People standing in the way at a shopping centre
There’s lots of things about shopping malls that I dislike, but there is this thing in particular that really infuriates me. People standing in the way in really stupid places for NO reason whatsoever. Why do they do it? Do they not have something better to do or somewhere else to go?
I was out one afternoon at my local shopping mall enjoying a bit of retail therapy. I decided to take escalators up to a higher level and as soon as I reached the top I’m confronted by a group of Chav girls, with their baseball caps at 45 degrees and all covered in their fake bling. They were standing right in the way blocking anyone who wanted to get off the escalators.
I physically had to push my way through them and of course then you get all the backchat and abuse, which they most likely couldn’t spell anyway.
Why hang out here girls? Why can’t you go somewhere else and do something useful? You are most likely skipping school anyway!
Here’s another example that springs to mind of people standing in the way in the most awkward place possible. I went to the library at my university to do some research. You are required to have with you your campus card, so that you can scan and go through the turnstile.
On the other side of the turnstile was a group of young lads stood there in the way, just hanging around again. WHY ARE YOU THERE? Is it so you can shake the hands of everyone in the little group you have just hooked up with in the café? Well can you please do it some where other than right in the path of people entering the library?
Does this sort of thing happen to anyone else, or am I just unlucky enough to find all the human obstacles in the world? Why do these people have to hang out at shopping malls and get in the way of other shoppers?
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The people who I get mad with are the parents and grandparents of toddlers. Whilst shopping in M&S with my disabled mother I was confronted coming down one aisle by mother,father, grannie, grandad and child who was sat on the floor completing blocking the aisle. This child was obviously the only toddler in the world who could sit down, well it seemed like it by all the wonderful comments coming from these 4 adults. We waited to pass and then we were treated to smiles and grins from these morons, who obvioulsy thought we should join in there adulation of this child. No such luck from me I'm afraid - even my mother blushed but they won't repeat that trick again in a hurry.
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Waitrose = nice wide aisles and the higher prices mean that the poorer, uneducated people can't afford to shop there. This makes for a more pleasant shopping environment on the whole.
ASDA = narrow aisles and the lower prices mean that the poorer, uneducated people CAN afford to shop there. This makes for a LESS pleasant shopping environment on the whole.
Personally, I can afford to employ someone to do my shopping and therefore don't venture into either of these establishments.
ASDA = narrow aisles and the lower prices mean that the poorer, uneducated people CAN afford to shop there. This makes for a LESS pleasant shopping environment on the whole.
Personally, I can afford to employ someone to do my shopping and therefore don't venture into either of these establishments.
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People who just stop dead in front of you are the worst ever! And those folk who clog up the ilse in tesco with their shopping trolleys talking to each other are the second worst and those who leas their shopping trolleys down the frozen food ilse whilst they go back to get something are the 3rd worse. Sorry I can't spell ilse but you get my drift.....move it!
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'Bukowski'
Did it occur to you to ask the ladies to move their trolleys rather than boasting .."I forcefully pushed my trolley through theirs ".
Instead of pretending to be an English gentleman by attempting to imitate correct speech (which is not the same as the "snootiest english accent") perhaps you could try behaving in a civilised manner?
Did it occur to you to ask the ladies to move their trolleys rather than boasting .."I forcefully pushed my trolley through theirs ".
Instead of pretending to be an English gentleman by attempting to imitate correct speech (which is not the same as the "snootiest english accent") perhaps you could try behaving in a civilised manner?
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You can blame Margaret Thatcher for all this, she dismantled the thoughtful caring society and replaced it with the self centred arrogance of todays new society, By instigating a culture of greed and avarice she hoped that those whose only talents were to make monay regardless of consequence would enrichen the country as money would trickle through the new society and make everyone richer. The truth was that selfishness and ignorance of the needs of others took hold of everyone and a single minded attitude of me first, last and always meant that thinking about your wants and needs took presedence over others and societies needs as a whole.
Add to this the human rights legislation which is so loosely worded that any act someone cares to take is permissable because curtailing it would contravene their rights and you have a recipe for a vicious selfish uncaring aggressive society which fails to protect the weakest because it gives rights but no responsibilities to the stronger members.
Add to this the human rights legislation which is so loosely worded that any act someone cares to take is permissable because curtailing it would contravene their rights and you have a recipe for a vicious selfish uncaring aggressive society which fails to protect the weakest because it gives rights but no responsibilities to the stronger members.
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See a group of people who won't move? Barge through 'em (if all else fails).
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This is hilarious! I have also seen people behaving in this curious way. I went fishing the other week and there were some people there with a little girl. The child was uncomfortable, she had to pee pee (which she kept annoucning until she finally did...all down her leg!), You would think that the adults would call it a day, but they only laughed at the child and continued to fish. I tried to fish and ignore them, but then the woman insisted on talking to me. She would NOT shut up at all! It was so funny (in an ironic way, I guess). I didn't catch anything...that was maddening. I now know what a "dog in the manger is" (Aesop's Fables)
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WHATEVER! you haz no respect,get over it, if you doze not like it ,shop elsewhere.I really love burberry its the fashion.i buys my jewelleryfrom ratners so give me respect....
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sheffield posse - 18-Apr-10 19:26
I know where all about that. It seems that every time I`m in a hurry, I get stuck behind some idiot walk at a snail`s pace on a really narrow pavement. they`re usually grossly fat, & don`t seem to hear me when I say excuse me, can I get past, so I end up having to walk into the road to get round these creatures, & risk getting run over.I guess that`s the result of generations breeding from a polluted gene pool.
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It's everywhere, really. I was in Sainsbury's and two chav type women (sports clothes, dripping with argos gold) decided to park their trolleys head to head right across the aisle whilst chatting away, making it impossible to pass. I turned my trolley around and went back to the previous aisle and gave it 5 minutes.
I went back again and they were still there, yakking on. I forcefully pushed my trolley through theirs and was met with "eh what's all this?" and "you're totally ******* out of order". I put on my snootiest english accent (which I'm not bad at actually) and said "Excuse me ladies, one really needs to do one's shopping".
I went back again and they were still there, yakking on. I forcefully pushed my trolley through theirs and was met with "eh what's all this?" and "you're totally ******* out of order". I put on my snootiest english accent (which I'm not bad at actually) and said "Excuse me ladies, one really needs to do one's shopping".
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I was at LIDL and a lane closed so everyone went wondering off. I saw a new lane opening right next to me and jumped in, but the tranny old middle aged woman with husband and grannie pushed in rite in front of me and then managed to tell me to "shut up" ...bloody hell the rudeness!
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The groups of chavs that stand in your way should be shot once, in the stomach, at point-blank range with a .38. Er hang on, shouldn't that apply to all chavs.............?
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The Antichav - 18-Nov-08 22:00
My 'favourites' are the ones who decide to hold their little chav, granny or idiot convention right in the middle of the pavement and assume everyone is going to step into the road or go right out of their way to avoid them. They stand there in a group talking about Pop Idol, Celebrity Transvestite Ice Skaters or whatever, in a moronic sequence of grunts that passes for their form of communication - usually just a couple of metres away from seats or an area much better suited (usually empty too).
I've come to the conclusion that talking and walking at the same time is just too taxing on the Greater Spotted Moron's brain - shall we say like trying to run Pentium IV software on an old Pentium 1? Having to multitask on such a 'complex' problem just brings them all grinding to a halt - no matter where they are.
I've come to the conclusion that talking and walking at the same time is just too taxing on the Greater Spotted Moron's brain - shall we say like trying to run Pentium IV software on an old Pentium 1? Having to multitask on such a 'complex' problem just brings them all grinding to a halt - no matter where they are.
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MysteriousMrG! - 18-Nov-08 12:52
The people who I get mad with are the parents and grandparents of toddlers. Whilst shopping in M&S with my disabled mother I was confronted coming down one aisle by mother,father, grannie, grandad and child who was sat on the floor completing blocking the aisle. This child was obviously the only toddler in the world who could sit down, well it seemed like it by all the wonderful comments coming from these 4 adults. We waited to pass and then we were treated to smiles and grins from these morons, who obvioulsy thought we should join in there adulation of this child. No such luck from me I'm afraid - even my mother blushed but they won't repeat that trick again in a hurry.
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If you think Tesco customers are bad wait till you go in Asda! Round here it's chav hell (heaven for them of course!)
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grumpyoldwoman - 18-Jul-08 16:33
I usually ask politely, then unless there is any movement, proceed to shoulder barge through and whenever this even happens, atleast one of the chavs ends up on the floor.
I don't apologise, infact, I buy things and on my way out when I'm being glared at, suggest that maybe doors are there for people to pass through, not to stand infront of.
Of course, it helps being a 6ft6" 130kg bodybuilder. No abuse at all.
Another favourite of mine is to outstretch my arms as best I can and push them into the shop with me. Cracks me up and the local shoppers up everytime.
I don't apologise, infact, I buy things and on my way out when I'm being glared at, suggest that maybe doors are there for people to pass through, not to stand infront of.
Of course, it helps being a 6ft6" 130kg bodybuilder. No abuse at all.
Another favourite of mine is to outstretch my arms as best I can and push them into the shop with me. Cracks me up and the local shoppers up everytime.
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I could never understand the need to actually stand within the path, like doorways.
Perhaps to incite other shoppers?
A few months ago a group of teens had a go at my seven year old son outside the local shop. I approached the manager and asked that she address this with the community police. She did nothing, now I buy from the big nasty supermarket like the rest of my neighbours.
If the shops / mall mangers do nothing about it then the risk losing business. Complain, if no improvement, shop elsewhere (IF YOU CAN).
Perhaps to incite other shoppers?
A few months ago a group of teens had a go at my seven year old son outside the local shop. I approached the manager and asked that she address this with the community police. She did nothing, now I buy from the big nasty supermarket like the rest of my neighbours.
If the shops / mall mangers do nothing about it then the risk losing business. Complain, if no improvement, shop elsewhere (IF YOU CAN).
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Oh Yes, Doors, people who stand in doorways. They get to the door, which was invented for GOING THROUGH and they just stop! Either its complete neural shutdown or more likely a tiny brain overloaded with having to make a decision, do I go back or carry on? Doors are for going throooooghhhh, don't stop in them, go through, walk seven or eight paces and then, if you have to, go back. Otherwise you drive people beserk! The rest of the Human Race is FED UP having to make allowances for people like this who are dead from the neck up. God gave you a brain, so use it!!!!!
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Physical violence is often the answer.
Pick out a likely candidate for an effective shoulder-shove. Ideally someone around your own height (so you don't have to push downwards), but of a slighter build. They should be facing or partially facing you (so that your shove move them backwards which is more unbalancing than forwards) and most importantly should NOT have seenand registered you at all - you need the element of surprise. Take careful aim when leaving the escalator, just before the point of contact turn slightly side on, drawing your shoulder back for harder impact. As you make contact, turn fast to the other side, ensuring your full body weight is behind the hit. With any luck, and if the circumstances are right, the young chav will go flying (often resulting in amusing loose-jeans-finally-falling-down, or mobile phone dropped and smashed events).
At this point - and this is important - IMMEDIATELY turn and apologise to the whole group, utterly effusively. It will wrong foot them completely. As part of the apology, get a suggestion in there to make it clear that you blame them entirely. Sarcasm never hurts either. Its worth practising some responses here.... as an idea:
"Oh I'm SOOO sorry, I didn't see you there - I DO hope you haven't hurt yourself. I should pay more attention - I truly didn't think anyone still in the human gene pool could be stupid enough to block a main walkway quite so completely. I just assumed you were still moving the same as me. I'm dreadfully sorry - maybe you'd like to move to a bench over there, or outside the mall even? i'm sure you'd be more comfortable. Have a lovely day!!"
Pick out a likely candidate for an effective shoulder-shove. Ideally someone around your own height (so you don't have to push downwards), but of a slighter build. They should be facing or partially facing you (so that your shove move them backwards which is more unbalancing than forwards) and most importantly should NOT have seenand registered you at all - you need the element of surprise. Take careful aim when leaving the escalator, just before the point of contact turn slightly side on, drawing your shoulder back for harder impact. As you make contact, turn fast to the other side, ensuring your full body weight is behind the hit. With any luck, and if the circumstances are right, the young chav will go flying (often resulting in amusing loose-jeans-finally-falling-down, or mobile phone dropped and smashed events).
At this point - and this is important - IMMEDIATELY turn and apologise to the whole group, utterly effusively. It will wrong foot them completely. As part of the apology, get a suggestion in there to make it clear that you blame them entirely. Sarcasm never hurts either. Its worth practising some responses here.... as an idea:
"Oh I'm SOOO sorry, I didn't see you there - I DO hope you haven't hurt yourself. I should pay more attention - I truly didn't think anyone still in the human gene pool could be stupid enough to block a main walkway quite so completely. I just assumed you were still moving the same as me. I'm dreadfully sorry - maybe you'd like to move to a bench over there, or outside the mall even? i'm sure you'd be more comfortable. Have a lovely day!!"
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Yeah, TESCO is where you find the flotsam and jetsam, the scum and all the horrible people of society, from the nasty, biege coated-daily mail reading old bag, to the foul mouthed obnoxious chav. I've often dreamed about running amok in tescos on a packed saturday afternoon, with a chainsaw and a nail gun. Can you visualize it?
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