[galaxy99]

oh for the days of old, like the Brief Encounter era, so polite and courteous, that time will never come again, with the general trend going towards absolute rude angry people, I could not face tesco today, my husband is away, I knew it would put me on a downer

[Pet1986]

Everyones so rude in London you just get used to it, someone smiles at me on the tube or bus i wonder if they've escaped a loony bin. :/

[newcastlefan84]

I don't know why people have become so insular and uncaring of others. I have had hardship most recently with being made redundant but I never lost my ability to say thank you and treat others the way I wish to be treated.

[Teddybear99]

Originally Posted by BomoLad

People aren't more or less rude than they were before at all.

It used to irritate me as a teenager that I'd get filthy looks, sneers and people thinking they could comment on my appearance just 'because' I was 15. By the very same people who'd then complain about lack of respect 'these days'.

Too many people expect what they're not willing to give, from others.

I agree with this, when my son was 15/16 people used to treat him appallingly, particularly older people. They would go on about manners but not see it as a two way street. They would see no reason to say thank you or please just because he was a teenager. Once on a train, and by this time he was a very young looking 23, he couldn't immediately find his railcard and the conductor was really rude and told him he would either have to get off at the next stop or pay £118 - he knew he had it on him, when I said I was his mother and knew that he would find it, the conductor was as nice as ninepence.

[Abbasolutely 40]

No I find people around me quite nice , a smile goes a long way and a Thank you when they hold a door and I seem to get back what I give .A Hello to the check out girl , a kind answer to the customer care people and a big
" Thanks for your help " at the ends reaps its own rewards .

[Creamtea]

What I've noticed is that when you are walking along on the pavement and 2/3 people are walking the other way. Now, common sense and basic manners would suggest that the people coming the other way should perhaps move over slightly so that me coming the other way can get past. What actually seems to happen though is that they carry on regardless thinking that moving over slightly is beneath them, leading to me having to practically spread eagle myself against the wall so the morons don't have to give even an inch. It seems to happen quite a lot.

[Eddie Badger]

Originally Posted by Creamtea

What I've noticed is that when you are walking along on the pavement and 2/3 people are walking the other way. Now, common sense and basic manners would suggest that the people coming the other way should perhaps move over slightly so that me coming the other way can get past. What actually seems to happen though is that they carry on regardless thinking that moving over slightly is beneath them, leading to me having to practically spread eagle myself against the wall so the morons don't have to give even an inch. It seems to happen quite a lot.

I get that a lot from students at my workplace, they take up the whole width of the corridor and then stare blankly at someone coming the other way.

[RebelScum]

Originally Posted by Creamtea

What I've noticed is that when you are walking along on the pavement and 2/3 people are walking the other way. Now, common sense and basic manners would suggest that the people coming the other way should perhaps move over slightly so that me coming the other way can get past. What actually seems to happen though is that they carry on regardless thinking that moving over slightly is beneath them, leading to me having to practically spread eagle myself against the wall so the morons don't have to give even an inch. It seems to happen quite a lot.

3 people should move out of the way for one?

[BBWorldWideFan]

Originally Posted by mebiscuit

Yes as the title suggests, what is going on with the human race recently? Has everybody adopted an I don't care about my fellow citizen attitude! Decided to have a bit of an exploration day today and in between meat up with a friend, this involved a few changes of trains, now I use train travel frequently and most of the time its fine but today I came across so many rude people.
Has anyone else noticed a drop in the standard of conduct recently?

Many of times, nothing's really any different tbh.

Btw meet is the correct spelling, not 'meat' lol

God shoot me now, I'm becoming one of the grammar police

[BBWorldWideFan]

Some people are polite and some aren't. That's life I guess.

I do find I usually get received better when I'm walking looking happy rather than miserable, like if I held the door for someone I more often than not get a thanks.

Maybe I just happen to come across polite people more often.

I remember I held a door open for an elderly woman (not frail, but it's polite to hold a door open and especially for someone about 6X older than me) and she just walked through and gave looked at me as if I was staff?

I said to her, "You're welcome" and she ranted at how classless I was and said I'm obliged to hold the door for her and huffed and puffed about "Young'ins these days"

Horrible woman

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by Beau_Soir

You weren't as polite as you thought.

Really? Were you there?

I was brought up properly and I always try to see the good in people but sometimes it doesn't matter what you do. Some people are just arseholes. It's a sad fact of life.

[Glenn A]

Originally Posted by Teddybear99

I agree with this, when my son was 15/16 people used to treat him appallingly, particularly older people. They would go on about manners but not see it as a two way street. They would see no reason to say thank you or please just because he was a teenager. Once on a train, and by this time he was a very young looking 23, he couldn't immediately find his railcard and the conductor was really rude and told him he would either have to get off at the next stop or pay £118 - he knew he had it on him, when I said I was his mother and knew that he would find it, the conductor was as nice as ninepence.

I can remember getting an absolute mouthful from a really nasty couple in their seventies who accused me of pushing in front of them in the paper shop, when it was actually me in front of them. The old woman in particular was swearing her head off, I retorted by telling her she was probably pissed off because she had a bad night at the bingo. Made her and her husband even angrier so I flicked up the Vs at them, suggested euthanasia was a good idea and marched off. They really were a pair of horrors whose language and aggression were like a pair of teenage chavs,

[galaxy99]

Originally Posted by Pet1986

Everyones so rude in London you just get used to it, someone smiles at me on the tube or bus i wonder if they've escaped a loony bin. :/

i smiled at a woman in the park with her grandchild and you would have thought I was an axe murderer

but mostly people in the park are happy, maybe it is the supermarket gets them grumpy

[RebelScum]

Originally Posted by Nyota

Really? Were you there?

I was brought up properly and I always try to see the good in people but sometimes it doesn't matter what you do. Some people are just arseholes. It's a sad fact of life.

Would you say that was a proper (as in polite) post?

I imagine someone brought up properly might have put it something like "Some people aren't as polite as others. It' a sad fact of life."

[jazzyjazzy]

I got f'd and blinded at on the bus in Nottingham yesterday for shutting the window. I was sat on a seat which backed onto the one infront and the window was open when we got on so as it was freezing I shut it.
The girl infront shouted - insert your own words - who told you you could shut the window - I ignored her so she shouted again and I still ignored her so she shouted - are you listening to me.
A man sat opposite told her to shut up and he got a mouthful but at least she left me alone.

[tealady]

Originally Posted by stud u like

I rescued a woman who hadn't done physics at school. She said "thank you".

Was it from a black hole?

[pugamo]

Originally Posted by GeoBa92

Yes, very true. I can remember when one woman came into where I work in November last year.

Initially, she had her husband come in to us to pick up her prescription. The item that it was for was out of stock and problems with the manufacturer meant that we were unsure when it would be in. We said there were a few to get her by and asked whether he wanted to take them. He said no and left on good terms.

A woman then comes in an hour later with the same man and she comes to the till with a few bulky items from the shop all happy and smily. She then asks for the same prescription that she had her husband come in for earlier. I find it and go out to tell her that "we haven't got this item al in stock, but..."

At this point, I was going to say "we have some to get you by, do you want to take these for now and come back for the rest?", but she starts shouting! She was effing and blinding about how she apparently keeps us in business, how disgsuting I am and how she pays my wages, how she knows the manager (she doesn't) and she's going to get me sacked etc. I offered her prescription back to her which she then said that "I'd better not have tampered with the prescription or there would be trouble".

The pharmacist who I worked with then comes out and she completely calms down! The pharmacist explained that we had some in stock, to which she starts shouting "I was never told that by your colleague". She was never told 'that' because she didn't let me finish speaking, just started shouting over me!

Anyway, before she went, she left the bulky items on the till glared at me viciously and jabs her finger at me and said "YOU can put all that back for me". She stormed out only begore pushing the pull door, so may have not been as dramatic as what she was going for!

This was on a busy Saturday with a shop full of people as well! The husband's face was like a beacon though!

To be honest, I just put it down to the fact that some people feel so powerless that they need someone to take it out on. Because we can't answer back, we're perfect targets.

Was she picking up a script for crazy pills

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by RebelScum

Would you say that was a proper (as in polite) post?

I imagine someone brought up properly might have put it something like "Some people aren't as polite as others. It' a sad fact of life."

Do you really not see what was wrong with the poster's assumptions that I replied to? Not that you and the poster aren't doing much more than trying to get a rise out of me, for whatever reason, so I'll leave you to it.

[RebelScum]

Originally Posted by Nyota

Do you really not see what was wrong with the poster's assumptions that I replied to? Not that you and the poster aren't doing much more than trying to get a rise out of me, for whatever reason, so I'll leave you to it.

I see someone suggesting you may not be as polite as you think you are. And you confirmed just that in your last post.

Trying to get a rise of you, yes, but not in a bad way. Just some food for thought.

[Nyota]

Originally Posted by RebelScum

I see someone suggesting you may not be as polite as you think you are. And you confirmed just that in your last post.

Trying to get a rise of you, yes, but not in a bad way. Just some food for thought.

You can't judge a real life situation which you weren't witness to by the way someone posts anonymously on an internet message board though, can you?

Forums are full of WUMs, pendants, and other such annoyances. I think people tend to be touchier and, yes, ruder on forums than they probably are in real life face to face conversations. Rightly or wrongly.

[Creamtea]

QUOTE=RebelScum;58876819]3 people should move out of the way for one?[/quote]

Try reading the post properly. Or are you just a tedious wind up merchant?

[RebelScum]

Originally Posted by Nyota

You can't judge a real life situation which you weren't witness to by the way someone posts anonymously on an internet message board though, can you?

No. But you can respond to such a judgement in a polite manner. Specially when you are claiming to have been brought up propely, but then go and contradict that (and prove the other poster right) in your very next sentence.

Forums are full of WUMs, pendants, and other such annoyances. I think people tend to be touchier and, yes, ruder on forums than they probably are in real life face to face conversations. Rightly or wrongly.

You may be right. But if you are going to put yourself up on a pedestal as you did by claiming to be brought up properly but then cast doubt on that in your very next statement then you are opening yourself up to scrutiny.

[RebelScum]

Originally Posted by Creamtea

Try reading the post properly. Or are you just a tedious wind up merchant?

I did. Try a proper reply. Or are you so self centered that you believe anyone who doesn't automatically move for you has no manners?

[Creamtea]

Originally Posted by RebelScum

I did. Try a proper reply. Or are you so self centered that you believe anyone who doesn't automatically move for you has no manners?

Hahahaha!!!!

[Granny McSmith]

Originally Posted by RebelScum

3 people should move out of the way for one?

Yes.

Originally Posted by RebelScum

I did. Try a proper reply. Or are you so self centered that you believe anyone who doesn't automatically move for you has no manners?

I believe that.