My parents always tell me that I am dishonest, but my teachers in high school called me a liar everyday.
I am a '06 graduate of Bloomington Jefferson High School working at McDonalds. What a career!
2007-03-01 09:35:39 · 12 answers · asked by spoongentry 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Lying is an act. Dishonesty is a way of life. I would feel sorry for your situation, but you are probably lying. Not too much salt on the fries, please.
2007-03-01 09:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jim R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you seriously trying to make a correlation between your current job choice and the fact that people called you a liar as a kid? If so, that's a big leap to make. I'd also have to say that if you just graduated, you've got to work just like the rest of us to get where you want to be. McDonald's is a great place to work, especially if you're interested in pursuing management...So don't knock what you must think is beneath you.
Now, to get really technical, the prefix dis- means "not," "opposite of," "absent of," etc. In a sense, dishonest just means you're absent of honesty. Honesty is "adherence to facts; sincere." A liar is a person who knowingly asserts something that is untrue. Basically, a lair is someone who is dishonest.
Your parents were just trying to use positive language, and your teachers were just trying to tell it like it is.
2007-03-01 10:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you are a liar and that makes you dishonest. The difference is what has already been stated: lying is an action, dishonesty is a trait.
2007-03-01 11:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by FDR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lying is a physical act of being dishonest. Dishonesty is a characteristic consistent with lying. One is an act, and the other is a characteristic.
2007-03-01 09:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
theres a very fine line in between but somehow there exactly the same dont worry buddy youve just left school you need cash theres not a problem working in maccas at least you finished high school i didnt cheer up theres nothing stopping you from broadening your horizons and picking up some new skills to make a career for yourself your just a baby you have the rest of your life yet to do what ever you wanna do!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-01 09:43:16 · answer #5 · answered by guess who?? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question you should be asking is how to break the pattern. Look into some personal counseling. There are several places that offer free and reduced rates. If you want a better career, you have to work on yourself first.
2007-03-01 09:41:24 · answer #6 · answered by NaturalPhotos 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There really isn't a difference. Dishonesty is just a more intelligent way to decribe being a liar.
2007-03-01 16:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lying is an action, while dishonesty is a trait of someone's character.
2007-03-01 09:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
lyiong is an action while dishonesty is someones bad traits
2007-03-01 09:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by Maro E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your parents are lying , your teachers are dishonest, your future is bright
2007-03-01 10:30:47 · answer #10 · answered by ukmudgal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋