Graciousness seems to have become a lost cause. Today, I watched as a cashier began helping the lady standing near her register. Another lady who had apparently been at the register earlier but turned to look at nearby items loudly interrupted saying "Excuse me, I was first." The cashier nervously apologized, and the lady whose items she was already ringing up stepped out of the way with a look as if to say "geez, sorry!" It made for an awkward moment for everyone!
Next, I took my daughter to her dentist appt. There was a mom who literally slept . . . laying down across a loveseat with her shoes off in the middle of a busy waiting room . . . while she waited for someone to come out for her child. I thought the sleeping was rude enough, but when the anesthesiologist came out (her child was supposed to have surgery) it became clear that she had not followed all of the pre-op instructions. He began to offer some alternatives. She became so defensive, and the poor guy said "we're just trying to help". She actually yelled as she was walking out the door with her young child "well, you're not helping, a**hole!" This is a pediatric dentistry office, which was full of children at the time.
What happened to graciousness and good manners? Where, oh, where have they gone?
Next, I took my daughter to her dentist appt. There was a mom who literally slept . . . laying down across a loveseat with her shoes off in the middle of a busy waiting room . . . while she waited for someone to come out for her child. I thought the sleeping was rude enough, but when the anesthesiologist came out (her child was supposed to have surgery) it became clear that she had not followed all of the pre-op instructions. He began to offer some alternatives. She became so defensive, and the poor guy said "we're just trying to help". She actually yelled as she was walking out the door with her young child "well, you're not helping, a**hole!" This is a pediatric dentistry office, which was full of children at the time.
What happened to graciousness and good manners? Where, oh, where have they gone?
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