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?

Idiots on buses screeching and playing "music".

Neighbours who have no conept of "indoor voice" and carry on yelling until late.

Most people with wheeled suitcases. Doubly so if it's a handbag sized one - carry the fucking thing you morons!

Francis
I'm not sure which is worse, the parents who let their dc sit on the bastard things and scoot along bashing into people, or the ones who let their toddlers drag them around like a wheeled suitcases - either way, I'd ban them at airports.
And the parents who wait till they're on the plane to negotiate with their precious snowflakes about the trunkis going in the overhead baggage and what they should take out before they sit down. Just say no and sit the fuck down. Clearly you're oblivious, but strangely enough there's a queue of at least 100 people behind you - people who would rather the pilot didn't miss the take off slot. Now is not the time time to argue about which colouring book, crayons, drinks, snacks, dc's will need on the journey. Sort all that out, along with your children and their ridiculous luggage before you get on the plane ffs.

I deal with tube pole leaners by holding on right by their shoulder with my knuckles stuck out then move my hand down when they shift position slightly so when they lean back again, they feel my hand. Always works and they usually apologise.

You ok punk ? totally agree. The only parents I know with a trunkie also subscribe to no headphones iPad and peppa pig. All. Of. The. Time. Even. At. Mealtimes

We have a trunkie and don't do any of those things!

There was a child scooting around The White Company yesterday. And it was the Sloane Square branch.

Staff did nothing btw, just kept shooting each other horrified looks. Mum was very, um, wafty. And totally oblivious.

I was at the theatre this year and someone to my left was filming on phone. A member of staff leaned over me and told them off. Problem was, he kept doing it over and over and staff member kept leaning over me to tell him off, which was annoying as well.

On the school run this morning I had to step onto road (boys still on pavement) so I could see if safe to cross or not. A car saw me and could have paused and let me across and then easily park where I was. Instead, they decided to drive towards me and force me back onto the pavement so I don't get run over while my boys watch on. Then open the door into one of my kids and nearly knock him over. Then I still need to cross, but more tricky now. Grrrr!

Last week I was honked at repeatedly by the car behind me. I was doing about 14mph because there was a bicycle in front of me and I couldn't overtake. I was so relieved when I finally turned into my road and they could now see why I was so slow.

I too hate it when people stop in doorways, stand next to me in a queue and making me on edge like they are going to push in front any moment or just are completely oblivious to anyone else around.

OMG I just remember another! I was in a queue for bubble thingy in basement of science museum. I think only 100 can go in per show. I was at least 50 back from door. I'm ok with a person holding a place for a friend and I have one more in front, doesn't make much difference. But on this occasion the woman in front was holding for a school group! About 5 mins before doors opening about 30 kids and 5 adults came in front of me. I glared and I swear fire was coming out of my eyes. She immediately let me in front of her. Still can't get over it! WTAF!

A car full of people pulled up onto the pavement I was walking along today. Busy road, bus lane, absolutely no way it was remotely legal.

Picture my face when a passing police van noticed and pulled alongside :)

It was like Christmas had come early for a grump like me. More of this please.

That's terrible :( You needed the seat far more than them x

You are asking MN for a review? If you want intellect on the subject, MN is not the way forward, these weirdos believe allsorts...

Why didn't you guys move then? Ok ok I guess a tall woman watching a film with her kids is sooooo selfish!

traffic are you including yourself in that, as after all you are on MN too.

I agree that there are inconsiderate arses out there. But equally, some people are ready to see the worst in others. On the whole, If somebody doesn't say thank you when you've moved out of the way for them, most likely they are off in their own world and didn't even notice you.

If you aren't careful, you end up thinking the world is constantly against you when really it isn't. There's a lady who I pass on my cycle home from work who is constantly shouting nit-picky nonsense at me. Today I was a fraction too far towards the middle of the road for her liking (in an otherwise deserted residential street, leaving her plenty of room to pass on teh other side) leading her to shout 'try cycling on the right side of the road, why don't you?'. Another woman once berated me for not having my bike lights - even though I was not actually riding my bike at the time, and had my lights in my bag for when I set off. I'm sure such women think they are public-spirited souls berating irresponsible cyclists for their dreadful behaviour. In practice, they are just self-righteous miseries.

i shushed a couple of women in the cinema, in the same row as me, who were chattering & making loud comments about the film, totally unacceptable. After a couple of shushes I said in a loud stage whisper "WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET - YOU ARE SPOILING IT FOR EVERYONE"

At last they shut the fuck up.

At the end they swarmed over to me & started having a go about how rude I'd been

The whole of the row in front stood up, turned round & backed me up. So gratifying

Serious
Believe me, you're in the minority

Woman with most PFB ever. Our village Post Office is closed for a refurb (Xmas - bad timing). I joined a massive queue at a neighbouring village shop PO. Woman with very cute three-year-old in front with two huge bags of dozens of parcels. (Assume she has a business or a fucking big Xmas gift list). Child entertains crowd very sweetly for just shy of 30 mins. Mum very pleased with attention.

Then it's their turn. She gets the fucking child to weigh each and every fucking one of the fucking parcels and read out the fucking weight one by fucking one. Every fucking number, price and amount the fucking cashier announces, the fucking mother prompts her fucking child to fucking recite back. THEN, she tells her fucking child to put her fucking card in the fucking card reader and goes through a whole fucking whispering "PIN numbers are secret" routine while her fucking child enters the fucking PIN. THEN the fucking child got the fucking number wrong... not such a fucking genius now eh?

I'm a fucking saint. I nearly throttled them. It's made me a bit sweary today. Who does that, in a massive queue?

My own personal annoyance. I live next door to a B&B. Two doors, far apart, separate driveways gates etc, yet I have people often knocking my door, waking the baby, blocking the driveway etc. Now I have a clear sign on my door staying 'Private family home, No B&B enquiries, CCTV cameras in operation' yet I still have at least one person a week knock. Yesterday some bloke knocked and said 'I read your sign but just wondered when the B&B owner will be home' FFS!!!

All buggy related....

1. first time catching the train with newborn dd. Exiting the train backwards to get the buggy off and I step on a woman's foot. She starts screaming at me. Had she stepped to the side and enabled passengers to get off instead of standing directly in front of the doors no toe would have been touched.

2. walking down the road and a call pulls off it's drive and straight into the drive opposite. Driver then gets out her phone and starts chatting. The car was only half into the drive and over the entire pavement so I had to push the buggy into the road and go round the back of the car to get past. I may have banged on the back of the car as I passed

3. last night at asda. Walk towards the lifts, there's a couple there waiting who see me. Lift arrives, they take one step in and press the button. I say 'excuse me' so that I can get on, they respond ' can't you catch the other one? ' - it's a lift big enough for 20 people with a journey time of 5 seconds(!). I said no and began pushing the buggy in. I was tutted at.

And also people who squeeze between me and my four year old in shops/shopping centre. He's not a hand holders but walks right next to me and the amount of people that think nothing of walking between us, barging into him even! I get so scared we'll be separated in a crowd and I'll lose sight of him (think little Jamie Bulger).

using the self service till in local M&S today and just starting to scan when a lady cuts across me , tells me to hurry up as she is on her lunchbreak - wtf - so am I and to be frank I am not too slow at scanning and I'm only scanning a sandwich, a drink and a chocolate bar so unlikely I'm going to take too long - she stands right up close behind me tutting - I wished her a fab day - she gave me a very sour look ....

Ever since we've had DC, I've been amazed at how inconsiderate people are in those airport car parks where you can leave your car & get take by a bus to the terminal. On most occasions, it seems everyone else is travelling by themselves, with their husband or wife or with independent children whilst we've got (on the most memorable occasion) a 8 week old, 2.9yo, double pushchair & two suitcases. Did anyone help us? No!!! Instead, they tutted about us delaying things.

Ohh another M&S recent experience - waiting to use toilet but not bursting so when disabled loo becomes available I leave it free waiting to use the ladies - woman behind me in small queue of me, her and a man prods me in the back to tell me the toilet is free - when I say that's ok I'll just wait for the ladies she said no that's mine .... When about 2/3 mins later ladies becomes free she tried to barge past me - I don't get it if she was desperate she could have used the disabled ?