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Some idiot walked against me in a shop

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syl1985 · 21/07/2013 21:02

I was in a supermarket. I was walking and this other person was walking towards me.

On his side of the aisle was someone standing. He clearly looked at me and I thought he was going to stop as this person was on his side.

So I kept on walking and right on the place where it was narrow he just walked right against me.

I was angry, but didn't know how to respond. All he said was sorry and I said: 'Thanks for that'!

He just continued, not worried about my belly (29 weeks pregnant) nothing.

Just a sorry he though that that was enough.

I had a pack of ice cream in my hands for me and my family to enjoy. It was soooooo warm and this idiot who so clearly did see me just walked against me.

I really thought he was going to wait as the person standing there making the path narrow was on his site, not mine!

He looked at me in the eyes and looked like he was going to stop and still continued.

I was furious at that moment!!!!
In my head I've said a lot of things to that person. But the only thing that came out of my mouth was a very annoyed:

Thanks for that!

And all he did was saying: 'sorry'.

Totally not concerned that he walked against me and my belly. He totally didn't seem to care.

How can people be so unbelievable stupid, inconsiderate and rude?
Or maybe he wanted to say more, like me, but things didn't came out of his mouth.
In the end we all sometimes make stupid mistakes.

It's still in my head, although I'm not angry anymore on him. On that moment..... I was boiling hot!!!

It annoys me that in the supermarkets people sometimes can be so rude. Rushing to get past you.
Not wanting to wait a second and if they need to wait some make noises like: hhmmm, ggrrr....

What is the problem with waiting 2 seconds? You're not online in this shop.

Especially with small kids. Some don't care and nearly run them over with their trolleys.

Or people who don't watch, they just walk like they're the only persons in the shop.
That's why I LOVE ordering my food online and someone comes and brings it to my door. Soooo much easier. No idiots and no kids who I need to keep close to me.

Or people who just make a mess in the shop. Placing foods they in the end don't want to buy on other places.
Or even food that was stored on room temperature they put it in the freezer.

Trolleys all over the parking.
Or if they bring the trolley back to where they belong they are to lazy to push it in the row of trolleys. They just give a last push to the trolley and it ends up somewhere between the other trolleys.

Originally I'm from Holland and people are totally not like that in the shops. If you haven't brought the products yet it isn't yours so you're careful with it. If you brake something, you buy it.

Other people and the shop keepers / workers will tell you off if you put things on a different place.
For us it's such a rude thing. We usually work with coins that need to be put in the trolley. To get the coin back we'll have to bring that back. It's a normal thing to do. We wouldn't even think of not bringing the trolley back or leave it somewhere on the parking.

With Easter those bunnies with broken ears. They're in every shop. If they see that in Holland that you do that, you're going to buy them. If not, either police gets involved or you'll get kicked out the shop and don't bother coming back. You won't be welcome anymore.

Most people thank goodness are ok. I think shops are to much busy with being nice to their customers and let them get away with these things. Some idiots just take full advantage of the kindness of the shops over here.

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usualsuspect · 22/07/2013 12:12

Talk about making a bloody mountain out of a molehill.

CheungFun · 22/07/2013 12:21

Not wanting to 'gang up' on you OP, but are you seriously this stressed over someone bumping into your bump? The man apologised, what more would you want him to do? Buy you flowers?

As for complaining about British people's general attitude about pregnant women...well I have to respectfully totally disagree with you there! I had people offering me their seats on buses, strangers striking up conversations with me asking about my baby etc., when I was pregnant. I enjoyed the experience and felt like I was treated very nicely!

NooMyx · 22/07/2013 12:31

Ahh, coming from Finland I still find it such a novelty that at least in Britain most people would actually say "Sorry". Over there you'd most likely just a get a grunt and a stare."

steakchipsandfriedeggs · 22/07/2013 12:55

Not entirely sure that OP is 'bashing' the English. I think she has had an experience that upset her and has the right to express her feelings regarding this. All she said was that in Holland she hasn't experienced this type of behaviour before, which is fortunate. There are bad manners in every corner of the world, and she just happens to be mentioning that she has experienced it here.

To be honest, it appears that it is those responding to this who are making more of the issue here. Give the OP a break, I'm sure everyone has had a rant here at some point in time, let her have hers! Why don't we all just be respectful of one another and agree to disagree huh? Hmm

Kormachameleon · 22/07/2013 13:00

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scottishmummy · 22/07/2013 13:11

You're berating and haranguing a pg woman?
Your post speaks volumes about you,your bad manners

toni1bump · 22/07/2013 13:11

Hormones are a bitchhh!! This happened to me last week. Some people are rude but you just have to build a bridge and get over it. At least he said sorry. I just got a dirty look off the woman who bumped into me. Have a brew an chill

Andanotherthing123 · 22/07/2013 15:25

Hey OP, please don't suggest that the British people wouldn't care about a woman loosing her unborn baby because a stranger knocked her to the ground...we may be a bit chaotic with our trolleys and find it hard to resist breaking the ears off chocolate bunnies, but we're not heartless.

HighJinx · 22/07/2013 15:36

I live in Holland and I honestly think you are rose tinting your memories of Dutch supermarkets.

People put things back on the wrong shelf all the time, bunnies ears get broken, kids run wild and people do bump into people ALL the time. They don't usually say sorry though.

In my experience the Dutch are some of the rudest people I have ever met when it comes to their treatment of strangers. Lovely when you get to know them but absolutely no concern for others in shops, trains etc.

Chubfuddler · 22/07/2013 16:29

I have never seen a Lindt bunny with missing ears. Where is this den of iniquity where this happens?

FobblyWoof · 22/07/2013 16:30

It didn't sound from your OP like he barrelled into you or anything, just that you knocked into each other a bit-nothing that would warrant him saying anything other than sorry. I really don't think he should have bothered asking if you were alright-fair enough if it was really hard.

I'm not trying to dismiss your feelings- in my first pregnancy I used to get really freaked out if people were walking too quickly towards me (on the high street for example) and be convinced that they could ram into me and harm my baby. Even at the time I knew this was ridiculous- they were just people going abut their daily business but I couldn't help feeling like it.

But, being how I was, I would have let the man pass in the shop. From what it sounds like you both bumped into each other. Yes, there was someone on his side of the aisle but you weren't in cars so he didn't have to give way to you and if he made eye contact with you and you knew he assumed that you'd wait it does surprise me that you carried on.

But hormones and the heat can definitely get the best of us sometimes and you have my sympathies.

Kormachameleon · 22/07/2013 20:31

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CPtart · 22/07/2013 20:48

You're going to have to learn to chill a bit when this baby comes!

PinkApple86 · 23/07/2013 00:59

After working in a shop for 3 years I have concluded that some people are just self centered s whether you're pregnant or not. I was called a f-ing w by a middle aged man because I wouldn't break the law for him at work. Fact is, us preggies make some men nervous and that's just their reaction. Just let it go syl* and remember at least u have manners and don't have to go through life still being a muppet like that man. Plus, soon you'll be walking around the supermarket with a pram and I'm sure you'll get bumped about with that.

mathanxiety · 23/07/2013 01:21

Hormones are a bitchhh!!

Aren't they just!!
Testosterone can cause all sorts of problems including aggression, rudeness, callousness, and inability to put the interests of others ahead of one's own urgent business...

Longfufu · 23/07/2013 07:41

OP has form at being a bit neurotic. Chill out have a Brew

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