My daughter and her friend (both college students) recently moved into an apartment. The landlady is quite a cheapskate, and I noticed some safety issues. Since the girls are in class during business hours, I offered to make some phone calls to inquire about exactly what the safety code says, so we'd know what the landlady's responsibility is, before approaching her.
I ended up talking to the fire inspector, and he was very concerned when I described the situation. He wanted to go directly to see the building, because it is in violation of the code. Now the landlady is furious at my daughter, and some of the other tenants are angry at us, too, even though it's an issue of THEIR own safety. They seem to think that I shouldn't have "interfered"!
I can't understand why people will complain among themselves about a problem, but do nothing. Then, when someone decides to blow the whistle, they not only don't support them; they get angry. I think I did the right thing, but they don't!
2006-11-26 01:23:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Are you Irish, by any chance? ;-)
I'm only asking because the exact same pattern is universal here.
People are too cowardly to stand up for their rights, and then they blame the person with enough guts for any repercussions, real or imagined, that might ensue from a complaint.
I do think that a large part of it is the embarassment that they were not able to do it themselves.
Germans and French complain all the time, no such problems there.
2006-11-26 01:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't want to stir the pot .
2006-11-26 10:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by Geedebb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋