Are peoples manners getting worse ? (8 Viewers)

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

On the way to work today I gave way to about 5/6 cars not one of them said thanks , doing a bit at work walking along a corridor and moved aside to let a group of people{ my age or older so should know better } past not one thanks.
Ignorant bastards

Signed
Pistov Coundonite

 

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[wingy]

On the way to work today I gave way to about 5/6 cars not one of them said thanks , doing a bit at work walking along a corridor and moved aside to let a group of people past not one thanks.
Ignorant bastards

Signed
Pistov Coundonite

Fraid so Daz, COVID hastened it's decline but there's other examples previous to that!

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

Obviously anecdotal evidence, but in my experience, not just manners but just generally any kind of sense that anyone else in the world exists has skyrocketed since lockdown

 

[lifeskyblue]

Mum in hospital in different town to where she or I live. Near hospital a van got into wrong lane and was trying to get back (same mistake I had made first day I visited). Three cars didn’t let him back in. I did (understanding his confusion) and driver courteously double flashed his blinkers but car behind impatiently beeped his horn and gesticulated.

 

[chiefdave]

People seemed to forget how to behave during lockdown. You see it everyday but its really noticeable when you go to games or other public events like gigs just how self centered everyone has become.

Its not even lack of manners its just basic common decency.

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

Oh, gigs, cinema, theatre, basically anything involving an audience have become fucking unbearable. Went to a gig last night and the people behind me were just having a normal-volume conversation that got louder as the gig got louder, I told them to be quiet and they stared blankly at me like they didn't understand what was happening

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Oh, gigs, cinema, theatre, basically anything involving an audience have become fucking unbearable. Went to a gig last night and the people behind me were just having a normal-volume conversation that got louder as the gig got louder, I told them to be quiet and they stared blankly at me like they didn't understand what was happening

Me and my wife went to the pictures a while back some woman a few seats down on her phone through the first 25 mins of the film , the wife wouldnt let me say anything, surprisingly no one else said anything either

 

[wingy]

Mum in hospital in different town to where she or I live. Near hospital a van got into wrong lane and was trying to get back (same mistake I had made first day I visited). Three cars didn’t let him back in. I did (understanding his confusion) and driver courteously double flashed his blinkers but car behind impatiently beeped his horn and gesticulated.

People make mistakes were not all familiar with every junction / island/lights directional arrow's since they became unstardised, I guess you have to use a GPS nowadays, because they seem to have wanted people's brains to mush like every other app apart from leisure activities and then they still get some value from them.
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I for instance have had some discussion with my daughter and she doesn't believe me when I say that if I go for a product in a supermarket it will lead to inflated prices if they can tag you to everything you buy, when you buy it and where you buy it,dad but it's convience ,no it isn't it's control via obstacles present to you that they then appear to remove with a discount to the norm of the shop you used to get, even with one I can quote a price increase on that product since I bought regularly recently dropped by ten @% now increased by twenty percent in a matter of week's.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Oh, gigs, cinema, theatre, basically anything involving an audience have become fucking unbearable. Went to a gig last night and the people behind me were just having a normal-volume conversation that got louder as the gig got louder, I told them to be quiet and they stared blankly at me like they didn't understand what was happening

Oh and fuckers filming everything as well

 

[wingy]

Oh, gigs, cinema, theatre, basically anything involving an audience have become fucking unbearable. Went to a gig last night and the people behind me were just having a normal-volume conversation that got louder as the gig got louder, I told them to be quiet and they stared blankly at me like they didn't understand what was happening

This is the Football too,in my experience.

 

[Captain Dart]

People make mistakes were not all familiar with every junction / island/lights directional arrow's since they became unstardised, I guess you have to use a GPS nowadays, because they seem to have wanted people's brains to mush like every other app apart from leisure activities and then they still get some value from them.
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I for instance have had some discussion with my daughter and she doesn't believe me when I say that if I go for a product in a supermarket it will lead to inflated prices if they can tag you to everything you buy, when you buy it and where you buy it,dad but it's convience ,no it isn't it's control via obstacles present to you that they then appear to remove with a discount to the norm of the shop you used to get, even with one I can quote a price increase on that product since I bought regularly recently dropped by ten @% now increased by twenty percent in a matter of week's.

If loyalty cards didn't benefit the vendor they would not exist. Simple logic.

 

[wingy]

If loyalty cards didn't benefit the vendor they would not exist. Simple logic.

You didn't need a card just ten year's ago,well you had things like nectar,,so they have benefited from reducing that avenue?

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

It really depends where you are in the world, but I definitely feel like society seems less friendly. Weirdly enough I find in America people are a lot kinder.

I posted a story on another thread recently but I had an eye opening experience not too long ago when I dropped my passport on the Eurostar. I checked my bag and pockets getting off and realised it was missing. Got back on the train franticly trying to find it before the train left, and there it was on the floor completely untouched. There were several people who saw it and didn't bother to say anything.

 

[Sbarcher]

People make mistakes were not all familiar with every junction / island/lights directional arrow's since they became unstardised, I guess you have to use a GPS nowadays, because they seem to have wanted people's brains to mush like every other app apart from leisure activities and then they still get some value from them.
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I for instance have had some discussion with my daughter and she doesn't believe me when I say that if I go for a product in a supermarket it will lead to inflated prices if they can tag you to everything you buy, when you buy it and where you buy it,dad but it's convience ,no it isn't it's control via obstacles present to you that they then appear to remove with a discount to the norm of the shop you used to get, even with one I can quote a price increase on that product since I bought regularly recently dropped by ten @% now increased by twenty percent in a matter of week's.

Cadbury chocolate prices a perfect example of this! Used to be £1-25 for a biggish bar at Sainsbury. Used to buy loads of it! Crept up and now £2-25 and the shelves are always full. They drop it now and again to promote interest then back up to £2-25.
My local garage sells the same bar for 50p less.
Supermarkets take us for fools.

 

[bulko]

Yes I hold the door open regularly at work Uhcw very rare anyone says thanks the DR’s are the worst.

 

[Flying Fokker]

On the way to work today I gave way to about 5/6 cars not one of them said thanks , doing a bit at work walking along a corridor and moved aside to let a group of people{ my age or older so should know better } past not one thanks.
Ignorant bastards

Signed
Pistov Coundonite

You’re ageing quite normally. It doesn’t get any better except we have more time to moan.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Mum in hospital in different town to where she or I live. Near hospital a van got into wrong lane and was trying to get back (same mistake I had made first day I visited). Three cars didn’t let him back in. I did (understanding his confusion) and driver courteously double flashed his blinkers but car behind impatiently beeped his horn and gesticulated.

That would make my blood boil. I guess it would be the right place though?

 

[Flying Fokker]

If loyalty cards didn't benefit the vendor they would not exist. Simple logic.

Loyalty cards discriminate against the poor, disabled and busy people. Paying 25% more for the same product is simply unfair on those that don’t have them.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We stopped off to get something to eat when my wife was heavily pregnant, and we took a bit of time to get her out of the car. A chap driving his car and wanting to get past shouted 'well fucking hurry up arsehole' just for his face to drop when he realised who he was swearing at as she got out.

Similar thing happened when we were trying to get on a train somewhere and we were helping her to climb the steps. Again, they see who they're swearing at and look very embarrassed afterwards. Just don't go in with two feet and you probably won't look like a prat.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Yes I hold the door open regularly at work Uhcw very rare anyone says thanks the DR’s are the worst.

Would they thank you if you slammed it in their face?

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

You’re ageing quite normally. It doesn’t get any better except we have more time to moan.

Honest I am in a right grot today don’t like it

Didn’t help when I gpt to work in tile hill , then was told to go to walsgrave got there and was told to base myself in Longford . I was an hour in the office and was then asked to deliver supplies around the city starting in that’s right the place in tile hill I left earlier , then Whitley then Keresley . Roads are a nightmare , Noticed I was on one bar of petrol the the warning light came on checked my phone and my wonderful wife forgot to tell me she had my cash card thanks fully the mother in law was in so I had to borrow £20 . Then when dropping stuff in keresley my collleague phoned to say could I go on our system to document all the supplies I’d dropped on our system . Bearing in mind I was doing my colleagues a favour and they couldn’t be arsed . So I’ve had to try and remember every item that was delivered to each address like I was a contestant on the fucking generation game ( one for the kids )
Anyway half day Friday

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Would they thank you if you slammed it in their face?

No but they’d be able to put the stitches in themselves

 

[Nick]

Oh, gigs, cinema, theatre, basically anything involving an audience have become fucking unbearable. Went to a gig last night and the people behind me were just having a normal-volume conversation that got louder as the gig got louder, I told them to be quiet and they stared blankly at me like they didn't understand what was happening

Can't stand the cinema, I swear people go for a chat and a catchup now.

 

[wingy]

Honest I am in a right grot today don’t like it

Didn’t help when I gpt to work in tile hill , then was told to go to walsgrave got there and was told to base myself in Longford . I was an hour in the office and was then asked to deliver supplies around the city starting in that’s right the place in tile hill I left earlier , then Whitley then Keresley . Roads are a nightmare , Noticed I was on one bar of petrol the the warning light came on checked my phone and my wonderful wife forgot to tell me she had my cash card thanks fully the mother in law was in so I had to borrow £20 . Then when dropping stuff in keresley my collleague phoned to say could I go on our system to document all the supplies I’d dropped on our system . Bearing in mind I was doing my colleagues a favour and they couldn’t be arsed . So I’ve had to try and remember every item that was delivered to each address like I was a contestant on the fucking generation game ( one for the kids )
Anyway half day Friday

Tough day.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Tough day.

Nothing a dog walk won’t sort out

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Nothing a dog walk won’t sort out

Pie and a pint in order on Friday lunchtime for you I think

 

[fatso]

It really depends where you are in the world, but I definitely feel like society seems less friendly. Weirdly enough I find in America people are a lot kinder.

I posted a story on another thread recently but I had an eye opening experience not too long ago when I dropped my passport on the Eurostar. I checked my bag and pockets getting off and realised it was missing. Got back on the train franticly trying to find it before the train left, and there it was on the floor completely untouched. There were several people who saw it and didn't bother to say anything.

I visited New York a few years ago and was really suprised just how friendly people where compared to the UK.

Sent to Coventry refers to how people here dont talk to you or even acknowledge you, its a phrase that goes back to the English civil war when prisoners were held in Coventry. But by far the worst place ive been to is London where you may as well be invisible. It doesn't help the situation when so few people there speak English as a first language.

 

[bulko]

Would they thank you if you slammed it in their face?

probably report me tbh.

 

[rob9872]

Really disappointing response here. I would have bet my last £ that the first reply was 'Fuck off' . @wingy very disappointed mate

 

[SBT]

I visited New York a few years ago and was really suprised just how friendly people where compared to the UK.

Sent to Coventry refers to how people here dont talk to you or even acknowledge you, its a phrase that goes back to the English civil war when prisoners were held in Coventry. But by far the worst place ive been to is London where you may as well be invisible. It doesn't help the situation when so few people there speak English as a first language.

Having lived in both London and New York, the latter is definitely friendlier, although I’d be very surprised if there was a higher percentage of English speakers in NYC. Both places can be unforgiving to newbies but I generally find their reputation as cold places is a bit overblown.

 

[Tommo1993]

With personal experience I always found old people to be the rudest and most impolite.

On the driving front, in a nice utopian world an instructor would be able to identify short temper, impatience and recklessness. And then have the authority to blacklist their name.

 

[SBT]

I think every generation has probably complained about people being more rude these days etc, but people’s dependence on their phones and their lack of incentives to interact IRL has probably had an effect on people.

There was also quite clearly a bit of a wild period after Covid where people just had no clue what was on or off-limits but I think that’s kind of faded away now.