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 So, has anyone else noticed this influx of negativity in our world? Oh sure, the news will *always* be depressing, it's the news!  But it seems that the level of intolerance for our fellow humans, even when we're sure they're from another planet, seems to be dropping at a rapid rate.  People snap easier, yell faster, and just generally are in an obnoxious state constantly.  Manners seem to be on the downswing, too.  
   For instance, how hard is it to get off your blinking cell phone when you're talking to someone in the retail industry?  Maybe this is my bit of intolerance, but it really frosts my cookies when someone can't even disengage the little monster in their ear to say, "Hi."  If I'm in a place or in a drive-through and find myself on my phone whilst about to place an order or whatever, I say to the person on the line "Hang on a sec" and proceed to acknowledge the existence of the person about to take care of me. Think about this, people, be nice to the people who are waiting on you: we're getting your food/drink, i.e. something you're about to ingest.  I'm not saying I've ever sneezed/whatever-gross-thing-you-can- imagine into someone's beverage, but there are ways to exact revenge that harm none but aren't what they thought they were getting.  In the grand scheme of karma, it's small, but it makes me feel better.
    And then there's using your signal to turn/change lanes, etc. It's a little switch right by your hand, not across the car, so you actually can get to it fairly easily, and it saves you nearly crashing your vehicle into mine, therefore saving you insurance money! (wow, it's an amazing concept, and I promise you won't get a horrible disease making that little switch go "click")
    All I'm asking is, THINK before you do anything that involves someone else!  Whether it's just being polite, watching what you say to somebody, or just checking your actions, in the long run it'll make you feel better and you'll help the world spin a little more happily.


Can you tell I've had to deal with rude people this week?  Even people who thought they weren't rude, too. siiiiighhhhhh......