People these days have also forgotten basic manners. It really is okay to hold a door open for a person who has their hands full, it really is okay to say Please and Thank You, it really is okay to tell someone to have a wonderful day.
It seems to me that this change of I'm-more-important-than-you-so-get-out-of-my-way mentality was an overnight thing. I know that isn't true but it still astounds me that no one really cares about the health and well being of anyone other than themselves. Now mind you, I am not referring to my friends and family, I am talking about people I observe not only at work, but during every normal thing I do...going to the grocery store, driving to the bank, etc.
When I go shopping, and walk into someone's line of sight of the shelves, I say 'excuse me' or 'pardon me'. Usually I get a smile or a 'that's okay'. Once in a while I get no response. Not often though. But there is a younger generation that when they walk in front of you, they don't say anything close to that. When I leave a store, loaded down with bags of groceries, people do not move aside for me...again, a younger generation. Even the courtesy clerks aren't very courteous anymore.
As I write this, I hope that the next generation will try to right this wrong, and be more polite and aware of other people in the world.
Then I see the bullying online and think...nope....ain't gonna happen.
