The number of people you pass in the street who aren't polite is ever growing.
For instance today I held a door open for 5 girls whilst at university - only 1 said thank you.
It’s not very nice, and to be frank people are going to think your being rude. So a little thank you goes a long way.
I have focused in of holding doors open, but the fact remains that it’s not the only type of thing where people have no manners. Trying to get on a train is more like being in a rugby scrum and walking through town is definitely a collision course filled ride.
So here is a list of manners I think should be considered Public Enforced Law.
1) Please and Thank, should be said when they are meant to be more.
2) At train stations, no pushing. Moving trains are dangerous.
3) Walking through town try and be aware of your surrounding and not hit anyone.
4) Saying excuse me, when u needs to get through or need to ask something to a shop worker.
Another thing which is a main factor of the weather at the minute is people's mood, I walked round Liverpool today for 1 hour, I saw maybe 5% of people smiling and having a good time browsing shops and the Christmas market stalls another 5% of people were down right angry looking. This meant 80% had no expression at all, the final 10% being people with other expressions e.g. thinking or curious.
In my opinion the majority of people who don't thank or acknowledge your generosity are women. Be it when driving, walking around or out at night. Women seem to have a built in sense of entitlement. It could be pure rudeness or general lack of intelligence seeming as they're so intent on walking/driving correctly (I say "correctly" in the loosest possible sense) they cannot concentrate on anything else.
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Recently begun to fight back, if a person doesn't thank me I can drive out into her way, I can cut them off from passing and sit happily for a minute of smugness as they honk and yell at me. Also when getting off the metro, old women in particular shoving their way on before anyone has got OFF, they get me standing in front of them blocking everyone until the old cow backs away. Happens far more times than you'd imagine. I might be the most hated person but I feel aloof and superior, and at the end of the day, that's what us men are.
You feel like the politeness police.
ReplyDeleteAnd I understand what your sying but we are all equal in ranking in my eyes. Just some people lack various things. eg Manners.
its men who are the worst for saying thankyou...especially when driving, because they can't multitask.
ReplyDeleteYou probably don't see them saying thank you since you're so busy tightly gripping the wheel in terror and staring straight ahead should the road suddenly disappear.
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