Rant number 21
Today, as on many Saturdays, I went into town (in this case - the town my mother in law lives in, as opposed to my own.) Mostly I don't do this for love in any way shape or form. Mostly I just have to get some things that I cannot buy online or that I would prefer not to or that I need too quickly to wait for.
Whatever the case may be or the reason. One thing about all visits to town on a Saturday is that they are unmitigatedly unpleasant.
First of all, but by no means the least of my annoyances is the way that people walk.
Mostly people walk really really slowly, aimlessly wandering from place to place - stopping at shelves or in front of shop windows with no regard for blocked thoroughfares of any kind. Those who walk slow also love to walk as many abreast as possible on narrow pavements, in order to prevent overtaking by those with somewhere to go. They also enjoy staggering themselves across several lateral metres - for just the same reason.
Those that don't do this, seem hell bent at getting from A to B with no concern for those around them. They dodge and weave and push into everyone - because they are just that much more important than you.
So people walk about annoyingly, So what? What else bugs me?
How rude people are to one another: I hold doors open for people, let people go before me in narrow corridors and try and be polite in general, I would appreciate the same from those around me. People don't seem very fussed about this though, wanting to stay within their own narrow groups and fucking off anyone outside it.
The way that people dress and hold themselves: Embarrassingly, the way that people dress and even wear there clothes has got sillier over the last few years. I don't want to see a boys trousers underneath his bottom - revealing a full arses worth of his pants. I've even seen a lads like this with his mum though - I mean - how can she not clip him round the ear and tell him to pull his pants up.
There is also endless kids in hoodies - showing us how cool they are. Idiots
Peoples language and demeanor: My language I know can be appalling (see this and previous rants.) It is not something indiscriminate however. In earshot of children for instance, or old people - I will always attempt to curb my language. Some people however, don't seem able to stop themselves or just don't care. I find this really upsetting - particularly as I think that its the latter.
The other things I hate, are spitting and dropping litter. Its just nasty and makes a bad situation worse.
I have no choice but to go in to town for the reasons above. But its never going to be enjoyable.
Rant over.
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