Are we all totally rude nowadays? Maybe not all of us, but rudeness seems to be the norm now. Divine Caroline’s Rebecca Brown shares a list of some manners she wishes would make a comeback, but first starts with this:
As I crammed myself onto a crowded train this morning, I noticed there was a very pregnant woman standing near me, jammed in tightly and hanging on for dear life. I looked at the passengers sitting in the seats that are supposed to be surrendered to the elderly, physically challenged, and other people who need to sit, and all of them were listening to iPods. Most of them were also texting or reviewing email, one person was reading on a Kindle, and two people were watching movies. Not one of them even looked up; everyone was too absorbed in what they were listening to, reading, or watching to even notice the protruding belly and flushed face of the pregnant passenger.
Ugh. Technology does not give you an excuse to be so callous people.
I have some manners I’d like to see make a comeback myself.
- Saying excuse me and covering your mouth when you cough.
- Sneezing away from people. Oh, and it would be great if people could say bless you, or even Gesundheit. I mean, geez.
- Pushing chairs back underneath desks after using them. You have no idea how much I wish people would do this at work. Walking through my newsroom is like a gauntlet, I swear.
- Cleaning up after yourself after you’ve finished at your desk, or at a sink, or wherever. I mean, dude!
I’m sure I have more manners I’d like to see make a comeback, but I can’t think of them right now.
Years ago I was waiting on a customer at my parents’ bakery when she sneezed right in my face, thoroughly soaking me with her virus-infested spew. 2 days later I was sick. That one wins the rudeness prize in my book.
grrrrroooooosssss. Did she at the very least say sorry? Good grief.
She said not a word after the soaking sneeze. She just stood there waiting for her coffee cake. BTW, I failed to say “Bless you”. Rude of me.