I have been trying to think of something new to do so I can see what happens - so instead of giving the townies everything they ask for I don't. If they are rude on first greeting, I won't help them.
I don't see why I should put up with rudeness in a game.
Have you noticed when you are gardening in real life that you want to catch butterflies etc?
Amazing how a game can influence your real life. Maybe that's why there was a lot of complaints about the rudeness of the townies.
Perhaps game developers can use games for the goodness of mankind!