RUDENESS AND INCONSIDERATION - GROWING FAST

I was watching American Idol the other day and was overwhelmed by the utter rudeness and self centeredness of the contestants. Now, I realize they are relatively young (but not that young) they all want to be famous and their narcissism is blossoming full out, but it brought to mind how inconsiderate people are these days. And, it seems to be expanding exponentially.

For example, you're in the grocery store, there is hardly enough room for one cart, let alone two. You want to pass by another person and politely say excuse me. What happens! The other person just stands there looking at the shelves without any regard whatsoever that there is another person there or that anyone else might be shopping at THEIR grocery store chain. They don’t move!!! You are polite, they still don’t move. They are not deaf – they are just inconsiderate. So, you move their cart and they get indignant – ever happen to you? People’s inconsideration and rudeness seems to be quite evident in grocery stores, not just on the roadways. I’m sure you have your own fond remembrances.

And, if you live in an apartment building, you surely have been subject to ultimate rudeness. You may even be one of the inconsiderate. Clothes washing late at night/early in the morning that disturbs other tenants, smoking in common areas that goes into another’s apartment, playing loud music with the base turned up so that the floors shake at all hours of the day and night. When you ask for some consideration, you get, “oh, I’m sorry.” That lasts about 2 minutes before all the noise starts up again.

Then there are those who think that they must blast their music so loud in their own cars that your car, two car lengths in front, starts to vibrate. The only solace is you know their eardrums will go at an early age and they will suffer from deafness eventually.

Even in the public library where it used to be a sacrosanct spot for people to read and have some quiet. Now, the librarians speak in a tone that could be heard in the next county. Whassup with dat???

Yeah, I sound old and cranky. Well, I am getting crankier all the time from watching any politeness and consideration for others leech out of the human condition. (Take a look at leech in the dictionary – means bloodsucker.) If this keeps up, I’m going to run them down with my grocery cart – so there!!!