Ahhhhh...the cliché saying, " Treat Everyone the Way You Want to be Treated". Well, that's not always true......sorry to break it to you. I will now rant about a day last week that made me furious as I thought about equality.
So, I wanted to pick up 2 of my holds at the library and while I'm there, pick up some McDonalds for lunch. "Ewww. McDonalds." <---Be quiet, like you have never ate there before xP But anyways, that isn't the point. So, I'm walking the normally faster-than-average pace to the library first. You know how when you're walking one way and these strangers are walking towards you, on the same sidewalk? And then you try to make room for eachother to pass by? Well that didn't happen. So, this happened twice during my journey. These two seniors, who I'm guessing are probably married, were walking towards me. So what I usually do when this occurs is move over to one side, atleast leaving half of the sidewalk for the other person, early on before we even reach eachother. So, I do that. I shift over to the right side. As we start to approach one another, THEY STILL DON'T MOVE!!! So, I had to step onto the dirt, which was next to the sidewalk, since I was on the innerside of the sidewalk and NOT on the side of the curb.
So, by now I'm thinking, well okay then.. So I just keep walking. Not so long afterwards, I approach these two new mothers, who are both pushing strollers, side-by-side. So, I do the exact same thing as I did before....still no movement.....so I had to step over on the dirt. Again. By now, my anger starts to steam.
Do people have no sidewalk manners these days? I mean, when I walk with my friends or my cousins, whenever we start to approach someone, I always step behind or in front of the person I'm walking with. (Usually behind though, unless neither of us move then I may step forward). If I can do it, others can do it as well. Also, I'm not saying that everyone does this (thank goodness) but some people need to learn to be considerate. I know many people wouldn't be bothered by these subtle movements but people who are perceptive, like myself, tend to notice little details.
So, as if not enough anger for one day, I walk over to McDonalds, which is just next to the library. I walk in and notice one line, even though there are probably 2 cashiers operating. I decide to join the 1 line but the last guy in the line, has his back against the wall. Therefore, I had to line up either to the right or left of him. So I chose the closest side: Left. Then this senior walks up and lines up on the right of this man. I get a little concerned because I'm not sure where I'm suppose to line up and now he just confuses me. Therefore, I thought that the smartest thing to do was to go up to the senior and ask him if he was in line. First he doesn't reply and just looks forward like no one said anything. So I asked him again, "Are you in line?". Then he stutters and says,"uh..uh...uh...yeeess....I'm in line." So I line up behind him. So by now I'm trying my best to keep my anger in, which has amounted so far. Then finally, the senior in front of me reaches the register and I stand there waiting. Remember when I said that there were 2 cashiers open? This man that has just walked in, now stands next to me behind one of the cashiers. That cashier opens and he walks up. Now I'm thinking, really...? -_____- . So, I wait for what feels like forever and then I finally reach the cashier, order and leave.(Also, you remember the senior that was in front of me? He ended up not having enough money to purchase his order. I couldn't help but giggle a little inside of me :$ )
I feel like I am misjudged because I am not an adult. People see me as "no one important". Like really? I can understand how they may think but can you not just at least pretend that you aren't discriminating towards younger ones? Things like these are simple acts of how inequality is shown. The people doing this may not even realize it and it may just be me but it's not nothing.
Thank you for listening to my first rant (: Also, if you have any ideas of how you would respond or act towards the people described above, please comment :D.
Bloomed -> Blooming~
-Melanie
So, I wanted to pick up 2 of my holds at the library and while I'm there, pick up some McDonalds for lunch. "Ewww. McDonalds." <---Be quiet, like you have never ate there before xP But anyways, that isn't the point. So, I'm walking the normally faster-than-average pace to the library first. You know how when you're walking one way and these strangers are walking towards you, on the same sidewalk? And then you try to make room for eachother to pass by? Well that didn't happen. So, this happened twice during my journey. These two seniors, who I'm guessing are probably married, were walking towards me. So what I usually do when this occurs is move over to one side, atleast leaving half of the sidewalk for the other person, early on before we even reach eachother. So, I do that. I shift over to the right side. As we start to approach one another, THEY STILL DON'T MOVE!!! So, I had to step onto the dirt, which was next to the sidewalk, since I was on the innerside of the sidewalk and NOT on the side of the curb.
So, by now I'm thinking, well okay then.. So I just keep walking. Not so long afterwards, I approach these two new mothers, who are both pushing strollers, side-by-side. So, I do the exact same thing as I did before....still no movement.....so I had to step over on the dirt. Again. By now, my anger starts to steam.
Do people have no sidewalk manners these days? I mean, when I walk with my friends or my cousins, whenever we start to approach someone, I always step behind or in front of the person I'm walking with. (Usually behind though, unless neither of us move then I may step forward). If I can do it, others can do it as well. Also, I'm not saying that everyone does this (thank goodness) but some people need to learn to be considerate. I know many people wouldn't be bothered by these subtle movements but people who are perceptive, like myself, tend to notice little details.
So, as if not enough anger for one day, I walk over to McDonalds, which is just next to the library. I walk in and notice one line, even though there are probably 2 cashiers operating. I decide to join the 1 line but the last guy in the line, has his back against the wall. Therefore, I had to line up either to the right or left of him. So I chose the closest side: Left. Then this senior walks up and lines up on the right of this man. I get a little concerned because I'm not sure where I'm suppose to line up and now he just confuses me. Therefore, I thought that the smartest thing to do was to go up to the senior and ask him if he was in line. First he doesn't reply and just looks forward like no one said anything. So I asked him again, "Are you in line?". Then he stutters and says,"uh..uh...uh...yeeess....I'm in line." So I line up behind him. So by now I'm trying my best to keep my anger in, which has amounted so far. Then finally, the senior in front of me reaches the register and I stand there waiting. Remember when I said that there were 2 cashiers open? This man that has just walked in, now stands next to me behind one of the cashiers. That cashier opens and he walks up. Now I'm thinking, really...? -_____- . So, I wait for what feels like forever and then I finally reach the cashier, order and leave.(Also, you remember the senior that was in front of me? He ended up not having enough money to purchase his order. I couldn't help but giggle a little inside of me :$ )
I feel like I am misjudged because I am not an adult. People see me as "no one important". Like really? I can understand how they may think but can you not just at least pretend that you aren't discriminating towards younger ones? Things like these are simple acts of how inequality is shown. The people doing this may not even realize it and it may just be me but it's not nothing.
Thank you for listening to my first rant (: Also, if you have any ideas of how you would respond or act towards the people described above, please comment :D.
-Melanie
IKR! That happens to me!!! I just move to the road though.
ReplyDeleteUgh, yes! I know, right? I mean, I get annoyed when people in front of me take up the whole sidewalk and I have to walk around them, but when they're walking towards you and they don't even make the slightest move, it's pretty ridiculous and selfish. I can SORT OF forgive the two mothers because strollers are kind of hard to manoeuvre, but at least attempting to move would be nice.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I get what you mean about the 2 mothers. I can understand why they didn't shift over.
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