What is Wrong with People? I did not deserve what happened to me today!
- Thread starter Molly Robinson
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Molly love, there is a small number of assholes in every society. Don't let those stupid, uncouth, impossble, possibly deranged people get to you. You are one of the strongest women I';ve ever met - never let the bastards get you down. EVER!
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Agreed but, and there's always a but, when do we ensure that the mob doesn't become the ruling class.
We all have to stand up every once in a while to keep the status quo.
And I will still give a pregnant women a seat...
A very similar encounter that I recently had:
I was on the subway last week and it was quite full, with many people standing. There was a seat with a backpack on it, and a girl moved forward to sit down. I believe everyone assumed the bag belonged to someone sitting in the seat beside it and they would move it for her. Instead, as she approached the seat, a guy standing and reading his paper said it was his, and he wouldn't move it because "if I was sitting there, you couldn't sit there anyway"
There were a number of people between me and the idiot, so it took a secong to absorb the situation. The girl was taken aback by his response and didn't know what to say. I stepped forward and told the guy he had no right to take up the seat with his bag. He repeated "if I was sitting there, you couldn't sit there anyway" I said he wasn't sitting there and he should move his bag. It went back and forth and I called him an idiot, to which he replied "Don't threaten me" I replied that I hadn't threatened him yet!
Then he said "I'm warning you" which got my blood boiling and I asked him what he was going to do... he repeated that he was warning me, and again I asked what he wanted to do. In the back of my mind, I knew I was getting close to getting myself into trouble, so I just told him again he was an idiot and turned away and stood at the door.
The girl walked up beside me and said thank you. The guy continued ranting, swearing and going on but I just ignored him.
All the other people around her had just stood and watched. Too many people are afraid of getting involved, and these days you do never know what you might get yourself into. Having said that, I have a difficult time not saying something when I see a situation like that unfold.
Molly, I'm sure it must have been an upsetting moment, but try to remember that you didn't do anything wrong. He was just an asshole looking for an excuse to mouth off.
That's right. You can't argue with an angry person. He's not angry because you did something to make him so, he's angry because he wants to be...it's how he's taught himself to deal with the frustrations in his life. Let him put a downpayment on his future coronary and just move on...
You were in a drug store, and there are customers who are buying medication. Maybe he was out of his Prozac and he was late for his anger management class. As a rule, I always let someone with anti-diaharria products go first.
Sorry...but this needs to be said....while I am sorry to hear about the way society is going and the way the guy acted like a lunatic.....the fact of the matter is - you shouldn't have been on the phone while in line to pay.....sorry if you find that rude of me to say....not trying to imply that you had a verbal attack like that coming in any sort of way.....but in general, people should not be on their cell phones in a place such as that.....sorry, needs to be said....
i dont want to come off as defending the dude as he obviously handled the manner very poorly but i understand where he is coming from
i cant stand people who are in line and on the phone.. no matter what you say it will slow the process down...cant u just wait until your done to pick up that call? or get a bluetooth device so your hands are free..
then they have to dig through their wallets for their form of payment.. have your shit ready..
i cant stand people who are in line and on the phone.. no matter what you say it will slow the process down...cant u just wait until your done to pick up that call? or get a bluetooth device so your hands are free..
then they have to dig through their wallets for their form of payment.. have your shit ready..
Theres a reason why you guys think that no one "stands up" for other strangers and keep quiet. Wait till the day you decide to be a hero and he has arms the size of your head. Or even worse a weapon, all this to help someone you dont even know. Sure if the guy was a scrawny punk I understand but other than I get why people will be quiet.
