Do pirates have to be nice?

David posed this questons this morning. I think he was contemplatng dressing up as a pirate and the possible freedom that might give him to break out from being Mr. Nice Guy. I told him that traditionally pirates weren't very nice, but that in our house we expect everyone to be kind, even those dressed up as pirates. Maggie chimed in and said that being kind is better than being nice because someone could be nice to try to trick someone but kindness comes straight from the heart. Well said!