Observe pt 2
To Continue what I was saying before, it seems to me that the people who are the most mature, or adult, don't feel the need to sit there and tell others that they aren't. I see this at work every day. There is a specific group of department managers, that have apparently been working around each other for a while. There are about 5 of em, 1 is a personnel manager. All 5 of them almost always go back on breaks at the same time, or go to lunch at the same time, or if one goes back to break first that person will page the others back there. 90% of the time they're on break they'll sit there and talk about other associates and coworkers, not the nice kind of talk. They'll sit there and talk about how someones dressed or how ugly they are, or how overweight they are, stuff like that. The problem with this is that except for one of them, most of their asses are bigger than mine, most of them are not all that good looking, and since we have a dress code now, its not like there is much variation in the way people dress. They'll sit there and literally child/baby talk with each other during lunches. While I'm there, I'm sitting their going, what kind of an example does this give to new associates who see this, especially those who may eventually want to go into management. And these people also consider themselves good judges of who's adult/mature and who isn't.
It also comes down to other things, such as being on the road. What does it take to have a bit of sense, or courtesy while driving? I use to think a lot of people up in Michigan were idiot drivers, or asshole drivers. I was proven wrong once I got a car again, and started driving down here in east Texas. In the last 7 months, I've been in 1 accident, turns out that the insurance company considered it a no fault accident since no tickets were given out. Which is a big relief for me, because I never could get ahold of the officer in charge of the accident investigation to clear up the accident report. This accident occurred because a lot of the older blacks down here, either don't care about right of way, or won't pay attention to it when it comes to anyone that looks white. I hate to put it that way too, because I don't like to generalize like that. But, its what I've seen happen. The lady I got in the accident with was coming out of a Whataburger driveway. I was using the crossover on the divided 4 lane highway to get back on the north bound side of the road, since the place I'd pulled out of only had access to the southbound side. Which means I was already on the road prior to the accident. While I was in the crossover, I was making sure I had room to turn on so I wouldn't be hit by traffic. After I had a clear spot to turn, I started moving, unfortunately so did she, she decided she could beat me across the road before I could get going and turn. Unfortunately for me, cars that way a couple tons don't stop immediately even at low speed, or else I would of been able to keep from clipping her back tire. According to right of way rules down here, I may have violated 1 right of way rule, which was possible failure to yield right of way while making a left hand turn. She in turn violated about 3 or 4. Main one being failure to yield right of way to traffic already on the road when exiting from a driveway. There are two more that involve divided roads like that that I can't remember off the top of my head. To add to this, I've also had at least 1 person try and ram me off the road, because apparently my car is invisible or something. People down here do not watch for oncoming traffic when they're making left hand turns out of parking lots. Plus, I've never seen a group of idiots more willing to box up on the freeway. They'll sit there and get in these tight packs, and then no one wants to try and break out of them. And then we wonder why do these pile ups happen.
And a flash back to living up in Michigan with the old group of friends. How exactly does opening or holding a door open for someone make you a follower? Hell, I just thought it was being courteous. It is ok to hold a door for someone other than a hot chick, that you're trying to get in the pants of.
It also comes down to other things, such as being on the road. What does it take to have a bit of sense, or courtesy while driving? I use to think a lot of people up in Michigan were idiot drivers, or asshole drivers. I was proven wrong once I got a car again, and started driving down here in east Texas. In the last 7 months, I've been in 1 accident, turns out that the insurance company considered it a no fault accident since no tickets were given out. Which is a big relief for me, because I never could get ahold of the officer in charge of the accident investigation to clear up the accident report. This accident occurred because a lot of the older blacks down here, either don't care about right of way, or won't pay attention to it when it comes to anyone that looks white. I hate to put it that way too, because I don't like to generalize like that. But, its what I've seen happen. The lady I got in the accident with was coming out of a Whataburger driveway. I was using the crossover on the divided 4 lane highway to get back on the north bound side of the road, since the place I'd pulled out of only had access to the southbound side. Which means I was already on the road prior to the accident. While I was in the crossover, I was making sure I had room to turn on so I wouldn't be hit by traffic. After I had a clear spot to turn, I started moving, unfortunately so did she, she decided she could beat me across the road before I could get going and turn. Unfortunately for me, cars that way a couple tons don't stop immediately even at low speed, or else I would of been able to keep from clipping her back tire. According to right of way rules down here, I may have violated 1 right of way rule, which was possible failure to yield right of way while making a left hand turn. She in turn violated about 3 or 4. Main one being failure to yield right of way to traffic already on the road when exiting from a driveway. There are two more that involve divided roads like that that I can't remember off the top of my head. To add to this, I've also had at least 1 person try and ram me off the road, because apparently my car is invisible or something. People down here do not watch for oncoming traffic when they're making left hand turns out of parking lots. Plus, I've never seen a group of idiots more willing to box up on the freeway. They'll sit there and get in these tight packs, and then no one wants to try and break out of them. And then we wonder why do these pile ups happen.
And a flash back to living up in Michigan with the old group of friends. How exactly does opening or holding a door open for someone make you a follower? Hell, I just thought it was being courteous. It is ok to hold a door for someone other than a hot chick, that you're trying to get in the pants of.