agree totally, the elderly feckers sharpen their elbows before leaving the house.

It's my experience, too. The other week, old bloke nearly walked right into me as I was going through some automatic doors - then had the cheek to shout: "You could have walked around me!" (Actually I couldn't have, unless I walked backwards).

So I snapped back: "And YOU could have walked around me - you ignorant old git!" Don't think he was expecting that

TOTALLY agree.... nothing to add really.... in my experience its older people that have been rude to me.

My 11yr old son has actually had a pop at an oldy before! He held the door open for her and she never thanked him...so he said something like 'Rudeness, it's acceptable in your 80's'...I nearly pmsl!!! (sing it to the calvin harris tune!! He did!)

Yup
And on another occasion, as I was struggling through two sets of double doors, who let the first set slam in my face? A group of respectable, white-haired 'ladies'.

And who held the second set open for me? Young black lad in a hoodie, with a group of his hoodie mates. Exactly the sort of lads those 'ladies' would have taken one look at and stereotyped as yobs. Ironic, eh?

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Originally posted by MrsB:
My 11yr old son has actually had a pop at an oldy before! He held the door open for her and she never thanked him...so he said something like 'Rudeness, it's acceptable in your 80's'...I nearly pmsl!!! (sing it to the calvin harris tune!! He did!)

They do think they deserve the royal treatment....

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Originally posted by MrsB:
My 11yr old son has actually had a pop at an oldy before! He held the door open for her and she never thanked him...so he said something like 'Rudeness, it's acceptable in your 80's'...I nearly pmsl!!! (sing it to the calvin harris tune!! He did!)

Love it! Did her mouth go like a chicken's bum?

I agree , i've seen some things were older people have been very rude to others. Us young people are always accused of being rude but it's all down to manners .

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Originally posted by Demantoid:
Yup
And on another occasion, as I was struggling through two sets of double doors, who let the first set slam in my face? A group of respectable, white-haired 'ladies'.

And who held the second set open for me? Young black lad in a hoodie, with a group of his hoodie mates. Exactly the sort of lads those 'ladies' would have taken one look at and stereotyped as yobs. Ironic, eh?

Very ironic hun very ironic....

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Originally posted by darloboy07:
I agree , i've seen some things were older people have been very rude to others. Us young people are always accused of being rude but it's all down to manners .

Xactely....

Hi Pretty , hows you hun? .

It would be interest to find out scientifically, but I don`t know how on earth that could be done.
As it is, I think you can be rude at any age - old, young and in-between.
And you can be polite at any age.

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Originally posted by Demantoid:

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Originally posted by MrsB:
My 11yr old son has actually had a pop at an oldy before! He held the door open for her and she never thanked him...so he said something like 'Rudeness, it's acceptable in your 80's'...I nearly pmsl!!! (sing it to the calvin harris tune!! He did!)

Love it! Did her mouth go like a chicken's bum?

She gave him a 'look' and carried on shuffling. I gave him a squeeze and carried on laughing!!!!

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Originally posted by darloboy07:
Hi Pretty , hows you hun? .

Hello Dearie, im ok loving this place so far

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Originally posted by brisket:
It would be interest to find out scientifically, but I don`t know how on earth that could be done.
As it is, I think you can be rude at any age - old, young and in-between.
And you can be polite at any age.

I totally agree, but people accuse young people of being rude but the old people are just as rude...

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:

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Originally posted by darloboy07:
Hi Pretty , hows you hun? .

Hello Dearie, im ok loving this place so far

Good , it's really cool here.

To be honest pretty-cocoa-eyes, I find the older generation (usually 50-55+) MUCH ruder than the younger generation. I don't know why it is, but they are rude, they jump queues and they shove you out of the way in supermarkets, when you are looking at something, and they can be very obnoxious and arrogant.. I find younger people much more polite. Teenagers can be a bit rowdy in their groups, but the vast majority of them are polite and pleasant (to me anyway...)

Women are much ruder and more arrogant than men IMO. I get men being rather polite to me; men of all ages... but women have a tendency to be ruder. Not ALL women of course, but for every rude man, there are 5 rude women. Although I have to say, 90% of people are OK on the whole.

Rude people come in all shapes, sizes and ages.

I really hate (as has been mentioned) when you hold the door for someone and they walk through without as much as a nod as if I'm an effin' doorman I usually say very loudly in a sarcastic tone "you're welcome" in an attempt to highlight their rudeness.

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Originally posted by MrsB:

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Originally posted by Demantoid:

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Originally posted by MrsB:
My 11yr old son has actually had a pop at an oldy before! He held the door open for her and she never thanked him...so he said something like 'Rudeness, it's acceptable in your 80's'...I nearly pmsl!!! (sing it to the calvin harris tune!! He did!)

Love it! Did her mouth go like a chicken's bum?

She gave him a 'look' and carried on shuffling. I gave him a squeeze and carried on laughing!!!!

Great stuff...
Take a bow, Little B

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Originally posted by Cheeky-Pixie:
To be honest pretty-cocoa-eyes, I find the older generation (usually 50-55+) MUCH ruder than the younger generation. I don't know why it is, but they are rude, they jump queues and they shove you out of the way in supermarkets, when you are looking at something; and I find younger people much more polite.

Women are much ruder and more arrogant than men IMO. I get men being rather polite to me; men of all ages... but women have a tendency to be ruder. Not ALL women of course, but for every rude man, there are 5 rude women. Although I have to say, 90% of people are OK on the whole.

I agree with everything you have just said.... How do you deal with people who jump the queue? I hate confrontation so I just leave it

There was this instant I was trying to help this older lady pack her shopping and she screamed at me like as if I had some disease, the shop assistant had to apologise to me... Never again will I help anyone....

The older people I seem always seem to complain when mothers bring their pushchairs on the Bus as they expect to be sitting there when it's meant to be for pushchairs. When young people have been sitting there I have noticed most of us seem to move, where as the older people expect to stay there when it's meant to be for the babies. Makes me mad .

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Originally posted by Comrade Ogilvy:
Rude people come in all shapes, sizes and ages.

I really hate (as has been mentioned) when you hold the door for someone and they walk through without as much as a nod as if I'm an effin' doorman I usually say very loudly in a sarcastic tone "you're welcome" in an attempt to highlight their rudeness.

Me too.

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Originally posted by Jenny:

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Originally posted by Comrade Ogilvy:
Rude people come in all shapes, sizes and ages.

I really hate (as has been mentioned) when you hold the door for someone and they walk through without as much as a nod as if I'm an effin' doorman I usually say very loudly in a sarcastic tone "you're welcome" in an attempt to highlight their rudeness.

Me too.

And me

Most of the time I do ignore it PCM, but it is extremely annoying and I must admit, that I will do my level best to make sure they DON'T and CAN'T push in, by being bolshy and making sure *I* am served first, or saying to the assistant 'I WAS HERE FIRST.' When I have done that, the person grunts and gives a filthy look and then walks out in disgust LOL. WHY do they think they have a right to push in?!

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Originally posted by Cheeky-Pixie:
Most of the time I do ignore it PCM, but it is extremely annoying and I must admit, that I will do my level best to make sure they DON'T and CAN'T push in, by being bolshy and making sure *I* am served first, or saying to the assistant 'I WAS HERE FIRST.' When I have done that, the person grunts and gives a filthy look and then walks out in disgust LOL. WHY do they think they have a right to push in?!

Exactly, they just ignore the fact that there is a 10-15 people queue. I told one lady once that there is a queue and she said *Oh is it* and then she stood to the side and went to the counter after me

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Originally posted by darloboy07:
The older people I seem always seem to complain when mothers bring their pushchairs on the Bus as they expect to be sitting there when it's meant to be for pushchairs. When young people have been sitting there I have noticed most of us seem to move, where as the older people expect to stay there when it's meant to be for the babies. Makes me mad .

Very true Darlo, I notice that all the time. The narky older individuals seem to have a self righteous sense of entitlement. (I fought in the war for you young lad...)

I spend most of my time whilst out shopping saying "sorry" to people that have bumped into me.....very rarely do I hear anybody say it to me.

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
I have experienced more rudeness from older people...

They always jump the queue when Im infront, walk past the door that I hold for them without a thank you, and even shout at me when I try to help them pack their shopping in tesco ... They do all that and turn around and complain about young people

This is not a sweeping generalisation just my experience.....


How about you guys?

do you work in tesco or summit - cos if not, perhaps some random person pouncing on their shopping and packing it away could be misconstrued as the actions of somebody with ultior motives - eg theiving from them =- Im no where near 80 but I would find it somewhat odd if somebody who wasnt an employee of the supermarket walked up and started to fondle my shopping

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Originally posted by Hollygolightly:

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Originally posted by darloboy07:
The older people I seem always seem to complain when mothers bring their pushchairs on the Bus as they expect to be sitting there when it's meant to be for pushchairs. When young people have been sitting there I have noticed most of us seem to move, where as the older people expect to stay there when it's meant to be for the babies. Makes me mad .

Very true Darlo, I notice that all the time. The narky older individuals seem to have a self righteous sense of entitlement. (I fought in the war for you young lad...)

I think you will find that it isnt soley designated for ppl with pushchairs but also for people in wheelchairs - or at least the buses I use are - think yourself luck there are buses with steps which lower and special areas to accommodate pushchairs and wheelchairs cos its not that long ago that I was pushing a buggy with a baby in it and a toddler in tow aswell and I had to make do with a normal seat and fold the buggy up cos there was no way I could have got on the bus with it unfolded and the baby sat in it - but then Im over 40 and maybe Im one of these OLD people everybody is moaning about

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Originally posted by brisket:
It would be interest to find out scientifically, but I don`t know how on earth that could be done.
As it is, I think you can be rude at any age - old, young and in-between.
And you can be polite at any age.

I agree with you brisket but so many age-ist people posting on here which makes me

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Originally posted by ZAYLEE:I think you will find that it isnt soley designated for ppl with pushchairs but also for people in wheelchairs - or at least the buses I use are - think yourself luck there are buses with steps which lower and special areas to accommodate pushchairs and wheelchairs cos its not that long ago that I was pushing a buggy with a baby in it and a toddler in tow aswell and I had to make do with a normal seat and fold the buggy up cos there was no way I could have got on the bus with it unfolded and the baby sat in it - but then Im over 40 and maybe Im one of these OLD people everybody is moaning about

Hi Zaylee.

I am 42, and personally, find the rudest people I experience ARE older, like 50-55 plus, but some aged 40 to 50 can be a bit rude too. Even though I am 42, I am prepared to admit that older people are ruder than younger ones - (IN MY EXPERIENCE that is.)

As I said, the majority of people of ALL ages are fine, but out of the rude people *I* experience, the vast majority are over 50, and are female. But yes I agree that the sections on the bus are also for wheelchairs.

BTW I don't think the people on here are being age-ist.; they are merely going on their OWN experiences. I don't think there is anything wrong with that personally. JMHO.

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Originally posted by ZAYLEE:

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
I have experienced more rudeness from older people...

They always jump the queue when Im infront, walk past the door that I hold for them without a thank you, and even shout at me when I try to help them pack their shopping in tesco ... They do all that and turn around and complain about young people

This is not a sweeping generalisation just my experience.....


How about you guys?

do you work in tesco or summit - cos if not, perhaps some random person pouncing on their shopping and packing it away could be misconstrued as the actions of somebody with ultior motives - eg theiving from them =- Im no where near 80 but I would find it somewhat odd if somebody who wasnt an employee of the supermarket walked up and started to fondle my shopping

No ususally when I am behind them in the queue, I see them struggling as the sales girl/boy is swiping their goods so I offer to help them pack it into bags how can that be classed as thieving infront of 20-30 people?

Rudeness applies to all ages young and old it always seems worse when it is an older person I always feel they should know better

Yet more stereotypification.
(assuming that such a word exists)

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Originally posted by ZAYLEE:

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Originally posted by brisket:
It would be interest to find out scientifically, but I don`t know how on earth that could be done.
As it is, I think you can be rude at any age - old, young and in-between.
And you can be polite at any age.

I agree with you brisket but so many age-ist people posting on here which makes me

Oh my gosh I knew someone will come up with this .. I said I wasnt making a sweeping generalisation just what I have experienced which has been quite frequent.... Im in no way ageist matterfact I come from a culture where we respect our elders no matter what.

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Originally posted by Marguerita:
Rudeness applies to all ages young and old it always seems worse when it is an older person I always feel they should know better

You would think so wouldn't you Marguerita.

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Originally posted by Marguerita:
Rudeness applies to all ages young and old it always seems worse when it is an older person I always feel they should know better

Yes thats why it shocks me....

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Originally posted by Cheeky-Pixie:

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Originally posted by ZAYLEE:I think you will find that it isnt soley designated for ppl with pushchairs but also for people in wheelchairs - or at least the buses I use are - think yourself luck there are buses with steps which lower and special areas to accommodate pushchairs and wheelchairs cos its not that long ago that I was pushing a buggy with a baby in it and a toddler in tow aswell and I had to make do with a normal seat and fold the buggy up cos there was no way I could have got on the bus with it unfolded and the baby sat in it - but then Im over 40 and maybe Im one of these OLD people everybody is moaning about

Hi Zaylee.

I am 42, and personally, find the rudest people I experience ARE older, like 50-55 plus, but some over 40 to 50 can be a bit rude too. Even though I am 42, I am prepared to admit that older people are ruder than younger ones - (IN MY EXPERIENCE that is.)

As I said, the majority of people of ALL ages are fine, but out of the rude people *I* experience, the vast majority are over 50, and are female. But yes I agree that the sections on the bus are also for wheelchairs.

maybe young people arent rude to young people cos they are trying to impress them but dont care about being rude to older people cos they dont give a stuff about them - a friend of mine went into the cinema in tears the othe day - she is a little overwgt and some teenagers were mocking her - staring and pointing and sniggering behind their hands - she is a lovely person and managed to save face until she got into the darkened cinema where she was able to cry without drawing attention to herself. Ive experienced gross rudeness from every age group both male and female - you cannot generalise in my opinion

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:

Oh my gosh I knew someone will come up with this .. I said I wasnt making a sweeping generalisation just what I have experienced which has been quite frequent.... Im in no way ageist matterfact I come from a culture where we respect our elders no matter what.[/QUOTE] Don't worry about it PCE; as I said in my post above; no-one is being age-ist, people are just going on their own personal experiences. As I said; I am 42, and find older people to be ruder, so I am hardly being age-ist when I am 'older' mySELF.