To ask for lists of things that would make the world a nicer place if people did them

[Bearbehind]

I posted yesterday about things that I’d noticed others do which seemed selfish, and it seems the problem is that people don’t always think about how their actions might affect others.

So if you could list the things that wind you up that would make life nicer with very little effort.

My top one would be to park considerately - I lose count of the number of times I see people who’ve blocked others in, parked across 2 spaces, made roads impassable for emergency services.

What other things do you wish people thought a bit more about?

It's in answer to the original op.

To slow down through villages and on country roads.

pete I don’t agree it makes a difference if they are having a bad day with the examples I’m talking about.

How does pushing into a lift before others get off for example, help someone who's having a bad day?

If everyone was a bit more considerate with the small things then less people would have bad days

I saw a car the other day which had parked so close to the next car that that driver wouldn’t have been able to get to the door let alone open it.

Even if the driver of the blocking car was having a bad day, how did that help? But if they were gone for hours and the driver of the blocked car couldn’t move then it could affect them a lot.

Don’t be a dick.

Don’t treat other people badly.

Don’t let other people treat you badly. I’m certain that 99% of the time people don’t realise they’re treating people badly and a swift word in their ear might nip it in the bud.

Ok. I'm sorry my contribution to your thread isn't what you wanted.

Thank you for reminding me why I don't bother posting a lot on here.

bearbehind - why are you arguing about needing to use fragrance. You are free to do so. Doing so makes you a bit of a jerk because it’s a preference, not anything that actually has a purpose.

As for the detergent aisle, I’m hoping in the long run for people to decrease demand for fragrances products. If people stop buying them, manufactures will stop making them.

If you knock someone's car wing mirror off, stop and offer to pay for a replacement.

Fill up the office kettle after you have made the drinks, ready for the next person.

Pick up dog poo and don't drop litter.

So sorry @Purpleartichoke, I had no idea how serious this was regarding fragrance. You may have a struggle trying to get the message across considering how long it has taken people to curb their smoking habits and we have known about how toxic that is for almost 70 years.

I will definitely consider the perfume thing in the future.

To be less judgemental.....open to different views and different people’s experiences.
I get a paper cup in the coffee shop. Am disabled and can’t carry the crazy heavy cups and trays they use. Might have stopped off for a sit down. Might not have the reusable cup on me. I can fully understand that people might see that as wasteful/unnecessary because they don’t know why I do that. But just because someone does something you don’t agree with does not mean you should judge them for it just because you can only think it’s because they’re a bad person.
Excess perfume wearers probably don’t know about severe allergies (can’t say I knew it could kill before I read this, but I smell of eau de Nivea body wash)

I'm sorry my contribution to your thread isn't what you wanted.

pete I asked how you think the examples we are talking about are affected by people having a bad day or not - I’m not sure why that means I don’t think your contribution is valid

If your children cannot behave in pubs, restaurants and cafés then please don’t take them.

(this is for my kids) please don't use the last toilet roll, not tell me and then go out so I am stranded in the bathroom with no one in the house to go and fetch more for me.

Don’t put your feet up on bus/train seats. Can’t tell you how much that pisses me off.

why are you arguing about needing to use fragrance. You are free to do so. Doing so makes you a bit of a jerk because it’s a preference, not anything that actually has a purpose

So everyone in the perfume industry and everyone be who uses the products is ‘a bit of a jerk’? 🤔

I think it’s more unreasonable that some people want to restrict everyone’s choices because it benefits them and few others.

Don’t put your feet up on bus/train seats.

Especially without shoes on!

Stop letting medical religions of all types dictate their attitudes and behaviour.

Considerate wafting of wasps.

Was at an outdoor theatre today and the row in front of me was plagued by a particularly determined wasp, partly I imagine because several of them were drinking those enormous lurid slushies which must be like crack for wasps, anyway the wasp wafting between the parties became more and more frenetic and ended up into a game of wasp tennis, at which point the wasp was so infuriated it stung a completely innocent non wafter.

All of this disrupted my theatre viewing pleasure [annoyed] but I did wonder if everyone wasp wafted upwards then that would be more considerate than the sideways pass.

Would love to know if there is any science behind which direction it is best to encourage a menacing wasp to fuck off to, but am sure into your fellow man's tuna sandwich is not it.

Not sure what medical religion is, I meant to say medieval!

Try not to be late, plan so you actually arrive on time.

Don't flake out of plans just because you can't be arsed or get a better offer, it's so rude.

Parking was the major one that came to mind. Just be more considerate.

The other one is not judging a person by their political leanings, or at least having an understanding that someone might have a different opinion, without that making them an ogre.

Say please.

Say thank you.

Smile.

Very few people are likely to be upset by any of these, and most people will be slightly cheered up by them.

(Yes, I know that isn't an answer to the original post; it is just a quick thought about the other side of things.)

Smile and be courteous and kind. Last week when walking my dog , I came across 2 teen boys separately. The first was on a bike and stopped to let me past and said ‘After you’ and smiled and when I thanked him he said ‘you’re welcome.’
I then passed another younger boy on a scooter who smiled and said ‘good afternoon ‘ It some silly but it really lifted my spirits and put a credit in the human bank account which made up for the many debits made by rude, uncaring people .

Stop smoking and vaping in public (especially in busy areas and Hospital entrances)

There are people with invisible illnesses that this actually really effects badly having to walk through your cloud.

-Manners
-Tidying up your table in a restaurant if you/your kids have dropped food