In a momentary lapse in judgment, my wife and I decided to head into town to pick up a few health & beauty aid items from Wal-Mart on a warm spring Saturday afternoon.
Normally, we hit Walter Mart later in the evening, if not in the middle of the night, to avoid the chaotic mess of people milling around the store with their great demeanor and well behaved offspring.
I get it. Wal-Mart has the disposable products I need at the best price. That is a given. And seeing these lower income packs so highly represented on Wal-Mart makes perfect sense. Walter saw a need and filled it.
But does the majority of the Wal-Mart clientele have to be so rude and inconsiderate of other people? They walk in front of you, stop in front of you, try to run you over; basically they act as though they own the store and you are causing an inconvenience by your mere existence.
Just because Wal-Mart allows anyone to feel as though they are better off financially than most (or more than they truly are) and can actually buy the "necessities" of life in bulk or at massive discount, doesn't mean they can treat others just like them with such disdain.
Yet, why am I surprised? We live in the Great Society of "It's all about me. All shall treat me accordingly, bitches". The Great Society that has created a social fame out of materialistic greed. He who dies with the most toys, wins, right? For the most part.
Regardless, I can't act as such. I say excuse me and thank you, pardon and please. I try to be considerate of others around me, strangers or not. Is it really that hard?
Apparently.
Kind of a pissy post, huh? Interesting...
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