Laissez-faire is literally French for, "to let do."
Someone with a laissez-faire attitude doesn't interfere with the goings-on around him or her.
It has neither negative nor positive connotations; whether it's a good or bad attitude depends on the situation.
Like that time on the bus, when no one would get up to give that poor little old lady a seat. There I sat, quiet and disgusted, when what I should've done was lecture my fellow commuters.
ReplyDeleteI'll know better next time.
pueril: Yep, just like that.
ReplyDeletePy: Excellent mottos.
I didn't write this comment. I'm too laissez-faire to interfere with the postings of others.
ReplyDeleteBien! très bien! I read your profile description and thought, c'est pas bien méchant tout ça, laisse-toi faire and remember not to be hateful! :-)
ReplyDeleteFitèna
PS: Came in via Girgoyle
Phollower, you're such a smart ass, which is why you fit in nicely in the PG family.
ReplyDeleteF: thanks, for stopping by. I hope you do often.