Listen people, I know how annoying it is to be on a mission to get something/go somewhere in a store or on the street and someone is in your way and doesn’t realize it. But there are two little words that you say – EXCUSE ME. You don’t stand there silently getting pissed off at me because I’m not moving until I hear your frustrated sighs and then glare at me when I finally move. Are people so friggin polite here that they are afraid to speak up? I don’t know if this is a “thing” here but I just recently moved from out west and no one hesitated to point out when I was in thier way there, but I have noticed that it seems to happen here a lot. Have some common sense people and don’t be shy – tell me to move my ass.
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2008.