When are we going to finally learn that there is no excuse for bad manners whatsoever? Seriously; there is no excuse for bad manners and it is about time we know this and act on it; enough is enough!
I am ranting today about people invading my privacy and forcing themselves on my day without being announced or seeking permission!
I hate it when you barge in my room without knocking no matter who you are to me!
I hate it when you knock and barge in without waiting for me to give you the OK to come in!
I hate it when show up on my doorstep unannounced and expect me to be happy about it!
I hate it when you provide unsolicited advice and expect me to abide by it just because you gave it!
I hate it when you underestimate my intelligence and lie to my face!
I hate it when you give me a missed call and expect me to call you back; I pay my phone bills too!!
I hate it when you don’t say "please" when you ask me for something or a favor; don’t take me for granted!
I hate it when you talk behind my back and bad mouth me; if you have something to say about me; say it to my face if you have the guts; otherwise; shut the heck up!
I hate it when you interrupt me while I am talking; I listen to you and the least you could do is reciprocate!
I hate it when you ogle me and give the disgusted look; if you don’t like my appearance or what I am wearing; turn your eyes the other way and don’t look at me!
I hate it when you stare at me; didn't your mom teach that staring is rude?
I hate it when you don’t watch what you are saying; you might be hurting people more than you can imagine!
I hate it when you borrow something and don’t return it; there is a big difference between borrowing and taking; look it up in the dictionary!
I can go on and end up with a huge list of things I hate and bad manners that people adopt in their daily life. I do my best to be very polite and very diplomatic in my behavior and dealings with others, so how come this is not the norm?
Isn't it from the ABC of raising a child, teaching them good manners and how to treat others? Why do people neglect this extremely important aspect of fitting in community?
In the society I grew up in; I used to see mothers sending their kids out to play with others armed with an attitude; if someone hit you, hit them back! If they call you bad names, do the same! If they give you a nickname mocking something about you, do the same to them!
It is an eye to eye upbringing and what we end up learning is pure bad manners. We start doing it as a self defense technique but without us even realizing, it becomes a part of our personalities and we can't extract it easily.
All our memories from our school days are about how we used to laugh at the teacher behind her back, and what names we used to call her. We did not talk to some of the classmates because we did not like how they looked or appeared. We only hung out with individuals who share the same nature, and we ganged up against others for one reason or another. Some were the school bullies and some were the victims.
You teach your kids good manners and tell them that they should be polite and forgiving, but the problem is that when they are faced with someone who mastered bad manners, and your kids end up being the victims if they don’t take on the same bad manners you were trying to save them from.
It is a community effort and each one of us should start with him/herself. Just remember that there is no excuse for bad manners and there is always a good polite way to do things, and you will be just fine, and others around you will be grateful!
Too much hating in the post:p naaa just j/k
I agree, there are standards that everybody should know and react upon. But that doesnt exist everywhere,sadly...