didn't any longer feel like doing it" is no excuse. The only excuse could have been handled on the phone. I will not put up with "Oh, I changed my mind." and NOT called?

New Yorkers are busy and consider their time important - and also respect others' time.

Also, why do you feel it necessary to be surrounded by those of the same political leaning? It's like only associating with people who attend the same church - which is also prevalent. It limits one's scope and experience.

In NY i appreciated meeting with those of various backgrounds. From each meeting I took home a new idea to mull around.

FYI: New York is made up of various small communities and concentrations of ethnicities such as Little Italy, Germantown, Chinatown. Don't base your ultimate opinion on a visit to Manhattan's business district. NY is rich for its variety. I am so grateful that I was accepted into a Performing Arts HS in Manhattan. The experience could not have been purchased.

badbobby Loc: texas

and all that has what to do with a helpless shivering child that most newyorkers just ignored?????