Comments on: Comments Made to a Vespa Rider http://adamsnider.com/blog/comments-made-to-a-vespa-scooter-owner/ Adam Snider is an Edmonton-based writer. This is his personal blog. He writes about his life, his city, and a variety of topics that are of interest to him. Tue, 01 May 2012 22:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: heavymetalpetal http://adamsnider.com/blog/comments-made-to-a-vespa-scooter-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-12 heavymetalpetal Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:04:43 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=59#comment-12 oooohhh this kinda stuff really makes me angry...can't stand people who go out of their way to insult someone. it's good of you to laugh it off... i would have lashed back for sure. you are fine upstanding gentleman snider. oooohhh this kinda stuff really makes me angry…can’t stand people who go out of their way to insult someone. it’s good of you to laugh it off… i would have lashed back for sure. you are fine upstanding gentleman snider.

]]> By: Adam Snider http://adamsnider.com/blog/comments-made-to-a-vespa-scooter-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Adam Snider Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:15:05 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=59#comment-8 Thanks for the comment, butters. As much as insulting comments can get under my skin, I try to take them in stride. If someone thinks less of me because of the type of vehicle I drive then I probably shouldn't hold their opinion too highly. It's such a petty thing upon which to judge a person. Besides, the vast majority of comments people make about my scooter are positive. Even people who you might expect to laugh often think that Vespas and other scooters are cool. I once had a guy pull up beside me in a huge, jacked-up pickup truck and start asking me all kinds of questions about how much power the bike has, how much gas it uses, and where to buy one of his own. I tend to stereotype guys who drive rig rockets as dumb, frat boy types (and mock them accordingly, which, I admit, makes me a hypocrite), but this guy wasn't like that at all. Thanks for the comment, butters.

As much as insulting comments can get under my skin, I try to take them in stride. If someone thinks less of me because of the type of vehicle I drive then I probably shouldn’t hold their opinion too highly. It’s such a petty thing upon which to judge a person.

Besides, the vast majority of comments people make about my scooter are positive. Even people who you might expect to laugh often think that Vespas and other scooters are cool.

I once had a guy pull up beside me in a huge, jacked-up pickup truck and start asking me all kinds of questions about how much power the bike has, how much gas it uses, and where to buy one of his own. I tend to stereotype guys who drive rig rockets as dumb, frat boy types (and mock them accordingly, which, I admit, makes me a hypocrite), but this guy wasn’t like that at all.

]]> By: butters http://adamsnider.com/blog/comments-made-to-a-vespa-scooter-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-7 butters Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:04:58 +0000 http://adamsnider.com/blog/?p=59#comment-7 I have been in vehicles when people are talking about guys driving scooters and their intentions are mostly to laugh with their buddies, even if it is mean or not. But some people don't care if their being mean to you or not and are just evil people. Someone shouldn't be burning you for driving a scooter. It is mean either way. I would have probably done the same thing you did just to avoid conflict, but indeed it would have bothered me. Enjoy your scooter and ride on. I have been in vehicles when people are talking about guys driving scooters and their intentions are mostly to laugh with their buddies, even if it is mean or not. But some people don’t care if their being mean to you or not and are just evil people. Someone shouldn’t be burning you for driving a scooter. It is mean either way. I would have probably done the same thing you did just to avoid conflict, but indeed it would have bothered me. Enjoy your scooter and ride on.

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