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Original poster

To 'observe' that old people are a lot blardy more ude than the 'yoof' of today?

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DabblesInDarknessWithALightOn · 12/10/2007 19:59

Pushing in at bus stops!

Shuffling their way past you in the queue at the chemist (YES! you know who you were evil old woman!!)

Clogging up the aisle of supermarkets with their nattering!!

Stenching out the library with their 'old womans 'sheer tan' old tight smell!!

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claricebeansmum · 12/10/2007 20:01

Oh yes...

Always pushing in
Running you over with their trolley on wheels
Running you over with their mobility scooters
Clogging up the pavements
Driving really really badly
Parking really really badly

And sometimes they can be really rude to young people.

orangehead · 12/10/2007 20:02

yes, I was pushed by an old person once. They also have no concern about holding thier cigs right near kids faces

OrmIrian · 12/10/2007 20:02

You may be right.

However do I detect a teensy weensy hint of agiest prejudice in the way you describe them? The 'old woman sheer tight smell' and the 'nattering'.... just perhaps...?

Original poster
DabblesInDarknessWithALightOn · 12/10/2007 20:03

Moi? P-R-E-J-U-D-I-C-E??

How dare you!!

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Original poster
DabblesInDarknessWithALightOn · 12/10/2007 20:04

I'll ahve you know I will be old one day!!

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OrmIrian · 12/10/2007 20:07

Well it's my ambition too dabbles. Which is the only reason I have avoided amassing any wealth whatsoever. So my kids have no reason to bump me off

miobombino · 12/10/2007 20:07

At ds3's nursery the rudest person 9and that's saying something ) is his classmate's granny who picks her up once a week and just barges to the front of the pick up queue without a regard for anyone else. I wish I dared confront her...politely of course...

miobombino · 12/10/2007 20:08

At ds3's nursery the rudest person 9and that's saying something ) is his classmate's granny who picks her up once a week and just barges to the front of the pick up queue without a regard for anyone else. I wish I dared confront her...politely of course...

Mercy · 12/10/2007 20:11

oh fgs

southeastastra · 12/10/2007 20:14

my mil (nearly 80) always barges to the front of the queue at school bless her

i can't wait to be that rude really, it's fun.

xXxamyxXx · 12/10/2007 20:14

they are rude and dont care what they say or do cant wait till im that age and can act like the gran in catherine tate!

JoFan · 12/10/2007 20:16

when i'm old i'm going to wear purple

xXxamyxXx · 12/10/2007 20:20

ah and ill get a lovely blue rinse

JoFan · 12/10/2007 20:27

will you wear knee highs and an above-the-knee skirt so we can see the join?

xXxamyxXx · 12/10/2007 20:30

yes and im going to have that faint odd smell too

JoFan · 12/10/2007 20:34

wee wee and menthol

Mercy · 12/10/2007 20:37

Do you actually know any old people?

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DabblesInDarknessWithALightOn · 12/10/2007 20:38

Mercy - this thread clearly is a piss-take, please dont try to be serious!

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xXxamyxXx · 12/10/2007 20:38

yes many i am just messing sorry if ive offended

Amethyst8 · 12/10/2007 20:39

Only adults that have ever been rude to my children or commented on their behaviour are old people. They seem to think it is a get out of jail free card and can be as rude as they like just because they are old. Always tell them loudly to "Mind your own business" and keep on repeating it till they go on their way. Horrible old woman once told DS who was 2 at the time to "SHUT UP!" when he was crying because he had caught his finger in the trolley seat in the supermarket. Was livid. But what can you do?

miobombino · 12/10/2007 20:39

Actually can't wait for 1 or more of my dcs to get their own car...so I can sit in the back seat and pick a sudden fight with whoever's next to me, involving random and startling yelling, the odd scream at tricky junctions etc.

But then that's REVENGE rather than rudeness, n'est-ce pas ? Still bloody looking forward to it though .

pyjamagirlgotbitbyvampires · 12/10/2007 20:42

My friends dp was carrying his dd down some stairs ina department store as he passed an old gent the man swore at him ,dp asked what the problem was and the old gent decided to set about him and lo with a walking stick.
They managed to get the stick off him and noone was seriously hurt although very shook up ,the shocking thing abouth thsi story is that the staff refused to ring the police about the man so the dp did on his mobile when they turned up the old man was sat on a chair with a cuppa provided by the staff and the police refused to do anything and threatened to arrest the dp if he didn't calm down.
The police said it was a minor incident and that there was no point taking it further

JoFan · 12/10/2007 20:42

mercy, yes.

mil is elderly and has advanced dementia

if i didn't laugh i would cry, tbh

Lizzzombie · 12/10/2007 20:46

I live in the land of old people (Eastbourne) some can be very rude and nasty. In fact, one recently made me cry when she accused me of pushing in front of her. I totally wasnt pushing in front of her at all. But, I was pushing the limits of full on PMT, so she made me wail and blub in public. Grr.

minorityrules · 12/10/2007 20:48

Some are just horrible!

My kids (teens) will always hold a door open, for young, old, middle. I have taught them they have to! The older people rarely say thank you

Today in a lift, my 15 year old lad, was out with me (inset day) I got in first, he followed. Just as the door started closing, he spied an elderly couple so put haf his body in the gap and pressed the open door button. They got in and tutted at him! They didn't realise he was with me. For four floors they huffed and puffed and tutted at the yoof. Doors opened again, son held the button again, they barged out and gave him an evil look. I said very loudly "Don;t let those people put you off son, nice people would have said thank you!"

It drives me mad, it drives my kids mad, they usually shout after the person "you're welcome!!!"