Ignorance/Rudeness
How hard is it to take a moment to show a little manners?

A thank you, a nod of acknowledgement, a smile.
A please, a polite tone, a little respect.
Hell, just an occasional consideration that no, you're not the only person in the world and other people might like to be treated respectfully too.

I take great pleasure in responding when my boyfriend mutters to me something along the lines of "that woman just barged straight past me and didn't even apologise that she almost knocked me over" with something along the lines of a loud and clear
"that's because some people are ignorant cretins"

In some ways this makes me just as bad as the offenders, but we all have our ways of dealing with life, mine is to make people face the twattish behaviours most people are too polite to call them on.
( Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Tue 6 May 2008, 21:00, 1 reply)

For a fact
I get a lot better service and can get away with far more than most, based purely on smiling and being polite and saying the magic words ("please" and "thank you").

Amazing, isn't it, how far a little bit of politeness can carry you...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 6 May 2008, 21:16, closed)