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seriously, what is wrong with people?!?
- Sep 14, 2009 at 12:20 PM
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OK I gotta go off just a little here...
I went to the store yesterday and it was a complete ordeal. When did people stop being nice to each other? Seriously~ when did people stop saying "excuse me", "please" and "thank you"?!? I said excuse me to a woman in the produce isle, I moved up to her and to the side as to be out of her way~ and she actually huffed and rolled her eyes! What is that about?! How hard is it to be nice? I don't understand why people want to walk around angry all the time. Then I had another woman tell me to "move" in another isle. What topped this whole trip off was coming home to a couple of teenage girls sitting on the stoop to our community. I walked up with 4 bags of groceries and neither one of them moved~ they just kept talking. I never acted that way as a child or teen. I was told that you move for people older than you, no matter what... I would of never sat there and let anyone almost fall on an incline so I could keep chatting. So it seems to me these rude parents are making rude kids.
How hard is it to stop and say hello... to say excuse me, or thank you very much? Really people, how hard is that? .... How about if we all stop today and take a moment to say something nice to someone else.... what do you think would happen if we all tried a bit harder?...
*Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
~ Mother Teresa
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Girl, WELL SAID!!!
My hubby and I do our very best to raise polite, chivalrous boys. And I have to lead by example. It does no good if I preach it but then show my ass in public. And don't EVER let me see one of my boys disrespect an elder....oooohhh boy!!!!
As far as rude people are concerned, I hear you. But when people do me like that, I am even nicer to them. I smile wider and sweeten my voice just a bit more, because those people are obviously the ones that need it more. I'm confident I have the wit to toss an insult out there that would make someone feel stupid, but there is no point. Kindness kills and it's much more rewarding.
Thanks for posting this, Darling!
totally agree with you honey
Funny you should post this, I needed a woman who was standing in the bank line to move so I could get my full grocery cart (and 2 kids) by her after checking out (the bank is in the grocery store), and I said "Excuse Us" twice before she slowly turned around and gave me a mean look and barely moved out of the way. I was careful not to nick her cuz she was 2x my size and looked MEAN! LOL I was a little scared.
Great post! I totally agree Jen. I know what you mean about teenagers, I have one! She has her moments of rudeness and rolling the eyes. I don't know why people can't at least be polite out in public. What really irks me, is when I let someone out in front of me and they don't even bother to wave thank you...some people!
OMG I feel the same way. Sometimes I just don't get it...I still don't but sometimes it really gets to me. I don't understand why people are so angry and rude. People look at me like I am crazy when I smile and say hi. It is really sad...People act like I am the rude one...like how dare I waste their time with "hello".
I am sorry :( Hope the rest of your week is blissful
Jenn I completely 100% agree with you. I was raised with manners and taught to respect my elders. I am raising my daughter the same way and I find she is few with manners in today's generation. SAD! I say excuse me, or even if I walk in front of somebody looking at something in the aisle at the store, I say excuse me. I still write letters to thanks people for gifts they send to myself or my daughter. I have her color a picture to send to relatives as a thank you until she can write herself. I think if people stood back and watched themselves a lot would change. It is sad how people behave today. I wish it was different and I can only hope that by us raising our children and demonstrating our proper education and manners that they will grow with that and pass it on to theirs.
~ Ali
I hear ya Jen...I really do! I wonder this on an almost daily basis. Who are these people and WHY are they so miserable!!! I think I may start a thread on JM's about this....is that ok?!!!
I always tell myself that people that are like that either have something really wrong going on in their lives or are just extremely angry/rude people about anything. Either way it's sad. And as annoying or rude as it seems, just try to ignore it and know it has nothing to do with you! As far as the teenage girls, well they probably just didn't think or care...that's either from how they were raised or how they are trying to be around their friends.. to be cool whatever. You just never know the situation there.
Great post and sorry you had to deal with so many rude people yesterday.
Oh and off subject (sort of) but speaking of what is wrong with people. What was Kayne West thinking last night at the MTV music awards, I mean really??..unreal! If people have him as a role model maybe that explains things here. lol
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voted popular Jen. I'll have to get back to you later to write more
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