To think other people really enjoy upsetting your day?

[DBD1975]

Why is it people are always so angry and think it is acceptable to remonstrate with others over what appears to be the most minor issues.
I am fed up with being shouted at, by strangers, for the most ridiculous things. My recent experiences include:

Giving way to someone on a narrow road, when driving, and when the male driver went past shouting at me to get over to my side of the road (I was over as far as I could get and on an embankment).

A woman shouting at me in a supermarket car park for parking too close to the rear of her vehicle (she could access the boot but not get her trolley in between the two vehicles)

Going into a petrol station to pay for petrol and on coming out being shouted at by a man in the vehicle behind to hurry up and get out of his way (I went in paid for petrol and came straight out)

A man furiously beeping at me and shouting to get out of the road when walking facing oncoming traffic on a public road without any footpath either side but in a residential area

Seriously wondering if it is just me or if others have similar experiences.
All of the above I found upsetting but with two of the incidents I was very shaken by the level of aggression shown by the men involved. Why do people think it is acceptable to behave in this way?

People are increasingly angry and entitled. Sorry 💐 It’s shit.

Local country road that I’m very used to having to reverse if a car comes the other way, came across a woman driving up the hill when I was already 2/3 down but she decided to come up anyway rather than use the bay at the bottom to tuck in and let me by. The hill is a bound summit so it’s the one bit I’m not going to reverse up. She was a few metres from a bay. She was furious, made a massive issue of reversing, zig zagging and going half in a bush. When I was eventually able to pass I said “thank you” and she called me a “fucking cunt” (in front of her young dc and my teens).

Another guy walked out into the road without looking pushing a pram. Thankfully I’d only just turned onto the road so hadn’t got to the speed limit so was able to easily stop. He saw me, left the pram in the middle of the road and ran at my car, pretending to kick it but missing thankfully. He was livid and screaming “fucking slow down” … I was going under 20mph in a 30 as I pulled into the road and was then about to take the next turning off. At the point he was screaming I was completely stopped and was not close to hitting him. It was bizarre and I was really shaken.

Some people are just dumb and vile.

There's always two five said to every story.

I can’t say any of these things have happened to me, if they are happening to you on such a regular basis maybe you have a perception issue with space and timings, there seems to be lots of similarities in these incidents.

Lots of angry people out there op.

Thanks and sorry to hear of your experiences.
That's the other thing I don't get, 2 of the men involved had women with them at the time.
My husband would never behave in this manner but if I was ever in the company of a man who did I would call them out on it.
What an example to set for your children, just vile.

I’m a little confused as to how you managed to park so close to someone’s boot in a supermarket car park… might need a diagram … 🤷🏻‍♀️

Usually because they themselves are unhappy people, and choose to take it out on the world. Not your fault. 👍😀

Ha ha, oops. Clearly that's meant to say sides and not said. 🫣

It might be interesting if you indicate the sort of area you are in - urban / rural north/south right/left rich/poor to see if there is any pattern

I live in a small rural town and find the cities much more aggressive

Aha, so the way you originally wrote it had "Keine Bedeutung" @KeineBedeutung 🤔😀👍

Lots of car parks don't have barriers/paths between rows so you can drive straight through if there's no one there.

I think we tend to fall into two camps these days
a) The increasingly intolerant . This is on a sliding scale of course , but I know Im increasingly annoyed by people
b) The dont give a fucks - public video watchers, feet on seaters, etc.

I mean if this is happening a lot maybe you need to look at yourself

The last time I encountered any public aggression was during lockdown. I find most people to be nice and kind tbh. Maybe I just live in the right place!

Ja. 👍

I've never had anyone shout at me like that.

Your post doesn't surprise me, OP. I live in London and people are increasingly aggro. Public transport in particular can be a really nightmare at the moment with people cursing, shoving and using some appalling language. I've been randomly shouted out when out and about with my pre-school age son and I'm frankly getting sick of it. I'm courteous and self-aware and I remove my child from public places of he is being disruptive. I think a lot of people are angry/entitled/under a lot of financial pressure/in poor health in the UK these days and they take it out on others. I'm on holiday at the moment in Europe and OMG the difference at not having to deal with this shit everyday... It's been lovely. Slightly dreading my return home now.

I haven’t had that experience in London but definitely have had some in Newcastle mainly with drivers who aren’t paying attention as they drive through a heavily pedestrianised area.

Often, the main reason I go to Newcastle is to take the train to Edinburgh, find it nicer there.

Parked back to back or boot to boot when there are two rows of spaces.

I agree. I've never had anyone shout at me for things like this and don't generally see it going on around me, wherever I am.

I find this when I’m down in SE England visiting family. I lived there for years but I’m so glad I’m back north of the border. There are many good people in the SE but there’s also more hostility and intolerance of others.

Where are you based OP?

South east!

So sorry to hear this, I won't go to London now for this very reason, last time I did the public transport situation, overcrowding and general angst of people was so off putting.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday and hope things aren't too bad when you get back x

Totally agree op.

DD has just turned 17 and at the weekend works at a well known store. Customers are regularly rude but yesterday she had the rudest woman so far, she totally humiliate DD in front of other customers. Poor dd held her head up high all day but bawled her eyes out as soon as she got in the car when I picked her up.

We all have stresses in our lives and I'm currently under a huge amount of stress but I'd never take it out on a stranger. People are horrible, entitled and nasty these days.