tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post4367251713257992410..comments2023-07-01T10:34:43.360-04:00Comments on It's a Jungle Out There: What is Wrong with People?Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-13080420556090693182010-01-26T20:03:06.656-05:002010-01-26T20:03:06.656-05:00It seems all the 'politically correct' rai...It seems all the 'politically correct' raising of children has produced a generation of ME people. How sad.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-29586870459257532752010-01-26T14:53:54.477-05:002010-01-26T14:53:54.477-05:00I hate when people are thoughtless like that. It ...I hate when people are thoughtless like that. It is even more infuriating when people don't respect our elderly loved ones.Joy@TPMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125789776241250430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-4215154591956284392010-01-26T14:32:01.597-05:002010-01-26T14:32:01.597-05:00You're a better woman than I am - I probably w...You're a better woman than I am - I probably would have said something. I cannot STAND that kind of rude thoughtlessness!!!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309540933511406517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-40381846544732384432010-01-26T13:05:19.912-05:002010-01-26T13:05:19.912-05:00Sad. What happened to respecting our elders. Wha...Sad. What happened to respecting our elders. What happened to simple kindness. What happened to manners.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636119325909175378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-35242094171795437752010-01-26T12:52:10.934-05:002010-01-26T12:52:10.934-05:00Ya know Sandy, I'm to the point of not worryi...Ya know Sandy, I'm to the point of not worrying about insulting someone who has no sense of manners. They probably wouldn't get the insult if it hit em in the face anyway. <br /><br />It is sad.glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419115816174752123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-2785521483072499312010-01-26T08:44:41.039-05:002010-01-26T08:44:41.039-05:00O_O That's really so frustrating !! You're...O_O That's really so frustrating !! You're answer to your mom is just so perfect ! You were right, the guy (even after some time) was a gentleman !<br />In those case I just ask someone to lift up. When you adress someone directly, he can't say "NO".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-48333779388701717522010-01-26T02:08:34.956-05:002010-01-26T02:08:34.956-05:00I would have been furious as well!!I would have been furious as well!!Vanessa Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398392394284077421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-48675073788460385462010-01-23T22:11:47.284-05:002010-01-23T22:11:47.284-05:00THAT is absolutely abominable. Having a mother-in...THAT is absolutely abominable. Having a mother-in-law with Parkinson's, I feel your pain and outrage. In public there is no sympathy, just irritation that she's in their way and slowing them down. There ought to be something out there called the "etiquette police".MissKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726021829363492972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-12222862055666473812010-01-20T19:36:01.476-05:002010-01-20T19:36:01.476-05:00I would be the same way, I bet if their moms where...I would be the same way, I bet if their moms where there they would have been slapped by a purse. That's just good manners!<br /><br />See's too sweet, not all you a lady and should be able to sit!Alexis AKA MOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829562970824293447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-71129259227566457822010-01-20T06:42:25.979-05:002010-01-20T06:42:25.979-05:00Idiots, one and all of them. I would have been fu...Idiots, one and all of them. I would have been fuming too.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02225891108012809429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-43846115134216785442010-01-19T18:40:04.726-05:002010-01-19T18:40:04.726-05:00Sandy....I've been there. At a posh Chinese ea...Sandy....I've been there. At a posh Chinese eatery in Worcester. Mom in her walker, about 10 adults seated in the waiting area, no one seemed to see us! Yeah, right. At about the 5-10 minute mark the proprieter brought out a chair and small table and seated mom right down. I made a LOUD "thank you" and all the other waiters turned quickly around! I DID SAY SHAME ON YOU!!!! AS WE WERE SEATED......READY FOR THIS ??........AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE!!Needless to say we left a hefty tip. What is wrong with people?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786104090795183179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-17397200009503098272010-01-19T11:17:02.811-05:002010-01-19T11:17:02.811-05:00That is just plain rude! I offer my seat to elderl...That is just plain rude! I offer my seat to elderly people and to pregnant women and even moms with small children. I can't believe these people are so rude!! <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my SITS day!<br /><br />~LoriLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813116755248729477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-63756713471985462672010-01-19T09:11:26.685-05:002010-01-19T09:11:26.685-05:00That's really rude. Being the obnoxious girl f...That's really rude. Being the obnoxious girl from New Jersey that I am, I would have gotten out my cell phone, started snapping pictures and talking in an overloud voice about how I was going to have to blog about this.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-54456489002317899392010-01-19T08:40:58.545-05:002010-01-19T08:40:58.545-05:00How rude. I don't blame you for being angry. ...How rude. I don't blame you for being angry. Glad someone finally smartened up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-38332190115148621362010-01-19T08:35:28.518-05:002010-01-19T08:35:28.518-05:00I would have been upset as well! I don't get u...I would have been upset as well! I don't get upset too easily nor too often but a situation like this would have had me fuming too!!<br /><br />Stopping in from SITS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-79841911150520249052010-01-18T17:56:51.379-05:002010-01-18T17:56:51.379-05:00My husband and I would have been up. That's h...My husband and I would have been up. That's hard to believe the men just sat there. At least one finally did get up and let her sit down. <br /><br />Visiting from SITS.Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"http://www.karenzemek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-52520602771168971952010-01-18T16:17:31.332-05:002010-01-18T16:17:31.332-05:00Ass hats. Men who don't give their seat to an ...Ass hats. Men who don't give their seat to an elderly woman are ass hats. I think you handled it well. I probably would've asked for someone to give up his seat because any who would've said 'no' would unanimously be jerks in front of an entire lobby of folks. Your mom would've, sadly, been embarrassed.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488794307486861447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-71427624946405322212010-01-18T15:52:35.352-05:002010-01-18T15:52:35.352-05:00Devoted Spouse would have been the first one up of...Devoted Spouse would have been the first one up off his kiester to offer your mom a seat, and I would have been the second (he's faster than I). I also would have been more vocal because in this day and age you simply have to let people know they are being stupid and inconsiderate - oh I'm not saying you should yell at them or get ugly about it - but a well-modulated comment requesting that someone give up their seat might have worked and saved you getting all steamed and stressed. Stupid thoughtless people these days...grrrr.Crone and Bear Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237086233125229191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-69235989757936483662010-01-18T13:20:28.272-05:002010-01-18T13:20:28.272-05:00No one has manners any more.
But, it's hard t...No one has manners any more.<br /><br />But, it's hard to directly say anything to people about it. I would have been loudly saying, "Maybe someone will get up so that you can have a seat, mom!" And then, people would have thought I was being rude. <br /><br />Stopping in from SITS.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-90025668850242934572010-01-18T00:00:48.794-05:002010-01-18T00:00:48.794-05:00Stop on over, tag your it!Stop on over, tag your it!Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-35371368308738982092010-01-17T23:14:31.237-05:002010-01-17T23:14:31.237-05:00Wow, you have more willpower than me. I think I w...Wow, you have more willpower than me. I think I would've said (or yelled) something. Honestly, that is just totally unacceptable.<br /><br />Glad at least ONE person was kind enough to offer your mother a seat.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05128899075750563820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-20611889331784604182010-01-17T22:18:22.356-05:002010-01-17T22:18:22.356-05:00Oooooh!
I am ticked off for you!
Maybe I am ble...Oooooh! <br />I am ticked off for you! <br /><br />Maybe I am blessed, or lucky, to live in the South, where men are still gentlemen (mostly). When I take my Grammy out, we are frequently given seats. <br /><br />If they did not offer, I would grab her walker and ram it into one of their shins! Seriously!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356977190865518984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-7865926135953587482010-01-17T16:13:15.257-05:002010-01-17T16:13:15.257-05:00Apparently, chivalry IS dead. Along with common c...Apparently, chivalry IS dead. Along with common courtesy and decency.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-28028026136213430092010-01-17T11:45:37.643-05:002010-01-17T11:45:37.643-05:00My husband would have offered his seat, and so wou...My husband would have offered his seat, and so would my girls, and if they didn't, they'd be in loads of trouble if I found out. <br /><br />This post really bothers me. It's not just a post of "where are your manners that's missing," it's "where's your sense of common courtesy!" <br /><br />Sense hindsight is perfect, I would have loudly asked the hostess to please find a chair for my mother to sit."Alex the Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516151350022189691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-14994382179725613352010-01-17T10:24:40.996-05:002010-01-17T10:24:40.996-05:00It is very sad that people have just lost touch wi...It is very sad that people have just lost touch with basic kindness. I see it all the time too.BONNIE Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051131465977943433noreply@blogger.com