Was I a douche for thinking woods are creepy?

[HotelMinion]

The other day a regular customer and I were talking (he is in the 70s, for reference) and he was going on and on about how his room didn't have a view of the woods. He went on about how it makes him sad to see buildings instead of the woods because he doesn't like buildings or construction or industrialism I guess. Then he asked me if I felt the same. Usually I agree with the customer because to oppose the customer means to have your ears chewed off, but instead I blurted out what I really felt. Which was that I'd rather have building than woods because woods were full of creepy things like: serial killers, bushes with bugs, wild animals with fangs, bugs, birds that peck out your eyes and snakes that bite, and bugs. Oh brother! He went off like a fire siren.
Then I felt really douchey because when I was a kid we lived next to the woods and I played in them all the time! This was before we had Internet and I remember the ground being full of leaves, not dirt. I would pretend that I was an explorer like Steve Irwin and Jack Hanna and just have a grand ol time. But now as an adult, I prefer buildings instead because it drives up my property value. :\
So was I a douche for feeling woods are creepy now? And do you think they are creepy or no? Just CURIOUS!

[Sliceanddice]

Not a douche, just different. I personally have a problem with any building over five feet. They bring to the edge of a panic attack and make me feel like my skin is crawling. Nope. Nope. Noop!

[EricKei]

To each their own. Plenty of people find the woods creepy. Ain't nuthin' wrong with it

[csquared]

He is the douche for failing to allow you to have a differing opinion.

However, as you pointed out (and proved), agreeing with the customer is easier and less trouble prone.

[XCashier]

I love the woods. They're pretty, filled with beautiful plants and interesting creatures. As long as you're careful to keep an eye out for stinging nasties and other potentially dangerous wildlife, you'll be fine.

And yeah, next time just agree with the customer on a minor issue, or even just take a neutral position. It's easier.

[NecessaryCatharsis]

The woods are the best, other than the middle of a lake there is no place I'd rather be, and cities make me jittery, then anxious, than paranoid, then terrified and angry about the terror. My city limit is about 2 1/2 days before I must go.

Am I a douche because I like things differently than you? No, just like you are not a douche for having an opinion. If he didn't want to hear yours, he didn't need to ask! He's a douche for asking your opinion when what he really meant was "Agree with me, love me, I'm the best, everyone adore me now." One of my big pet peeves.

[notalwaysright]

Then he asked me if I felt the same. Usually I agree with the customer because to oppose the customer means to have your ears chewed off, but instead I blurted out what I really felt. Which was that I'd rather have building than woods because woods were full of creepy things like: serial killers, bushes with bugs, wild animals with fangs, bugs, birds that peck out your eyes and snakes that bite, and bugs

Well, first he asked you, so if he can't handle a different opinion maybe she shouldn't ask. Second, I love the woods, but your response would have made me chuckle, not get offended. If we all liked the same things the world would be an incredibly dull place.

Off topic kinda, I was reading somewhere (Cracked? I don't know) how a lot of movies and shows made in the US show forests and the woods as scary, but other places (like the UK) show cities as being scary. Not all films, of course, but as a trend. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, and the woods never scared me, even when I was little. But boy do movies make the woods seem horrible. The Ring (the American version, not Ringu) was set in places I'd actually been to, and that didn't scare me. The girl coming out of the TV gave me nightmares for months, however.

[Sliceanddice]

Off topic kinda, I was reading somewhere (Cracked? I don't know) how a lot of movies and shows made in the US show forests and the woods as scary, but other places (like the UK) show cities as being scary. Not all films, of course, but as a trend. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, and the woods never scared me, even when I was little. But boy do movies make the woods seem horrible. The Ring (the American version, not Ringu) was set in places I'd actually been to, and that didn't scare me. The girl coming out of the TV gave me nightmares for months, however.

it was cracked they even made an afterhours about it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAR1...8415C&index=48

[EricKei]

I'm kinda in the middle I don't mind cities, and I don't mind the woods -- I just don't like them too huge. New Orleans is about as big as I can handle. Atlanta (I lived there for a few years) just felt like an endless, soulless expanse of concrete to me. Patches of woods I can deal with, but I'd feel weird if I were in the depths of, say, Yellowstone, and more than half an hour's drive from a big campsite with all the fixins (fresh running water, electricity). For me, the issue isn't so much the setting, as the scale ^_^

[Kit-Ginevra]

Well,I'd agree with the guy initially.I would much rather have a view of the woods than some crummy buildings,especially if it was an industrial yard or something like that.

[protege]

Where I work...I wouldn't mind seeing nothing but trees. As it is, I get to see crumbling buildings, boarded-up buildings, and cars rotting in the parking lot across the street.

[MoonCat]

"…forests were the perfect representation of magic: roots that delved deep into the rich, layered loam of all that had come before, shadow and light, growth and decay, mystery and life. All of it connected and balanced, ever changing, yet old beyond history."

(From Carol Berg's The Soul Mirror)

Pretty much says it all, for me. Best stress-killer in the world.

But I would not try to argue the point with a customer because as we all know, a lot of them only ask questions because they're looking for an argument.