Yesterday after work, I paid a visit to our local mall. I had a few things to pick up and planned to be in and out as quickly as possible. Easy enough. I failed, however, to factor in the rudeness and complete lack of respect demonstrated by more people that I care to say.
I was bumped, pushed, and cut off - in a shopping environment that was not all that busy at the time I was there. There was not even a slight attempt made at being polite or considerate. I should add here that the majority of these rude people were either of a different nationality or under the age of 25.
A question was posed. "Didn't their mothers teach these people any manners?" I replied, "Obviously not." And perhaps their mothers didn't have manners either.
I am so thankful that my parents taught me manners. My teachers taught me manners, too, but I don't think they do that in schools anymore.
What happened to simple respect? It would seem obvious to me that when someone is approaching an escalator you would not deliberately cut in front of them so you could get on first. It would also seem obvious to me that there is no need to very nearly knock someone off their feet while passing them in a wide open mall. And is it necessary to push someone along in the checkout line at Wal-Mart? Your turn is not going to come faster.
And who are the people who complain the loudest? The rude ones. The disrespectful ones. The inconsiderate ones.
Shut the pie hole and go home.
I was bumped, pushed, and cut off - in a shopping environment that was not all that busy at the time I was there. There was not even a slight attempt made at being polite or considerate. I should add here that the majority of these rude people were either of a different nationality or under the age of 25.
A question was posed. "Didn't their mothers teach these people any manners?" I replied, "Obviously not." And perhaps their mothers didn't have manners either.
I am so thankful that my parents taught me manners. My teachers taught me manners, too, but I don't think they do that in schools anymore.
What happened to simple respect? It would seem obvious to me that when someone is approaching an escalator you would not deliberately cut in front of them so you could get on first. It would also seem obvious to me that there is no need to very nearly knock someone off their feet while passing them in a wide open mall. And is it necessary to push someone along in the checkout line at Wal-Mart? Your turn is not going to come faster.
And who are the people who complain the loudest? The rude ones. The disrespectful ones. The inconsiderate ones.
Shut the pie hole and go home.
I had a similar experience yesterday as well. It's awful. You almost wonder what the point is in teaching your kids manners when no one else they know has them.
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