Talk to the Hand (as if you'd be so rude)

[callmemadam]

Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss. ‘The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or six good reasons to stay home and bolt the door)’. Only six? I shouldn’t bother reading this. Not because it’s bad but if you look at this blog you probably already agree with everything Lynne Truss has to say. People are ruder than they used to be and there is grossness all around. Just yesterday as I walked past the church, a large young man was sitting on the wall in a clinch with his girlfriend. He was showing half his gross, purple (it was cold) bum. Rude! Rather than make yourself more angry and depressed than you already are, why not read her book With One Lousy Free Packet of Seeds instead and have a laugh?

Comments

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

'Rude!' made me giggle, I'm afraid, though I would have been disgusted had I witnessed the spectacle. I'm picturing it in a Posy speech bubble.

I forgot to mention that a young man called me a c*nt on my way home from work the other night, after my safe and responsible filtering had ensured I didn't run him over as he stepped out from between stationary cars without looking.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

a young man called me a c*nt
No! Lynne and I agree that it is the ultimate No word and as she gleefully points out, we have grammar on our side as it is strictly a noun and cannot therefore be used universally like Eff.

[sloopjonb.livejournal.com]

Two Eastern-european-type girls asked me which bus to get this morning ... I think they wanted to get to Huddersfield, but I couldn't tell for sure, so I directed them to the man in the enquiry office ... anyway, they was most awfully polite.

Another counterpoint; I often see leery looking hoodie types get up and move to the back of the bus when they see a woman with a buggy getting on, thus leaving her space to park her progeny.

Very little is ever as bad as someone with a book to sell will tell you it is :-)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I don't say there are no nice, kindly people about. Try dealing with BT on the phone though and you know just where LT is coming from.

[gghost.livejournal.com]

Yes, I believe that we are truly living in the age of rudeness. And in this country you don't dare call anyone on it, because you never know who might be carrying a gun.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Or a knife. Several incidents here recently of people being murdered after complaining, justifiably, about someone's behaviour. Not common, thank goodness.