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I just got a packed bus home from work, theres a few seats where you are meant to stand up if a mother with a pushchair or say someone in a wheelchair comes on.

A lady in a wheelchair boarded the bus and 2 people got out of the seats I mentioned above and it took this 3rd lady a minute or so to finally get her ass off the seat and make way for the wheelchair.

I was listening to my walkman and thinking she was a little rude sitting there all that time while this poor lady tried to manouver her wheelchair into the spot.

Now I watched as the moody women made a big point of leaning down to say to the other lady " You could at least say thank you !"

I was instantly appalled with what she had just said, she was a really well dressed woman about 60 years old, I thought she woulda known better.

Anyways, im standing next to her shaking my head at what I had seen, she notices and says " Yes, exactly"?? haahaa, I told her " Its you im shaking my head at, your behaviour was disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourself, you need to learn some manners lady!"

This was on a jam packed bus, no one else said anything, I felt I HAD to, I couldnt let that injustice pass.

What a witch, really bugged me.

Anyways, moral of the story is its important to be nice and polite and look out for people less fortunate than yourself.

Be good kids

Veeery good of you, Jack!!
How old are you? 'cause whenever such stuff happens to me ppl say: you nasty little kid, being rude to adults/old ppl?!
I'm polite too, in fact, only if ppl are being rude to me I give it back (haha, some days ago, I just came home from boxing, a drunk felt like spilling his beer just in front of me and then he spit on the ground when he was sitting on a bench next to me - well, it wasn't such a good idea of him )
Esp. when I'm in a bad mood, I'm really waiting for ppl to be nasty with me so I can give it back ...
Say, was it fun to tell the her that?

That's awesome that you told her how you felt. One thing that bugs me is that when someone is being rude, a lot of people notice and shake their heads, but hardly anyone will actually speak up about it.

A similar thing happened when I was in high school. One of the students (He was in a different grade and I didn't know him at all) had a club foot and walked with a noticeable limp. One day during lunch as my friends and myself were walking off campus to grab something to eat, we saw the kid with the club foot trip and fall in the middle of the crosswalk. He was surrounded by students, and no one offered to help him up. Some were laughing. We ran over and helped him up. One of my friends turned to face some onlookers and said "Everyone that laughed should be ashamed of themselves."

Damn straight.

Couldn't agree more...
I think one day I'll get some knuckles on my chin for risking a big mouth
Like, when you tell ppl in the train not to put their shoes on the seats...

I was stationed in England for two years back in the mid 80's. Unfortunately, what I remember most about that time are the rude comments of a few intalorant people.

Let me ask this. If you had been sitting and the 60 year old lady had enter the bus, would you of given your seat to her? Should it really matter wether she is well dressed, or in rags? Did you offer your arm to help her stand...no, how rude!

No dought, your comments helped to make her day a little harder than it, obviously, already was. Next time, try to be a little more talorant of the elderly and...

BITE YOUR BLEEDEN TONGUE! Ha Ha!

I'm pretty lucky, i live in a relatively small city (60,000 pop) and everyone's all nice and all that.

I've only been in a real fight a couple times...

tltrude wrote: No dought, your comments help to make her day a little harder than it obviously was.

I think that NOT BEING ABLE TO USE YOUR LEGS qualifies that person in the wheelcahir as having a harder day than a well-to-do elderly woman.

tltrude wrote:
Let me ask this. If you had been sitting and the 60 year old lady had enter the bus, would you of given your seat to her? Should it really matter wether she is well dressed, or in rags?

If her clothes shouldn't matter, than her age shouldn't matter, either. Being courteous should transcend both of those barriers. And let's not forget the fact that she was sitting in area that's designated for handicapped people. Rules are rules, and you shouldn't complain about having to give up your seat to someone who can't walk, EVER.

Politeness is wonderful

I feel very rewarded after being polite... it can be very satisfying

Ivan its hard to say if it made me feel better, I dont think it did as I dont enjoy confrontation. I am half that ladies age so it was nice to switch the rude kid thing back on her.

My mentioning the lady was well dressed was to point out that she wasnt a rude drunk bum that you'd expect that behaviour from, she really should have known better. I guess manners cost nothing and she is seriously poor in the manners stakes.

We all have hard days yet its still no reason to embarrass someone cos your feeling a little pissed off, the lady in wheelchair couldnt have felt too good about herself, getting on a packed bus, apologising all the way for making people move out your way to get to the designated spot for people with disablities, then a witch that should really be getting her husband to drive her in his mercedes to the train station is a little annoyed as she actually had to use her legs for 5 minutes??? I shoulda said more.

If I see a pregnant lady or an elderly person get on I am first to offer my seat. The thing with the rude womans seat, its only ok to sit there if a more needy person does not need it, so the hurt lady really didnt have to say thank you at all, even though she had already.

The witch lady, manners is what she needs, it amused me that she thought I was on her side while I was shaking my head, her face dropped when I told her the truth, I did notice a lot of people look up when I said my piece, I imagine they all wanted to say exactly what I said, well I hope so.

Mj wrote:Politeness is wonderful

I feel very rewarded after being polite... it can be very satisfying

Well put!
I try not to put myself around people with attitude problems, life is too short to have a bleak outlook. People who have a cocky answer or answer with a stupied joke are not self confident enough to be themselves.
They think that it makes them appear smarter.

The good folks around here have a refreshingly positive attitude.

Cheers to all

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i cant believe u used a bus!!!




also and WD sir. True.

I agree with all of you... except Tltrude... the handycapped person clearly had the right to be in the handycapped spot more so than the 60 yr old rich snob. Man i hate ppl like that. Nicly done Jack! I commend you on your deed!

Just like Dragon said - well done, Jack!

Mj - I see we share the views on politeness!