Please, Thank you, and Yes Ma'am.....

[CairnsDuc]

Mobile phone rudeness is the worst, Working in retail I get the same thing, Mobile phone rings and you become invisible. If a customer looks at there ringing phone and say excuse me I have to take this, I will back away and let them take the call.
No problem, they were polite and I understand in business there are times when you just have to take a call.

What I hate with a passion, is the phone rings, the person will answer the phone without so much as an excuse me or anything, just pick up the phone and start talking.
Fine, I have other people waiting for help, I walk away and help other people. Causes some fights, but I could care less.

Being a Dept supervisor I used to receive calls on my mobile while I was with customers, I never took a call, I would say sorry to the customer, open the phone and stop it ringing diverting the call to message bank and continue helping the customer.

[CairnsDuc]

And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.

Had this the other night while grocery shopping with the wife, end of an Aisle way, blocked by 3 people with carts all talking, 3 times I asked I said "Excuse me" each time I said it, they move there ass's and there carts about 3 - 4 inches.

So after the 4th, loud "excuse me" and no movement I barge through.

"Asshole!" gets yelled at me.

"I asked you 4 times to make some space, you had your chance to do the right thing, Don't like it? Call Lifeline* and tell someone who cares!"


*Lifeline here in Australia is a Charity Helpline that uses the Slogan "We care"

[DCXCV]

And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.

Or just having overly personal conversations in those places. 

News Flash: Not eveyone in the produce section is interested in your doctor's appointment/problem with your mother-in-law/weird growth on your foot.  Probably the person you are talking to isn't interested either, for that matter.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Or just having overly personal conversations in those places. 

News Flash: Not eveyone in the produce section is interested in your doctor's appointment/problem with your mother-in-law/weird growth on your foot.  Probably the person you are talking to isn't interested either, for that matter.

Typically I find if I join in these conversations they end faster.


"Rheumatoid arthritis? Pfft-you wanna talk crippling agony, lemme tell you about my herpes simplex!"

Nothing clears the way to delicious carrots quicker. Nothing.

[Betty Rage]

And another thing, can someone explain the logic of people stopping to have a conversation in busy doorways, public walkways and Supermarkets.

Had this the other night while grocery shopping with the wife, end of an Aisle way, blocked by 3 people with carts all talking, 3 times I asked I said "Excuse me" each time I said it, they move there ass's and there carts about 3 - 4 inches.

So after the 4th, loud "excuse me" and no movement I barge through.

"Asshole!" gets yelled at me.

"I asked you 4 times to make some space, you had your chance to do the right thing, Don't like it? Call Lifeline* and tell someone who cares!"


*Lifeline here in Australia is a Charity Helpline that uses the Slogan "We care"

UGH I hate that too! Or two soccer moms will see each other in the aisle and turn thier carts towards each other barricading the way for everyone else... and they are too oblivious to notice

bravo to you for crashing through, maybe it knocked some sense into them.

[Buckethead]

I have another news flash for people: its nothing new.

I don't carry a lot of crap in my wallet, but one thing I've had in there for about 10 years now is one of my favorite quotes.

"Our youth now loves luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect for older people. Children nowadays are tyrants... They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates, 400 B.C.

I try to be polite. I make it a point to hold doors. I usually remove my hat indoors. I say please, thank you, you're welcome, and excuse me. If someone lets me in a lane while I'm driving or riding, I'll often give them a wave to say "thanks." 

If I see someone litter, I have been known to pick it up and give it back to the offender with a simple, direct "Here, you dropped this. Thought you might want it back."

[teddy037.2]

yes, it is too hard.

now get outta my way, I gots things to do

[DCXCV]

I have another news flash for people: its nothing new.

Not new, just a different version of assholery (it's a word now, deal with it) and no more acceptable for the fact as the unquoted part of your post clearly shows.

[Slag]

I was in for a big shock when I moved to the states. I'm used to opening doors for any girl, regardless of looks or weight or relation to her, I'm used to offering to carry heavy books and stuff for them, greeting with a kiss, or pulling and pushing the chair under them when they sit.

Well, people looked at me like I had just raped their grandma whenever I was as courteous as I was always taught to be.  And this is texas, probably the most courteous place in the states.

You never opened the cabin door for me  DesmoLu did 

[toaster]

ive noticed people saying things that ive noticed i did but not really thought about it. 

if my phone rings and im about to get to a counter, i will ignore it until after ive taken care of my stuff.  i do my very best to get off the phone as quick as possible.  people notice it and think its funny that i will tell someone "i gotta go, bye" several times in a row while they just keep talking. 

i try my best to be the first to the door and hold the door for my whole party, if someone in another group comes up, i will get moving in front of them and do the sideways, behind the door hold until they grab it.

if im sitting and a female or older person shows up i will get up and offer the seat to them.  i get up before i ask them if they wanna sit down, and ill even stay standing sometimes if they dont sit down.

i let people in while im driving IF they are not being stupid about it.  i try my best to be nice and courteous, but that only lasts so far. the road right in front of my job narrows from 2 southbound lanes to 1.  the sign that says merge left is almost a half mile before it actually ends, and its about 1/8 mile past the end of the two lanes to my driveway.  on more than one occasion i have had someone to my right when i put on my right blinker to move over towards the shoulder and make my turn.  another driving thing, i had someone speed up to keep me from moving over (went to one lane in a construction zone) before and i just cut him off when i saw what he was doing.  after it widened back out i got to the left lane since i know the road and was needing to turn left.  when we got to the light he wanted in front of me and started to move over way before he was past.  i moved over as far as possible and right before he was going to hit me i jerked the wheel to the right as hard as i could.  the guy freaks out, and when we pulled over he said "if it was any worse i would call the cops!" but i didnt care since he merged into me.

shopping makes me look like an asshole because i will only say "excuse me" twice before i barge through an aisle and start moving buggies.  i wont just start moving stuff until after ive said excuse me.  it seems to me that its either soccer moms or younger black peoples but once someone says something to me i get real loud real quick and make a scene with lots of colorful words.

[Monstermash]

If I see someone litter, I have been known to pick it up and give it back to the offender with a simple, direct "Here, you dropped this. Thought you might want it back."

I tried this last year. It was a couple of punk kids that threw a big McDonalds bag out the window at a light on main street in a neighboring town. The driver pulled an attitude with me and then thought it was a good idea to get out of the car and start a fight with me. Very bad idea on his part. Very bad.

[El Matador]

You never opened the cabin door for me  DesmoLu did 

Ooops sorry, I didn't realize you had a vagina 

[Kopfjäger]

One quick thing about cell phones. The only ringtone allowed should be vibrate. 

[Slag]

Ooops sorry, I didn't realize you had a vagina 

Wife accidentally posted with my account. I never said this...

[ducpainter]

Wife accidentally posted with my account. I never said this...

Riiiiiiiggghhht.