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Azari

Hmm71 wrote: »

And of course the person with a bottle of milk behind you couldn't possibly be in a rush themselves could they? Organise your time better sweetie and stop diving into shops just before you need to collect your kids from school.

Erm, are you daft as well as condescending and patronising?

The poster isn't complaining about not having enough time to buy her goods but about someone making a nuisance of themselves because they don't have time.

Are you suggesting that mothers should allow an extra couple of minutes for their shopping just to accommodate someone who is is a hurry in a queue behind them?

Hmm71

No I'm not daft but you are if you didn't understand the point I was trying to make which is that she shouldn't be moaning about people in the queue behind her just because she's in a rush trying to get her shopping done in the few minutes she has before collecting her children. Why doesn't she leave more time for her shopping? She does actually say in her post "I'm in a rush too."

Azari

Hmm71 wrote: »

No I'm not daft but you are if you didn't understand the point I was trying to make which is that she shouldn't be moaning about people in the queue behind her just because she's in a rush trying to get her shopping done in the few minutes she has before collecting her children. Why doesn't she leave more time for her shopping? She does actually say in her post "I'm in a rush too."

What the hell is the matter with you?

Busy people are often is a rush.

She's perfectly entitled to be annoyed at someone behind here in a queue being a pain whether she is in a rush or not.

I'll ask you again as you ignored the question:

Are you suggesting that mothers should allow an extra couple of minutes for their shopping just to accommodate someone who is is a hurry in a queue behind them?

paddyrg

Tip for mobiles left on desks to ring and annoy everybody -

1) Unattended ringing mobile fine box for the office, £2 each time, fines go into the Christmas pot
2) Cling film - wrap the phone in cling film, several layers. Won't damage it, but makes it a pain to get back out, showing the phonedumper just how annoying their calls are to the rest of you

Hmm71

Azari wrote: »

What the hell is the matter with you?

Busy people are often is a rush.

She's perfectly entitled to be annoyed at someone behind here in a queue being a pain whether she is in a rush or not.

I'll ask you again as you ignored the question:

Are you suggesting that mothers should allow an extra couple of minutes for their shopping just to accommodate someone who is is a hurry in a queue behind them?

There's nothing the hell the matter with me except that I'm simply expressing my opinion on an open forum.
No, I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. How on earth did you reach that conclusion? Are you suggesting that everyone else should allow an extra couple of minutes for their shopping just to accommodate a mother who is in a hurry to collect their children from school?
Just for info, before you leap to any more wrong conclusions, I am a mother with a child at school and I am busy but I wouldn't try to get my shopping done a few minutes before school pick-up time.

Azari

Hmm71 wrote: »

There's nothing the hell the matter with me except that I'm simply expressing my opinion on an open forum.
No, I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. How on earth did you reach that conclusion? Are you suggesting that everyone else should allow an extra couple of minutes for their shopping just to accommodate a mother who is in a hurry to collect their children from school?
Just for info, before you leap to any more wrong conclusions, I am a mother with a child at school and I am busy but I wouldn't try to get my shopping done a few minutes before school pick-up time.

Nice to know you are well organised.

A shame not everyone can be as perfect as you.

That does not explain why you feel the need to be condescending to people who are not as well organised. Particularly as this thread is about manners, not how mothers should organise their time.

Telling someone who has done nothing wrong that they should organise themselves differently just because you happen to do so is not helpful. Neither is it on topic.

Hmm71

Azari wrote: »

Nice to know you are well organised.

A shame not everyone can be as perfect as you.

That does not explain why you feel the need to be condescending to people who are not as well organised. Particularly as this thread is about manners, not how mothers should organise their time.

Telling someone who has done nothing wrong that they should organise themselves differently just because you happen to do so is not helpful. Neither is it on topic.

And yet you were more than happy to start and continue a discussion about it? I've never claimed to be perfect, far from it and I'm sure if Kittylady feels I was being condescending to her she is more than capable of defending herself.

fluffnutter

You know what else bothers me?

People who stand too near to you in a queue. This happened to me yesterday. I was in the bank waiting for a cashier. The guy behind me was practically stroking my right ear. Honestly, he kept touching me (inadvertently I assume). Every time I moved, he moved too. I tried to stagger the line by moving slightly forwards or back but he just moved with me. He was totally oblivious to the fact, and when I turned round to glare just looked at me with the dull gleam of idiocy in his eyes.

It's even worse in the post office. I've had people stand two inches behind me sneezing on the back of my neck. One memorable experience involved some old dear crunching her poxy murray mints non-stop for 20 minutes whilst practically pressing her entire body against my back.

THREE FEET IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET TO A STRANGER. BACK OFF!

somethingcorporate

fluffnutter wrote: »

You know what else bothers me?

People who stand too near to you in a queue. This happened to me yesterday. I was in the bank waiting for a cashier. The guy behind me was practically stroking my right ear. Honestly, he kept touching me (inadvertently I assume). Every time I moved, he moved too. I tried to stagger the line by moving slightly forwards or back but he just moved with me. He was totally oblivious to the fact, and when I turned round to glare just looked at me with the dull gleam of idiocy in his eyes.

It's even worse in the post office. I've had people stand two inches behind me sneezing on the back of my neck. One memorable experience involved some old dear crunching her poxy murray mints non-stop for 20 minutes whilst practically pressing her entire body against my back.

THREE FEET IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET TO A STRANGER. BACK OFF!

Maybe you just smell really nice?

People getting too close is one of my pet hates on the tube too. Why do people think it is acceptable to have their hands 10cm from your face whilst reading the paper? If I put my hands that close to their face with nothing in them they would think it was some kind of personal threat but because they are reading a paper they think it is ok to get that close! I just want to say "don't let my existence get in the way of you reading a paper!"

Next time I am going to nibble on one of their fingers.

fluffnutter

Tina20 wrote: »

I hate it when someone invites you round, but keeps the tv on, normal watching volume, and expects you all to have a glass of wine and a conversation.

:T I thought it was just me! This really, really gets my goat. TBH, I just ask them to turn it down. Or raise my voice above the noise of the telly, saying stuff like 'Sorry! Your telly's really loud!'.

My friends are used to my rather assertive (ill-mannered? ) ways, but honestly, who's worse? People who keep one eye and ear on the telly when you're trying to talk to them, or politely asking for it to be turned down, or better, turned off altogether?