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It all starts when the kid lies on the floor at a restaurant crying, and nobody is there to pick him up. It then esculates with trips to McDonalds, where he's allowed to run off and play in the McPlayroom without having to throw away his garbage first. After that, it's not holding doors for people, or not giving up your seat for an elderly or pregnant woman. That's how it starts.

Maybe it's all these electronical devices that we're bombarded with that's made us the center of our attention. Look at the PDA, it's all about my appointments, my schedule, my time not wasted. How about internet sites that uses cookies to keep track of individual surfing habits, and then target ads that we supposedly would be interested in? See, everything out there is trying to pamper us, and in turn, we are so spoiled, that everything becomes me, me, me.

And this will only get worse. New set top devices that will require a login ID before watching TV, and then know which commercials we'll prefer, or at least, know exactly which demograph we're associated with. That means your daughter will get Barbie commercials, whereas your son will get Pokemon. Yes, it'll be that specific.

And that's how rudeness is developed. We're not born to be rude. If you look at very small children, they are very inclined to share. Then one day, they snap, and become greedy. I see this in almost every small child. I'm sure you've seen it too.

There's really no other explanation for it, except that they were probably very spoiled as children. How else do you explain the fact that there are people in this world who could care less about anyone else around them except themselves?? Tell me!

I see you. Yes, you! The guy driving on the highway who uses it as an ashtray, thinks of nothing when he throws out his still lit butt out the window. I hate you when I'm sharing the road with you. I hate you more when I HAVE to share while I'm on my motorcycle. Yes you!

I also see the people who insist on budding in line because they're in a rush. Well believe you me buddy, if you're at the emergency ward, and I've got a papercut while you're bleeding out of all your orifices, of course you can go before me. But if we're at a fast food joint, when there's already a line, and you feel that lining up in an orderly manner doesn't apply to you, well it does.

These are probably the same ones that pee without lifting the toilet seat up, because after they're relieved, who cares about the poor sap who has to do a number 2 from eating some bad clambake? Tough for you. I got to the can first, you lose.

It gets me upset to see rude people. I mean, I'm in a rush too, but I still have manners you know.

You really can't 100% blame the parents. We now live in a world of 6 billion plus people. So the chances that you live in a big city is great. Kids don't just learn from their parents, but it is a case of monkey see, monkey do. If kids see other adults spitting on the sidewalk without care, then they'll emulate that too.

Forget madatory testing of school kids. I think there should be mandatory ettiquette classes. If you fail or you skip the class once, you get sent off to a remote island with other rude people. Pretty soon, they'll just either all learn to get along, or kill each other from fustration.

I know this is a pretty shallow post, but hydrabenzine says my posts have been too deep lately. I dunno, I'm getting a little too cerebal for my own good too.

... just don't give me the finger for writing sloppily.




posted by losir at 4:47 PM