Is it now expected that frail old people in supermarkets should get out of the way of a healthy mother?
I was in a supermarket today and moved to the side to let pass an old woman who was bent over and could hardly walk. But she couldn't pass anyway, because a young woman with a baby in a baby carriage came barreling down the center of the aisle, taking her good old time. The woman with the baby kept hogging the center of aisles and had no sensitivity about how she was blocking the way of other people, and she seemed to act like it was expected that everyone would make way for her. How prevalent is this kind of behavior?
Anonymous2012-03-30T18:18:35Z
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No, it's incredibly rude. I move my chair aside for old people to pass me because I was taught to let someone who might have a difficult time moving pass me as easily as possible. It sounds like the mother had an undeserved sense of entitlement.
Nope. You've just encountered another situation where somebody was incredibly incondsiderate. I hope what you experienced is not that prevalent, but I see many acts of rudeness these days and it boggles my mind. It appears that people care only about themselves and don't give a rat's a** about anybody else and their needs. It's too bad. I can't count the number of times I've held a door open and somebody walks through and doesn't say a word. Or when I say "thanks" to a cashier and they say nothing back. Also, I can't stand the way drivers tailgate, cut people off, and neglect to signal and it appears to get worse every day. I just don't understand why there are so many selfish people out there. It's very sad, but all you can do is just be kind and considerate yourself and try not to let the rudeness wreck your day.
Yes that's rude, not just for the older person, but other shoppers in general.
Say in a very deliberate slightly louder than normal voice "excuuuuuse me, just need to get around you, doesn't seem to be much rooooom, so sorry about that" <dripping with sarcasm> wideload mom should get the hint.
Manners are hard to find in a society that has no one respect for anyone other than themselves. Manners are derived from moral training and family stability with is often rooted in religion.
If people cannot respect themselves let alone others --- we do not have civilization.