People are unbelievably inconsiderate...or thick or both?

[Fieldsandgrasses]

Had a lovely afternoon apart from I was watching a play next to a woman wearing a wide-rimmed hat. OK, didn't affect me in that I could still see, but what about the people behind her? Isn't it common sense not to wear a hat in those circumstances?

Then I went to the bank and had to wait for ages while cashiers explained to customers that they couldn't fulfil their requests. Surely, most over the counter operations are quite simple and if it is not possible, or your request is unintelligible and the cashier has no idea what is needed, you live away from the counter to let other people be served?

How hard can these things be? Urgh, feel better now I have said that. I just think if you go through life being reasonably thoughtful and intelligent about the way you go about things, life is so much easier for everyone?

Clearly not Batman (he wasn't there) I meant barman - stupid autocorrect.

Also why do people think that it's OK because they said sorry. I feel like sorry is being used to excuse selfish and rude behaviour.

Woman behind me on bus wouldn't hold the pole and fell on me once. I looked at her and then she said sorry. Then it happened again and I suggested she hold onto the clearly visible pole and she said sorry again in a tone that meant 'I did say sorry, what more do you want'?

Still didn't hold on though!!

Oh goodness Tooclever I get RAGE at the pavement parkers and the lazy arses on the school run whose precious little poppet can't walk ten feet to the school gate even if it means they have to do a 34 point turn at the gate just as all the kids are trying to get in it. Selfish, inconsiderate, lazy twats.

Itsallaboutme - thank goodness for Batman!

Ginger I feel your pain -I worked in a library when I was a teenager. People used to get their library ticket out, put it into their mouth while they sorted out their books then hand it to me to scan.

Punk And you know those same people have licked their thumb and forefinger to turn the pages of the books they'd borrowed too. Disgusting creatures.

The ticket machine at the station gave me the rage.

Why are people so bloody slow with it?

Press the screen.

Select destination. Presumably, you do know where you're going, I mean, it's not like you've just turned up because you fancy a random trip and now have to decide where in the uk you would like to end up. It's simple. And the most frequent destinations are listed at top.

Now, what sort of ticket would you like? Oh the decisions. How about waving your finger around for five minutes before selecting the same day return you've selected for the last four years? That'll do it.

Fuck me freddy! They want paying! Cash or card, cash or card, decisions decisions. Ah, I see your card is at the bottom of the briefcase. Never mind, it's not like I've got a train to catch or anything. You have a good old rummage there. Well done.

Yep, just stand and stare gormlessly as the machine spits out your tickets. No, don't take them and move away from the machine, I'd much rather you stood there, blocking the machine whilst you put away your card, tickets and receipt in various secret pockets before checking your mobile and general faffing.

ten fecking minutes it took for two people in front of me to complete this morning. It's a good job I got there early, wankers.

Dog owners who don't clear up after their dogs. It's especially worse this time of year when the fallen leaves act as camouflage to the piles of orange shit

And don't get me started on cashpoint ditherers and women's public toilet hoggers

Oh yes , sadly many these days are off in their own little universe, not considering the existence of others. It is definitely getting worse.

Fuck me freddy! They want paying! Cash or card, cash or card, decisions decisions. Ah, I see your card is at the bottom of the briefcase. Never mind, it's not like I've got a train to catch or anything. You have a good old rummage there. Well done.

Ah. I enjoyed that ClashCity My otherwise lovely DH is so confused by the non-QWERTY keyboard on the advance reservations ticket machine at train stations it takes him HOURS to type in the reference number and I get the rage just standing NEXT to him. Especially as he bemoans loudly the non-QWERTYness of the keyboard. The sheer cheek of it, to have an ALPHABETICAL keyboard arrangement! And I love him and live with him. Other people are awful. Bah humbug

Dixie I think they should have kicked him more!

This thread is making me feel anxious.
Yes to everyone.

Yesterday in a busy petrol garage, a women sat in her car, parked at the pump, chatting on her phone for longer than it took other customers to fill up and leave. Because really I have nothing better to do than sit in my car waiting for someone else to finish their chat!

People who sit on box junctions so that no-one from the road that crosses it can actually get through the junction on their round on the traffic lights.
So, so angry. It happens all the time here, every box junction.

in queues- when people queuing behind me feel the need to constantly shuffle forward even though the queue isn't getting shorter.

^This - and the ones bobbing from side to side, craning to see past my (admitted bulk) - why? Do you think your constant fidgeting will speed things up? why?

I agree OP, I'm always aware of how my actions might be affecting someone (not obsessively, just instinctively) What I realise more and more as time goes on is that I should never automatically expect people to act like I do... most will! But there are many, many people who don't have common sense or are self absorbed.. I've just accepted it now.

I was waiting in the queue for food with my DD (17); she went to the loos, and the woman behind moved alongside me, into her place. She was looking at the food displays, so sort of fair enough, but then started talking thru me to her DH and kids behind me about what to have. She eventually got to slightly in front of me, and just stayed there.
I was proud of myself tho - when DD returned and stood at a distance, I said clearly 'it's ok, come and stand back here, this lady's going to go back and stand with her family now'. The woman looked kind of puzzled, but did as I said :-).
Still not sure if she planned to move the whole family in front of me eventually, or just to leave them behind!

People who sit on box junctions

People in the car behind who lean on their horn because I'm (correctly) not entering the box junction because my exit is blocked (and clearly will be for the foreseeable future). For the avoidance of doubt, this is at a roundabout, so the turning right across traffic rule doesn't apply either.

BeaLola amazing

Ahh the train rage. Rush hour train home tonight. About 20 people trying to disembark from a single door. Girl with roller suitcase is the first one off, takes 1 step on to the platform and stops dead to check her phone, forcing everyone to squeeze awkwardly around her bloody suitcase which is blocking the door of the train. Wtf!!

I would ban people using iPads to film at school shows - no one in the two rows behind can see anything

One day in the grocery store, I had just put my two items down on the belt (and had my cash in hand ready to pay) and this woman with a packed trolley comes up behind me and says 'excuse me'.

I looked at her 'what?'
'Excuse me, can you move?'

'Umm, why?
'I'll need to go ahead of you.'
'Why exactly would you do that?'
'I'm very busy.'
'So am I. And I'll be finished in about thirty seconds with my two items.'
'Well I'm a parent'.

About 20 people trying to disembark from a single door. Girl with roller suitcase is the first one off, takes 1 step on to the platform and stops dead to check her phone, forcing everyone to squeeze awkwardly around her bloody suitcase which is blocking the door of the train. Wtf!!

Add this to the ones that get to the bottom of the escalator then stop and look around whilst everyone piles up behind them.