Hi, my name is Randy Hill and I am just one of thousands of people around the world, tired and frustrated with the lack of consideration that is displayed by a growing "demographic" that I call, "the great unwashed and ill-mannered." People who can't seem to get outside their little world long enough to see the stress that they create on the rest of the population.
Archive for July, 2008
Waiter leaves dining tips
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I read an interesting little article in USAToday at lunch this afternoon. Steve Dublanica has written a new book titled,Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Ecco, $24.95) Here’s a choice little excerpt:
Q. In the decade you’ve waited tables, have customers become ruder?
A. People’s social graces are diminishing somewhat. Civility [...]
Beijingers advised to clean up their manners.
Sunday, July 20th, 2008In preparation for the Beijing Olympics, Beijingers have been given the word: clean up your manners. Excerpts from the official pamphlet lay it on the line:
“In conversation, wear a smile, don’t stare too long or do anything to make people feel ill at ease,” it says.
“Before you help [a disabled person], first of all get [...]
Low blow.
Monday, July 14th, 2008Is there nothing lower than attacking a handicapped person over a parking space? I think not:
Vancouver police have arrested two men they suspect of attacking a woman who used a prosthetic leg in a dispute over a disabled parking spot.
The suspects, 41 and 34, allegedly slammed the woman’s car door on her leg when she [...]
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Monday, July 7th, 2008I went to a restaurant in Salem the other night. A group of people (four or five) were right behind me. I opened the door and held it open so they could enter first (being the southern gentleman that I am). Guess what? Not a single thank you was uttered from any of their carpetbagging [...]