Really rude people today

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guitarpete247

Just about surviving
Location
Leicestershire
Saturday we went to Norfolk. To Hunstanton for a couple of days. (Would love to be there on Thursday). We came across some really rude people. GF and I went with her son, his GF and their 2 daughters.

1. We went to the big Tesco near Searles after a pleasant day in town. When driving out of carpark GF noticed her son's back door was not shut properly so as we got to the main road and were waiting in traffic she jumped out, ran to his car and shut the door. Took at the most 30 seconds. Car behind, youth, statred beeping horn and shouting and swearing. She called back that his door was open and it was dangerous. This incensed the youth to more swearing and beeping horn. We drove off. At the next roundabout he sat behind us with his hand on the horn and then screamed off up the road. :sad:

2. Sunday went to Wells. Had a really nice day on the beach. paddling and sandcastle building with the 2 year old. The 14 week baby just lying on the rug in the shade of the pushchairs. As we were about to leave, to get the 4:20 choo choo train back to town, I picked up the baby and handed her to her mother. I stood up and a dog came bounding across the rug where, seconds before, the baby had been. GF's son called across to the dog owner that he should keep it on a lead as there are children about. We were greated with a tirade of abuse and that we should learn to share the beach. Had this dog come crashing onto our rug a few seconds earlier we would now be rushing the child to casualty. When GF's son pointed out baby and toddler we were again told to "F**k off" and "Go back where you came from" in a thick Scots accent so he wasn't a local. We noticed that when he got the dog under control away up the beach he did put it on a lead so I shouted a big "Thankyou" to him but he didn't reply. :angry:

3. I was standing by the exit door of the cafe by the carpark at the beach. As people were coming out I stood till they came out. I was going in to help GF carry the ice creams she was buying us all. As I was waiting for the last person, with a tray of food, to come out some ignorant git pushed past me and forced his way in causing the last woman with her tray of food to have to get out of his way or lose her tray. :ohmy:

What happened to people being chiiled and relaxed on holiday. Having some degree of common curtesy and politeness. Being willing to accept they are wrong and not immediately lash out with the verbal abuse. They Scottish guy with the dog was shouting and swearing knowing there were other families with children around and not every parent want their children to hear such language. :angry:

Sorry to go on but it was not as pleasant a couple of days as it could have been. :angry: Maybe I don't want to be there on Thursday after all.
 

Brandane

Legendary Member
Location
Costa Clyde
I know exactly what you mean, and sadly your experiences are not isolated cases but happen to everyone on a daily basis. Seems that this attitude has spread to all age groups now, not just the "yoofs". They are all so full of their own self importance, and an ingrained attitude that they should be allowed to do what they like.
Don't really know what the answer is, as it is now so common, and as you point out, if you try to show them the error of their ways it just inflames the situation.
 
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guitarpete247

guitarpete247

Just about surviving
Location
Leicestershire
They are. And I did earlier hear the coast guard, on megephone telling people that. But as you get out towards the sand dunes they start to ignore the rule (dog owners that is).
I have no problem with owners allowing their dogs to run about but when there are children and babies about a little more care should be taken. And then don't give abuse as your dog very nearly causes serious injury to one. Seconds earlier and she would have been seriously injured. Owner showed no compassion or concern at all.
 

Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
Location
Kirton, Devon.
I know exactly what you mean, and sadly your experiences are not isolated cases but happen to everyone on a daily basis. Seems that this attitude has spread to all age groups now, not just the "yoofs". They are all so full of their own self importance, and an ingrained attitude that they should be allowed to do what they like.
Don't really know what the answer is, as it is now so common, and as you point out, if you try to show them the error of their ways it just inflames the situation.

Unfortunately this is becomming all too common. We've probably become the rudest most self centered nation in Europe.
 

Jezston

Über Member
Location
London
I dunno - try visiting Paris, southern France, Frankfurt or Milan. We don't hold the monopoly on abhorrent selfishness!
 

swee'pea99

Squire
NFN
 

Archie_tect

De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
Location
Northumberland
I blame the parents of people who have no manners, patience, tolerance or compassion. Lessons learned early stay but if the parents have no idea how to control their children's behaviour before they are 5 then the die is cast for life. :sad:
 

ChrisKH

Guru
Location
Essex
You do have to be careful with dogs these days. Now I have a new dog we are at the park more often. One of my youngsters school friends also has a slightly larger dog (labraodoodle or something like that) than us,but it's a sweet thing. The mother an daughter were taking him for a run on a field on which there was no one else around, a couple of weeks ago and a Staffordshire Bull terrier came out of nowhere and clamped onto the dog in the groin and they couldn't get him off. Mother was frantic and the owner of the Staff eventually came up and helped get the dog off. There was blood everywhere and she spent a week at the vets, on a drip, with numerous stitches, etc. The Staff owner didn't even apologise and went from being someone who promised to pay the vets bill one day, who then went to the police the next day to say the Labradoodle had attacked his/her dog..............upshot is the police will do nothing when really this dog should be put down. What if this had been a child?

This isn't an anti-dog post btw; the vast majority of dog owners in public we have come across in the last six weeks since getting Daisy have been fantastic, but it's always the small percentage of people in life who make it difficult for everyone else.
 
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