Turn-offs - rude people.

I started this posting as a story on passports but I seem to be coming across so many rude people of late that I decided to do a posting about: Rude people: Where do they get off!! But, when I recently applied for a passport I did not come across any rude people so I cannot incorporate that into my story. Thanks for nothing Passport Canada!!!

Turn-offs... Rude people. I often wonder why people think they have a right to be rude. I had a lady today ask me a very simple question. It was very basic like where is the office and the cost of something. It started out bad, she criticised me for not using complete sentences. I don't think we'd even got as far as where you'd normally start a conversation as the only word I'd used was the word Hello. I wanted to say, "Hmm Generally speaking Ma'am ( I use that term loosely), before we start into full sentences I would start off with something by way of an introduction. In this case I say hello, you say something like hello back to me . Then we're into a full conversation and maybe if we feel up to the challenge, then we can start tossing around complete sentences.

Sometimes people like to be babied and I'm now used to the recent phenomenon of people asking for the postal code so they can set their GPS system in their car so they can be guided to our address. But our conversation turned really silly. It went something like, " How do I find the office once I am inside the mall. By the Bay. There are several entrances which one is it? The front one. Which one is the front one? This last one did raise my hackles , as they say, but I tried to smooth them down. I believe there is a drug store near the front entrance of the building. Also, you cannot walk into the mall without seeing the office.

This lady personifies why I'm taking early retirement in July, 2010 .