Wonderful Insight

[meriruka]

Fun article!

I've noticed over the years that my social skills are eroding, I have less tolerance for nonsense and I have to make an effort to not say every sarcastic thing that comes to mind when talking face to face with annoying people.

Most places on the internet you can be as crazy/rude/mean as you want to be without repercussion. People now think they can do that in the real world.

I'm old enough to remember how polite everyone used to be to each other years ago. Now, total strangers at the bank call me by my first name, even though I'm twice their age, people with overflowing carts will zoom to get in front of me in the express checkout showing absolutely no remorse as I stand there with a furious look & a gallon of milk.
Salespeople refuse to get off their cell phones to help you, people park in fire zone & handicapped spots so they don't have to walk the extra 30 feet to the store, children racing around restaurants/screaming/destroying everything.
One child stepped on my foot three times (I was waiting in line & wearing heels), I asked the mom to stop him, she said, "If you don't like kids, you shouldn't be out in public." Amazing.

 

[Ldychef2k]

I am not sure the internet has affected me negatively. Probably the opposite. With my poor impulse control with the ADD, writing things down gives me the opportunity to filter myself. An opportunity I need to avail mysef of more frequently.

 

[abifae]

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[me&thegals]

Ahhhh, manners. I know on some of these online threads I can get riled up and say things that in face-to-face conversation I would manage to keep tucked in. Still, I really hate rudeness and would never want to be considered rude by another person, online or otherwise.

I work so hard with my kids on manners, but sometimes it's tough when society at large doesn't always value that. For example, when encouraging my kids to say Thank You for something or to apologize, I have often had the adult say "Oh, that's okay. They don't have to." Well, actually, they do.

Mostly, though, the people around me have excellent manners and encourage them in my kids, but that may be slower, small-town/country life. I don't know.

 

[abifae]

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[Beekissed]

Interesting article and sadly holds much truth inside the hilarity. :/