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I've noticed for a long while that people (particularly teenagers) just don't seem to have nay manners nowadays and they'd rather shove you out of the way than wait a couple of seconds. It's a long time since I've heard the words 'Excuse me'. People just can't be bothered to open their mouths and say these very simple words. It's obviously far easier to push their way through.
For example this afternoon I was travelling by bus home from the town centre. It was one of those long, single-decker buses where there's a step up towards the back and the seats are higher.
I sat in the window seat, in the lower part of the bus. Anyway, a couple of teenage girls got on and went for the seat behind me.
I ducked my head as you invariably get clouted with people's bag as they sit down in those 'higher up' seats.
All was well until I felt a sharp blow to my head and something crashing onto my back. I put my head right down and then turned round to ask what was going on.
she lost her balance and toppled over...
One of the girls just said "Can you open the window, then?" This idiot behind me had stood up in her seat and reached over my head to try and open the window next to me. When the bus went round a corner of course she lost her balance and toppled over, she knocked my head and fell onto my back. In different circumstances the silly girl could have done much worse.
So, no apology. No "please". Just an order barked at me to open the window. I'm absolutely stunned by this and would love to know - are teenagers this rude where you live?
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I always try to be respectful and treat people politely, However it is often simply returned with rudeness and disrespect, which I am completely sick of. Many of the ignorant, rude and prejudiced comments that have so far been posted on this board are also further proof of this.
Also "Drake" you should be ashamed for suggesting that,you were once a teenager and do you not remember ever once not realizing that you have hit someone with your shopping bag or something?Teachers should be able to disibling kids because that is not thier god damn job,they should not be able to hit or verbally abuse a child becasue the child is not behaving as they want them to and if the teachers "need" to use these methods or want ot use them they are not fit to teacher children.
I would sugget blaming the parents-you know the adults- who raised them to be like that.Noot the kids who dont know any better
Remember, stupid kids need to be spoken to like they're stupid kids. You're an adult. It's your duty to educate the ignorant and the uncivilized, the same way the British tried to educate savage peoples they colonized.
grumpyoldwoman