Civility.....

[Aliyoop]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

All this happened yesterday...A couple didn't leash their dog & look atme as being the jerk when I told them to get their stray dog of my patio, an able bodied woman quickly darted and contorted her body through a closing door and didnt give it a slight courtesy nudge so it almost slammed in my face, a 300c sped through my residential streets at 80 km/h , a well built lady was riding her bike on sidewalks with her helmet on a street with little traffic which has a bike lane. I wont even mention what I saw on the Subway, feet and legs on seats, standing in the doors and luckily it was Sunday so elderly people actually got a seat.

Am I one if the very few people who are bothered by the increasing boorish and loutish behaviour of people? It used to be the uneducated and the lower class of people that used to behave like this; now it seems that professionals and educated people are behaving the same way as well.

Amy ideas whats driving this? Has anyone else noted this as well or am I the only one, or am I being overly sensitive?

 

[unassuming]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

All this happened yesterday...A couple didn't leash their dog & look atme as being the jerk when I told them to get their stray dog of my patio, an able bodied woman quickly darted and contorted her body through a closing door and didnt give it a slight courtesy nudge so it almost slammed in my face, a 300c sped through my residential streets at 80 km/h , a well built lady was riding her bike on sidewalks with her helmet on a street with little traffic which has a bike lane. I wont even mention what I saw on the Subway, feet and legs on seats, standing in the doors and luckily it was Sunday so elderly people actually got a seat.

Am I one if the very few people who are bothered by the increasing boorish and loutish behaviour of people? It used to be the uneducated and the lower class of people that used to behave like this; now it seems that professionals and educated people are behaving the same way as well.

Amy ideas whats driving this? Has anyone else noted this as well or am I the only one, or am I being overly sensitive?

Social media-people do not know how to interact with each other in person anymore!

 

[Celticman]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

I disagree. It is more than 20%

 

[anon1]

 

[nlt76]

Once you discovered people are animals, you've looked too closely.

 

[FAST]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

All this happened yesterday...A couple didn't leash their dog & look atme as being the jerk when I told them to get their stray dog of my patio, an able bodied woman quickly darted and contorted her body through a closing door and didnt give it a slight courtesy nudge so it almost slammed in my face, a 300c sped through my residential streets at 80 km/h , a well built lady was riding her bike on sidewalks with her helmet on a street with little traffic which has a bike lane. I wont even mention what I saw on the Subway, feet and legs on seats, standing in the doors and luckily it was Sunday so elderly people actually got a seat.

Am I one if the very few people who are bothered by the increasing boorish and loutish behaviour of people? It used to be the uneducated and the lower class of people that used to behave like this; now it seems that professionals and educated people are behaving the same way as well.

Amy ideas whats driving this? Has anyone else noted this as well or am I the only one, or am I being overly sensitive?

Answer,...people living in big cities,...not healthy.

 

[TFZL1]

Rude people everywhere, but yeah, I'd say worse in big cities.
I live in suburbia. My local mall is pretty big and gets crowed sometimes. But people still get along.
But I was downtown Toronto on the weekend, in a big mall and people in general were much ruder.
Nobody holds a door, people will walk right into you, and complain about every line up to pay at a cashier.
Where I'm from, people in a line up Talk To each other.
I don't like downtown for more reasons than just traffic.

 

[explorerzip]

Social media-people do not know how to interact with each other in person anymore!

The issue of less perceived civility is one that crosses all generations. The anonymity of the internet makes it much worse because you don't have to look at someone in the eye anymore. You only have to look at any random thread in the Lounge for proof.

 

[Jasmine Raine]

I disagree. It is more than 20%

^^^^

Yup!

 

[Samranchoi]

The issue of less perceived civility is one that crosses all generations. The anonymity of the internet makes it much worse because you don't have to look at someone in the eye anymore. You only have to look at any random thread in the Lounge for proof.

Especially for those with over...................................... Sorry, had to check how posts I have. Especially for those with over 5,000 posts. Honestly, you can learn quite a bit in the lounge area but there is just too much sniping going on.

 

[malata]

Especially for those with over...................................... Sorry, had to check how posts I have. Especially for those with over 5,000 posts. Honestly, you can learn quite a bit in the lounge area but there is just too much sniping going on.

The sniping is the best part. Makes popcorn taste better.

 

[massman]

Came here to say this. Good job.

 

[malata]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

All this happened yesterday...A couple didn't leash their dog & look atme as being the jerk when I told them to get their stray dog of my patio, an able bodied woman quickly darted and contorted her body through a closing door and didnt give it a slight courtesy nudge so it almost slammed in my face, a 300c sped through my residential streets at 80 km/h , a well built lady was riding her bike on sidewalks with her helmet on a street with little traffic which has a bike lane. I wont even mention what I saw on the Subway, feet and legs on seats, standing in the doors and luckily it was Sunday so elderly people actually got a seat.

Am I one if the very few people who are bothered by the increasing boorish and loutish behaviour of people? It used to be the uneducated and the lower class of people that used to behave like this; now it seems that professionals and educated people are behaving the same way as well.

Amy ideas whats driving this? Has anyone else noted this as well or am I the only one, or am I being overly sensitive?

Sometimes taking a vacation at a impoverished country, makes us appreciate the small bullshit life throws at us.

 

[explorerzip]

Especially for those with over...................................... Sorry, had to check how posts I have. Especially for those with over 5,000 posts. Honestly, you can learn quite a bit in the lounge area but there is just too much sniping going on.

The number of posts someone has is irrelevant. Just like the number of followers on IG, FB, etc. You can write a lot and not say much at all.

 

[versitile1]

If you run into 3 or more assholes a day, then maybe you're the problem.

 

[legmann]

Is it just me or have you noticed that 20% of all people are just gaping assholes?

All this happened yesterday...A couple didn't leash their dog & look atme as being the jerk when I told them to get their stray dog of my patio, an able bodied woman quickly darted and contorted her body through a closing door and didnt give it a slight courtesy nudge so it almost slammed in my face, a 300c sped through my residential streets at 80 km/h , a well built lady was riding her bike on sidewalks with her helmet on a street with little traffic which has a bike lane. I wont even mention what I saw on the Subway, feet and legs on seats, standing in the doors and luckily it was Sunday so elderly people actually got a seat.

Am I one if the very few people who are bothered by the increasing boorish and loutish behaviour of people? It used to be the uneducated and the lower class of people that used to behave like this; now it seems that professionals and educated people are behaving the same way as well.

Amy ideas whats driving this? Has anyone else noted this as well or am I the only one, or am I being overly sensitive?

No, you're not the only one. You left out few (lol), but otherwise paint a good enough picture of the gross entitlement, complete indifference, and complete obliviousness that seems to be increasingly prevalent among people today.

 

[explorerzip]

I laugh as I literally just had it out with someone on my street.

Scenario:

My neighbour is elderly and in rough shape. She requires oxygen which is replaced by a well marked and advertised van/company weekly. We live in a well off neighbourhood in toronto's south/east end and we are on the very beginnings of a one way street. I was painting something in my house and heard consistant honking so decided to go have a look. Some entitled asshat in a Mercedes ML63 AMG (neighbour on our street no less) decided that he couldnt wait for the delivery, and/or wasnt willing to back up two car lengths and go down the next street which attaches to ours before his house. (I know where he lives as I walk my dogs by it every day.) This type of ignorance drives me nuts. I said a couple words, along with a gesture or two, to which the guy rolled his poor and frustrated eyes and backed up. best part was someone quickly replaced him doing the same thing. TAKE A LOOK AND EVALUATE THE SITUATION!! When it is you who needs the O2 tank delivery im sure you wont be complaining then.

/rant

BMW and Mercedes: the official cars of douches. Especially the ones with the custom exhaust pipes.

 

[fuji]

BMW and Mercedes: the official cars of douches. Especially the ones with the custom exhaust pipes.

I especially love the guys driving 15 year old BMW and Mercedes who think their jalopy is a status bar and entitles them to cut other people off.

 

[explorerzip]

I especially love the guys driving 15 year old BMW and Mercedes who think their jalopy is a status bar and entitles them to cut other people off.

That's an easy thing to fix. When you see such cars trying to merge, don't let them in.

 

[corrie fan]

BMW and Mercedes: the official cars of douches. Especially the ones with the custom exhaust pipes.

Where I live, douches drive pickups with tires that stick out several inches past the fenders and a super loud exhaust system. The old muscle cars have a nice rumble in their exhaust sound but these things are just plain obnoxious. They must have to replace their wheel bearings every 6 months.