That lack of manners/rudeness/sense of entitlement is increasing

[mollyminniemo]

Does anyone else feel the same? Mainly notice this when driving but it's rare I don't encounter several incidents like stopping to allow a car to pass/pull out of side street/give way etc and its 50/50 if anyone even acknowledges let alone says thankyou. Same on public transport or in supermarket if I let someone to go ahead or pull in trolley to let them pass etc- no thanks, no smile, no gesture of appreciation or acknowledgement. Just grabby, rude entitled people everywhere who have truly forgotten how to thank someone who sacrifices their own time/space/placer (however minor a sacrifice it is) to make that person’s life easier.

@lipstickwoman but do you think in some of those scenarios those people aren't really doing anything wrong, they're just going about their day. So long as they move promptly when /if you ask politely I don't think that's really an issue. I think part of the perceived reduction in manners etc is that we seem now to have an expectation that we can be in a public place but should be able to go about our business utterly unencumbered by the presence of anyone else. It's perfectly normal for a trolley to be blocking the shelf, or someone else to be using the pavement, or even (horror) speaking to someone on the phone in a train (non quiet) train carriage. These are not unreasonable things to do, but we seem to have zero tolerance for anyone else at all..the number of threads on here about "raging" at X person who, in many cases is just doing their thing. Other people are an inconvenience, just like I am an inconvenience to them. I'm not sure where we've got the idea that no-one should ever be in our way ever. But I agree with the op that simple, polite interaction seems to have gone out of the window.

Me too, and always have

@BibbleandSqwauk I agree, until they tut because someone has accidentally bumped in to them. If they realised they were in the way and moved to the side it would be one thing, but it seems I'm expected to abruptly stop and walk round them with no apology whatsoever.

I feel the same and foind myself getting increasingly annoyed especially when driving so now I challenge myself (also get bored easily🤣) to do three random acts of kindness each journey and now have started noticing more kindness. Do wonder if it’s what I focus on that makes a difference. DH now has to do it too when I am in car😂

People are so entitled these days but my response has always been to show me where it states that they are entitled

I do it with a smile as well 👍

Works for me 👍👍

Yep. So much so since Covid. The amount of times I let people past and then loudly say 'pleasure' ..... I actually did yesterday on a nice walk when I stopped to let a cyclist over the bridge.

People who walk along the pavement staring down at their phone, rather than ahead, assuming that, like the biblical Red Sea, people will miraculously part to let them through.

Woman on bus decides to spray her underarms with deodorant, like who does that on a bus? No regard for anyone with a condition like asthma etc. I despair !

Yes, have definitely noticed this. Also, the avoidance of eye contact. I'm shocked at how many people go out of their way to avoid eye contact, almost like shunning, although I don't think they realize they are doing it. Maybe, as others have said, it is left over from the Covid lockdowns. Also, it seems to vary from place to place. But this is just superficial behaviour with strangers - once you get to know them, they are perfectly nice, though.