The other day I was standing on the sidewalk and I saw a young guy and girl crossing the street. There was a small bank of snow/ice on the corner. The guy jumped over the bank checked his phone on the sidewalk while the girl in her heels tiptoed over the ice and tried to keep from falling over while she struggled to make her way to the sidewalk.
I'm all for feminism and equal treatment, but is it so wrong that I mourn the death of common decency and basic manners, let alone chivalry? Basic manners should go without saying, but it seems like manners have gone so far downhill that any sort of gentlemanly behavior would earn a guy a trophy for man of the year. If complaining about the poor manners of KIDS TODAY makes me old, then I will wear my gray hair and snarky attitude like a badge of honor.
I was *this* close to yelling at that guy, "take her hand, you stupid f-ing kid!"
*sigh*
Trying to stay positive,
Skeptic
Ugh! What is wrong with people? Forget chivalry, how about just manners?
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of the one and only time I ever had a date on Valentine's Day (aka Skeptic, the guy through whom you and I met!). Aside from forcing him to come pick me up, he sat in his car while I made my way through a snow bank in heels and a dress. Should have known then....
Yeah, clearly the world is telling me that asking for chivalry is setting the bar too high--I should be looking for basic manners instead. I just can't believe how lazy and careless people have become.
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