Lately every where I go it just seems like people are more and more rude. This last week end at the Great Wolf Lodge Chandra & I experienced it a few times mainly on the elevators. Over the years we have tried to teach our kids elevator etiquette if there is such a thing. Like to stand back when the doors open and let the people come off, wait your turn if someone was there before you let them get on first and try to make room for everyone. This last weekend twice we seen grown adults one woman and one man just push there way through the crowd to get their butts in the elevator. The man basically pushed a little girl to the side so he could get in there first. He was just lucky it wasn't my little girl. Like my dad would say I didn't know whether to pray for him or just smack him in the face. :) It was not the kids it was the adults. Even little Winnie would say thank you as we got off the elevator to the people standing there.
Then on the way home we stopped at a gas station to get some milk. I got the gallon of milk walked up to the counter to pay for it as the 2 employees were having a discussion that was a little pg13 to R in content. I placed the milk on the counter, the guy grabbed it never looking at me and rang it up. He never said a word to me just kept talking to his little lady employee that was standing next to him as he thrusted his hand out towards me as to say hurry up give me some money. I finally looked at the screen to see what I owed gave him a 5 dollar bill. He gave me my change and never did look at me or say a word to me. I don't want his life story I would just like for him to say Your Total is #### and when he gives me my change maybe a thank you or thanks for stopping. I definitely don't want to hear the trash that was coming out of his mouth.
This seems to happen more and more. Even at the drive thru at most of the fast food places. It is like they can't even talk to you. They are so busy talking to there buddies or the next person behind you placing an order that they just want you to sit there as they snatch the money from your hand and then shove the food at you as fast as they can. Heaven forbid if you want some ketchup or a couple of napkins. One time I sat at a McDonalds drive thru after they gave me my food because they did not give me any napkins and I just wanted a napkin. They basically threw the food at me slammed the window shut before I could even ask for anything. I sat there for just a minute when the window flew back open and I fully thought the gal would say did we forget something or do you need something. NO they just shoved 2 more bags of food at me not even realizing that they had already served me once. Then she looked at like she didn't even know what a napkin was nobody has ever wanted one of those before. :0
OK now I got myself worked up here. The other thing that bothers me is when they won't let you order. You start your order "I would like ###" and before you even finish your sentence they are already talking. Would you like that in a combo? No Do you want to Biggie Size it? NO Would you like to try our ###? NO OK your total is ### Wait I am not done ordering yet. They never let you finish an order without interrupting you. DRIVES ME NUTS!!!! I guess you just can't make me happy one talks too much and the other doesn't talk enough.
And another thing!!!:) When you are standing at the counter you have already ordered and they are now traying up your order. They say there you go I THINK it is all there. No I need 2 more cokes and 3 more fries and we had a baked potato. They get 2 more cokes and say there you go. I still need 3 more fries and the baked potato. They go over and fuss around with the fries for 3 minutes and finally come back with 2 fries and say there you go. NOOO I still need 1 more fry and a baked potato. Then they look at you like you are and idiot and then proceed to check to receipt to see if that is what you ordered when they just took the order 3 minutes ago. The one thing that doesn't really bother me is if you overcharge me a little bit as long as all the food is there and is right I don't really even pay attention to the amount you charge me. However this is where Chandra comes into play, as Stacy can testify from a trip with Chandra to a McDonalds that tried to over charge her.
It is funny because things that really bother me doesn't bother Chandra at all and the opposite is true. One of the things that just DRIVES HER NUTS is people and places over charging her. I am always surprised though just about every grocery store, clothes store, lumber store, or restaurant over charges you for 1 or more items and Chandra does a good job of keeping track of the prices and asking them when something is not right. Very seldom do you get someone to say Oh I'm sorry about that I will take care of that right away. Usually it is met more with a defensive demeanour as they insist that you are an idiot and they could not possibly be wrong.
If you really want to get me started ask me about insurance companies.:)
2 comments:
I don't even know where to begin. First of all, when God made you, He made me with the exact same trigger buttons. When you talk, it blows my mind that it's exactly what is running through my head. LOL. That means we both are either A) the only enlightened ones or B) equally loony.
I CANT EVEN BELIEVE YOU SAID elevator etiquette because that's what we preached (those exact words) to the kids all weekend which they've been told before. We always say, three step process: let the people off. enter to the back. hold the door when you get off for the next.
Let's just say everything you said is NOT going to get any better as the rapture approaches in terms of rudeness. We don't have many Christian principles around, that's a given; but now we don't have plain courtesy.
You'll have to witness me in action when I am treated the same way you described. I definitely voice my opinions and let them know how they are acting and they straighten up fast :) I do it kindly, of course! "Are you having a bad day?" I say. "No, why?" "Because you didn't say hi, thank you or anything I was trained to do when I worked in a convenience store way back when." ;) They sure snap manners into place after that. I always am saying something to Shane's dying embarrassment.
BUT, on the other hand, if you were our age working barely for minimum wage and couldn't make your bills and didn't have Christ, wouldn't you act the same way they would? Another opportunity to spread the love and shed the light, that's for sure :)
AND, by the way, WE HAD A BLAST and are counting the days until October because it just doesn't get any better than your family blending with ours. What a treat! What fun! We still can't believe we finally found a couple we not just tolerate but LIKE. lolol. xoxoxo
I am going with the only enlightened ones. :)
I can't believe you talked about elevator etiquette. I was telling Chandra after reading your comment that we never even rode a elevator together while we were there. She said if we would have we probably would have had this discussion down there.
We had a really good time also!!
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