I prefer to keep my kids in line, cause if I don't they'll turn to crime in later life. It's a slippery slope!
You probably know the place, it's the one opposite collywell bay. Was going to go in for a bite and just noped out.
I prefer to keep my kids in line, cause if I don't they'll turn to crime in later life. It's a slippery slope!
@Raymond Lin that's exactly what I'm talking about. But saying that, your cultural background and family are probably really good influences.
I can't think of a time when it's ever been different. We always think things are getting worse, but in many cases they've always been that way.
It's an interesting one. It seems that the more free and individually focussed society becomes, the less we care about how we treat other people and our surroundings.
I wonder if it's possible to encourage personal freedom, individuality etc without becoming selfish, entitled tossers?
I don’t mind kids running around playing in the park, that is after all what it was put there for, what I object to is when the kids are screaming as it is annoying, if they were talking, cheering each other on as they are playing and using the play equipment then it’s fine. Also with all the stuff in the media about child abductions and paedophiles you would think that parents would keep a closer eye on their kids, also if a kid is screaming it could sound like an abduction but if that becomes the normal sound the kid makes then people will not notice. Perhaps also the parents could join in and play, I’ve seen parents take a kid there with a football, the parent will sit and look at their phone, the kid will be left to play on its own.Can agree with a lot of the sentiment in the thread however people moaning about kids running about in the park, just lol.
Social distancing is elevating how frustrated I'm getting with other people.
I was walking into town the other day along a pavement that follows an extremely busy A road and said pavement is pretty narrow. I can't cross or walk into the road, so I'm not far off walking on the kerb but the couple waking towards me decide to stay two abreast and are literally shoulder to shoulder with me.
I was also in a queue for an M&S a few weeks ago, where the queue was making its way into a disabled bay and into the car park because a homeless guy was sat further down in the actual queing area (making 2m distancing from him impossible). I'm the next person able to step onto the pavement from the disabled bay but the woman in front of me is so invested in her phone that there's 6+ spaces between her and the person in front of her. I ask her with a clear annoyed tone in my voice to move forward, as there's people queing into where cars are driving. Her response "Alright! I was looking at my phone wasn't I?!" I left it at that, but considered telling her she should be more aware of her surroundings, especially in this current climate.
I know people say 'it was always like this' but I don't remember it being as bad as it is now. A lot of people absolutely do not care about anyone else.
It's the small things that get me, the other day at a busy roundabout, a queue of traffic waiting to go straight across, I want to turn right. Will anyone leave a gap so people like me can go round, not impeding them in any way as they can't go anywhere? Not a chance.
I agree. What I would have considered to be "normal" is now what OP calls being polite/considerate. The amount of ******** is definitely on the rise! Or is it just a complete lack of compassion for others?I know people say 'it was always like this' but I don't remember it being as bad as it is now. A lot of people absolutely do not care about anyone else.
I know people say 'it was always like this' but I don't remember it being as bad as it is now. A lot of people absolutely do not care about anyone else.
I feel the same shared space comment has legs. We used to work together, live together and have leisure together. Imagine you lived in the West Mids anytime between the 1880's and teh 1950's. You lived in a long row of terraced houses. You and you're neighbours (at least the men) were almost certainly working in the same factories walking together to work. Your wives new each other as they were at home all day nearly every day. You would spend your time eiter in the same pubs, working mens clubs, churches or parks. And if you caught the train to go rambling or a seaside trip it was probably as group who knew each other. There was no internet or television or video recorder to allow you to entertain yourselves apart from everyone else. Most of you life was in shared spaces with people you knew well. There was no anonymity for your behaviour. You self regulate because you cared how you were percieved. That action become a general behaviour and carries through to times when you're not with people you know.
We have lost that. Increasingly we don't know our neighbours. How they think about us doesn't matter. We don't work with our neighbours, we know our colleagues less and less. Communal activities like the pub/club, church, park are not central forms of social interaction and entertainment. Ther person next to me will never see me again, it doesn't matter how I behave. Consideration is dying, it makes me very sad. I try to be considerate but I find myself somethimes being inconsiderate and feel bad for it, it's a behaviour I'm picking up from society rather than a conscious decision. I try to teach my kids to be considerate but there are so many other cultural influences it's hard.