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waitingman) wrote2020-10-19 07:10 pm
waitingman) wrote2020-10-19 07:10 pm
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Personality Test
Do you stand to the left side on escalators, or moving footways, so people can get past you?
Do you walk to one side of the footpath, so people can get past you? When you are walking with someone else, do you drop behind them, so people can get past?
Do you acknowledge drivers who let you into a lane, with a wave of the hand, or a mouthed "Thank You" if you catch their eye?
If you have headphones on & you go into a shop, do you take them off, so you can interact with the staff... ditto with sunglasses?
When you are walking somewhere & you need to look at your phone, do you move to a spot where you are out of other people's way?
When you are talking on your phone, do you keep your voice at a level that the person on the other end can hear, but not everybody else in a 5 square metre radius? Do you stop talking on your phone when you board a bus, get in a taxi, or stop to buy a coffee etc...?
When you are in the supermarket & you need to look at a section to find the item you want, do you move your trolley to the side? Do you stand out of the way of other shoppers moving up & down the aisle?
I'm sure you can spot the common thread behind all these scenario-based questions... & I'm sure I could come up with more, to illustrate the point further, but really... if you answered No to any of these... I just have one more question
What makes you think you're so special, that the rest of the world has to tolerate & indulge your heedless selfishness?
Live in this world... not just on it
Do you walk to one side of the footpath, so people can get past you? When you are walking with someone else, do you drop behind them, so people can get past?
Do you acknowledge drivers who let you into a lane, with a wave of the hand, or a mouthed "Thank You" if you catch their eye?
If you have headphones on & you go into a shop, do you take them off, so you can interact with the staff... ditto with sunglasses?
When you are walking somewhere & you need to look at your phone, do you move to a spot where you are out of other people's way?
When you are talking on your phone, do you keep your voice at a level that the person on the other end can hear, but not everybody else in a 5 square metre radius? Do you stop talking on your phone when you board a bus, get in a taxi, or stop to buy a coffee etc...?
When you are in the supermarket & you need to look at a section to find the item you want, do you move your trolley to the side? Do you stand out of the way of other shoppers moving up & down the aisle?
I'm sure you can spot the common thread behind all these scenario-based questions... & I'm sure I could come up with more, to illustrate the point further, but really... if you answered No to any of these... I just have one more question
What makes you think you're so special, that the rest of the world has to tolerate & indulge your heedless selfishness?
Live in this world... not just on it
Pessimism
Re: Pessimism
And the less they care
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I often think that my parents were overprotective, but along with that came a good dose of manners.
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I've also taken to saying "Heads Up!!" when people are walking straight at me, while looking down at their phone, instead of where they're going. I occasionally don't say it, then just brace my shoulder for the inevitable contact. I award myself extra points if their phone hits the ground
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