To think that people seem angrier recently.

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Was recently on a bus. Often get one person who is very loud/ swearing on phone and there she was! A smartly dressed older lady began shouting said she couldn’t stand the noise and awful language and got off the bus. Shouting “ I can’t stand any more”
A customer was then rude to the staff in the shop while I was waiting .
Next day , 3 passengers started rowing with the bus driver.
I live near a roundabout and have definitely noticed an increase in blaring car horns , shouting at other drivers and inpatient revving in the traffic queue.
And recently I was spoken to really rudely by staff when I had to call government departments. ( I was polite honestly)

I live alone so it’s hard to tell but I do feel irritable with appliances/ the government/ celebrities.

Is it me or a sign of the difficult times we are living in?

It’s definitely a sign of the times. Everyone is worried about money and wound tight. Things that they would have previously let go are pushing them to tipping point.

I’ve found the opposite since Covid. People in my area seem to be a lot friendlier.

Covid has been a slog for most people plus the rising cost of living and the world just generally seeming more shit. Not a combination for calm and patience.

Yes I have noticed that too,also more selfish!

Everyone has had a shit 2 years. Now they’re faced with unaffordable fuel bills, general cost of living increase, wages not rising in line with inflation, an inept government… yeah everyone is angry. I am.

Cant say I have noticed recently., but when things were especially tense in covid times, car drivers seemed angier.

I think it's buses in general....

A trend that started in the middle of the last decade and has progressively got worse. The pandemic has been a contributor I am sure, but I would not totally place the blame on it.

Im also more selfish. One thing I’ve realised over the past 2 years is that I have to put my family first as no one else will. I am now extremely selfish.

I’m quite irritable and can’t stand crowds but maybe it’s my age. People around where I live seem to be getting less tolerant, or maybe more people are standing up for themselves. Road rage shootings are on the rise so I try to be calm on the roads and not beep anyone. It’s hard, people are anxious, it comes out in behaviour and how they treat people.

Heaps more people venting everywhere since covid, maybe they got used to echo Chambers of their own bubbles, maybe the stress of crowds is lingering, maybe the stress of finances, illness are pushing people to not handling the small things. There's a huge rise in children referred to CAHMS. I guess public facing roles are taking the fall out from adults

I also notice I feel more emotional generally . Just saw item on news about an old soldier. Not even bad news but I felt like crying . Seeing small children playing makes me sad too .
I am trying to stay calm , I live alone with no one to annoy me so I have no excuse . I have noticed that I almost resent hearing what I know are awful sad stories about people struggling .
I think 2 years of covid and now this is just too much .

I have seen a huge increase in angry parents recently, never before have I ever experienced this level of aggression and abuse and bullying from parents.

I work in a shop and people have definitely got ruder and more impatient!

A lot of people have forgotten how to be around lots of others or simply preferred it when they didn’t have to be

For every person who appreciates getting to work from home, their are people who really feel stuck at home with partners far more than us healthy in homes not geared to have 2 working from home. There are
Money anxieties, work issues, a lot of struggling companies and covid hasn't gone away either.

Covid lockdowns. Economic uncertainty. Cost of living. War in the news. Social media echo Chambers that make you unable to comprehend that other people might have different views and lifestyles to you