There is a lack of common courtesy these days. People just don't look
out for their fellow man. I'm not just talking about charity here,
but something most of us encounter everyday. I am talking about the lack
of mutual respect people have for others when they are walking and driving.
I know most of you probably think I'm a little off-the-wall for writing
about lack of common courtesy in this area when there is such blatant
lack of respect in other departments, but I find that this one seems to
be the most common. And if we work on the small problems first, it
makes it a whole lot easier to fix the big ones.
How many times have you dear readers been walking down a sidewalk and a
group of people are approaching you? You get over to the edge to let
them pass, but for some reason they don't see the need to give you way
too. Subsequently you are forced off the sidewalk, or violently bumped.
If this has happened to you, you know what I am talking about. I wish I
had a nickel for every time someone has went in a door in front of me,
usually almost knocking me out of the way to get to it, and then let it
slam in my face. I also wish the same for each time I have opened a door
to walk out, just to have someone coming running in it and again almost
knocking me down.
Contrary to their belief, I just wanted to exit the
building, not hold the door for them. I have also had a few of my
friends complain about people who walk right on their heels. I
shudder every time I hear that fast paced clomp..clomp...clomp...coming
up behind me too. Not only are they as annoying as to walk right over top of
you, but they will also cut you off and walk right in front of you.
I
realize that some people are just in a hurry, but this occurrence is a
constant one. I see it happen to other people around me.
I have a
theory that these are the same people who tail-gate, cut people off, and
refuse to turn down their high beams when passing another car. These
little incidents may seem as though they are nothing but they can cause
road rage, and also set off a vicious chain of one person pissing another
off so that they end up doing the same thing to someone else and so on.
People need to take time out in their day to realize that there are other
people in the world besides themselves. Be kind.
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Hi Charlene! - Jason
Comments:
quit crying!
Name: Kristin Comments:
Obviously, it's just me, but I've never had these problems. Whenever I'm walking into a building, the person has held the door. Whenever I enter a building and there are people behind me, even if they're quite a few steps behind, I always hold the door patiently. And what is this about "little freshman kiddies"???? As a freshman, I'd like to make the following points. A. I am far from little. B. I am no a "kiddie" C. I do not eat at Dalton D. I do not travel in gangs and E. I am not a hippie. I'm sorry ya'll have had such terrible expeirences walking around campus. But thus far, I've rather enjoyed the common courtesy I've expeirenced everywhere.
Name:Keiichi Major: IS Comments:
I must agree with many of these statements, I am guilty sometimes of this too, but if everyone were more nice then we wouldn't have a lot of these problems, everyone should work collectively to achieve common goals. No, I am not referring to communism, I am simply referring to people being kind, Be nice, it will circulate back to you, I guarantee it. ^_^
Name: Me Comments:
Jeff,
I am about 250 lbs, and it doesn't do squat. Trust me. You could be 400 lbs. You'd still feel obligated to move when the little freshman kiddies travel in gangs to and from dalton. Bunch of hippies!
Name:J e f f Major: I S Comments:
I totally agree, Charlene. I hate it when someone walks RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU through a door and refuses to acknowledge that you are even walking behind them and slaw the door right in your face! I also agree on the sidewalk thing. What is it with people here that they feel like they can't share the sidewalk? This is when i wish I was about 250lbs so i could just knock them out of the way. But then again, what would that solve?
Name: PeeR Comments:
Bep, I think part of it is the sheer thrill. God knows I've paid my debt to the state of Virginia for speeding, but you know what? I'd do it again in a second. As long as the roads are clear, no one is out there, and you can guarantee that your car won't throw a tire, why bother going the speed limit? Too bad cops don't share my philosophy.
Name:Bep Major: theatre Comments:
It would appear that all too many of us are overwhelmed with day-to-say struggling to remember the golden rule. But there are still really nice people out there. Just road rage is making a major comment on how we feel about ourselves as well as others. I've often noticed that when i've gotten irritated with a slow driver and passed them, sur enough at the very next light they come pulling up right behind me. I have to laugh at myself for being in such a hurry. What's the point saving a few seconds or a minute or two?
Name: Scott Cloud Comments:
Good point Charlene. But you know what I really hate- the mall at Christmas time and kids. First, people should always remember to consider that there are other people walking around them. It's a team effort. This get's really bad around the holidays. Also, kids. Please parents...PLEASE teach your kids to not walk in front of me and then stop. This drives me crazy. ARG!
