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When I moved to Somerset from London last year I was struck by how friendly the people in the shops were. Even on the supermarket checkouts they all say hello and thank you. :D

As for general rudeness these days (or perhaps it's a lack of consideration rather than deliberate rudeness) I sometimes wonder if it's partly due to people being glued to their phones and their iPods so much of the time - cocooned in their own little world, cut off from what's going on around them, they're just not aware of the effect they're having on others.


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Like Big Louise said, it's not just teenagers who are rude either. Some 'senior citizens' are terrible, particularly to younger people, especially barging in on the front of the queue, and moaning if you want more than a stamp if you're first at the post office.

Rude, impatient motorists get right up my nose too. Drive right up your arse, cut you up at the roundabout, nearly drive you off the road to overtake, hoot if you don't get off the line like Stirling Moss...then park over your driveway :evil: :evil:

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TRACTORS............just pulling out in front of me..no indication..............just some ridiculous spinning orange light on the top..........................shitting up the roads...........


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i'm with Eric on this one, there are a few i encounter on the buses who just push infront of me to get on, usually i would always let an older gent or lady on but when they 'sprint' to get infront og me it pisses me off, walking frame or not :twisted:

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Being a "product" of the 50's I was brought up to have good manners e.g. stand up on busses/trains for senior people, pregnant or the less able; open doors, speak politely to all and sundry etc.
Working in my parents corner shop/offlicence (Open All Hours - I was Granville before he had been created!) I know the challenges retail employees face but still do not accept that rudeness should prevail form either side of the counter.
Being polite and friendly to everyone is the best policy because it does help engender good behaviour all round and helps your working day go better.
Being "nice", however, can sometimes have its "challenges". I remember one lonely, middle aged lady who used to come into our corner shop every Saturday and buy the same things each time. She would always wait for me to serve her even if I was busy and there was someone else availble to assist her. Being young and having more memory cells than I have now I used to assemble her weekly order without barely a word mentioned between us. It was a mutuallly happy arrangement - she was pleased to see me and felt cocky being able to produce 20/30 items for her without being prompted. Eventually, I did something silly like getting married and moved away. A couple of years later I happend to visit home and found myself helping out in the shop when who should walk in but this lady. She waited for me to serve her jsut like before. Unfortunately she expected me to remember her order - suddenly I was not so cocky ........ :? :oops:

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If you're fed up with rude behaviour, stick around here for manners and decorum straight out of Debretts. I find Dave and Craig in particular to be exemplars of politeness, while many others express their charm in a more rustic, less polished way.

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Barney wrote:
If you're fed up with rude behaviour, stick around here for manners and decorum straight out of Debretts. I find Dave and Craig in particular to be exemplars of politeness, while many others express their charm in a more rustic, less polished way.


How true young Barneveld! Manners cost nothing, although I picked mine up on special offer in Tesco's £2.50 a bag. I always open the doors for the laydees, help old people like Nick D across the road and say please and thank you at the bar and during sex.

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Dave wrote:
and during sex.


:*: :*:

during?????????????????

:*: :*:


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Dave wrote:
help old people like Nick D across the road


Cheeky twat

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and say please and thank you at the bar and during sex.


................before wiping your cock on the curtains. :shock:

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sunflower wrote:
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and during sex.


:*: :*:

during?????????????????

:*: :*:


Of course 'during'.........height of politeness I am! :wink:

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right. i just thought you'd only be eternally grateful after, like!

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and say please and thank you at the bar and during sex.


................before wiping your cock on the curtains. :shock:


Is that why I get barred from so many pubs??? :eh?

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right. i just thought you'd only be eternally grateful after, like!

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No, it's usually the woman who's glad it's all over (not that she has to wait long).


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No, it's usually the woman who's glad it's all over (not that she has to wait long).


You're always grateful! :wink:

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