One thing I've noticed lately is that rudeness seems to have become second nature to almost everyone.
"What? I'm never rude."
Everybody thinks that. It might even be true in your case.
However, I'm seeing more and more that people seem to be completely focused on themselves and not on the rest of the world.
That's not a good thing.
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If you've ever read my blog before then you probably know that I work in a restaurant.
Are people generally rude to their servers? Well they haven't really been in the past, but lately there seems to be a paradigm shift.
"Where's my salad? I've already been waiting for 2 minutes and even though you've got six other tables I need you to get all of my food out right this second!"
That seems like me going overboard but the reality is that most people seem to have this attitude lately.
"Where's the checker? I've been in line for 2 minutes already! Open another register!"
This happened just the other day at the dollar store.
I really wanted to turn around and say to my shopping companion "Look lady there is a reason they only charge one dollar for that bag of chips."
She wouldn't have cared though. She wanted service now.
I like to talk to people in my neighborhood. Most of my neighbors are older and I really like that. They are capable of giving me some good advice, and also older people tend be easier to get along with.
You would think that some of the younger people in the neighborhood would take note by watching these interactions, but unfortunately do not.
What do the young people tend to do? They come home with music blaring at 4:00 in the morning and wake the neighborhood up . They open and slam their door and then scream at their girlfriends and roommates all night long.
They might get really close to your car when they pull out. They might even scrape it. They're in a hurry. They have things to do.
Whatever you do, don't try talking to them about it because you will get a big up yours.
I can't help but wonder if there's something in the water lately.
Is there a government sponsored rudeness contest that I'm not aware of?
I can't say what the reason is, but I do have to ask....
Why do you want to be so rude?
