to expect some manners from other adults?

[CioccolataCalda]

I mean the following:

1.responses to emails from professionals I am paying for a service.

2.a thank you from our neighbour (and not a strange look and a grunt) when I drove round and took a wrongly delivered parcel.

1. Also neighbour to tell their dog not to jump up at me repeatedly with muddy paws and also not to jump in my car the second I opened the door.

I know I am being REALLY fussy here but...well!

1. saying thank you when you hold open a door

1. holding a door open for you instead of letting it slam in your face

1. Saying 'excuse me' before barging past you

1. other drivers to give some sort of acknowledgement when you habve stopped to let them pass.

1. Not talking with their mouthful (yes IL's I mean you!)

I know.
GOD THEY DRIVE ME MAD.

But I seem to appear the mad woman with the nurosis for getting upset about it all.

Starting to shout now

I'm not going to look at this thread again as I can feel my blood pressure rising.

I'm with you Cioccolata, it is frustrating

do we really just have to accept it?

seems so unfair!

tee hee what u lookin at - love the name - a touch aggressive.

coughing and/or sneezing WITHOUT attempting to "cover up"

Shouting into a mobile phone 'im on my mobile'. Nah you dont say, they can hear you without it!

People reading over your shoulder on public transport.

Thats me done

and old people who walk towards you when they can see you a struggling with a trolley/pushchair and a tantrum of a toddler, and they refuse to get out the way.

Nt thanking you when you let someone out in a queue of traffic. And i don't even know why this irritates me so much as it really doesn't matter.

I always find a loud 'You're welcome!' when holding open doors etc goes unacknowledged always makes me feel a little better.

Can I add cyclists who don't ring their bell when they come behind you and then huff that they have to slam their brakes on when they nearly run over you/your child/your dog.

I can't bloody hear you and don't have eyes in the back of my head - if you don't have a bell call 'excuse me' and I will move!!!!

Oh yes, I partake in the loudness too. I can often be heard saying 'no, thank YOU!'

WHAT ABOUT cyclists, you know the ones who have all the kit including aerodynamic shoes, who curse at me for driving my car down, well, let's say ANY road.

Totally fed up with being told to F* off as if I am going to kill them any moment.

Cio, second the cyclists. After they have finished giving car drivers heart attacks they inexplicably cycle on the pavement, expecting pedestrians to walk on the road. WTF?

Yes, some cyclists are bad, but as a cyclist I find drivers that drive too close very rude, or cut you up and ignore you, even more rude.

I'm also going to add old people on the bus when you give up your seat and they don't say thank you, just glower at you like it was about time you moved.

Sweeping generalisation coming up:

Grumpy old people wo glare / tut / make helpful comments when you are doing your best to make your children behave in a public place.

OP, was your neighbour's parcel a large one?! I'm baffled as to why you drove there to deliver it! Just a little thing but I need to know now the thought has entered my head!

Walking out of a shop today, the person in front of me let the door go into my face.

When I held the door open for the person following me, he did not say thank you, just kept texting on his phone. I had a mad meno mum moment (known to my family as kittys quad m's), and shouted THANK YOU at the idiot behind me. Both of these louts where of the male species.

Don't mess with the kitty after more than 13 hours on my feet, and the shift from hell in the NHS.

my life - the parcel was fairly large although exremely light. However, we live in the country and a 'neighbour' can be anyone who lives within about half a mile.

I would like to add the worse offenders - again, old people who travel on any budget airline. My children behave with far better manners than any of those over the age of say 60. Pushing and barging to get to the front seat with leg room. They do let Brits down I feel when I am abroad.

Cyclists - feel I should revisit this. I agree that they should have plenty of room but I get regular abuse from any who pass the end of our drive as I approach as if they assume I am going to pull out and plough them down. They never fail to give me a curt off for nothing. I must also stress that this is the breed of 'racing' cyclist who also never ever say 'good morning' when I meet them out on a run!!!
Grrrrrrrrrr

I know Kitty - how hard is Thank You.

Can I say this? What is the world coming to?