I’m sick of un-gentlemenly acts

The sad thing is, most of the people I see doing this are in my age group 50s-60s. Last year my fiance and I were in a restaurant and a guy around my age decided to call his son and have him on speaker so his wife and their friends could hear the conversation. They were at the table next to ours. I fumed for a couple of minutes while my fiance told me to ignore it, then my brother called me. I answered with the phone to my ear, but started talking loud telling my brother I couldn't hear him because some idiot was talking on speaker at the table next to us. My brother realized what I was doing and laughlingly told me not to be an ***hole and I loudly responded that, "yes, he is a rude ***hole." My passive/aggressive call went on for another minute or so, then the guy at the next table seemed to take the hint and take his phone off speaker.
Im a big proponent of being polite but if your going to put your behavior or views in ny lap your going to get my opinion. And corrected on your behavior. People are so oblivious to social standards and norms.
 
You have a very strange view of history.

There were more than three major crusades to the Holy Land. At least twice that number.

Plus, there was the northern crusades, which actually worked because they caused the establishment of Christian nations, that remain Christian until this day. Crusading was similarly successful in Spain.

Then there were other minor crusades. Such as the crusade against mercenaries. Or the Cathar Crusade in France. They were plenty real for the people who fought and died in them.

The crusades to the Holy Land ended in complete military and strategic defeat for the Christian powers involved. I don't know how much more "badly" a series of war can end than that.

Very true.

But since almost all of those kind of suits are done on contingency it is hard to find a lawyer to start a case he knows he cannot win.
Also very true, money truly does talk.
 
It goes beyond holding open doors. Was waiting in line for a movie pre-viewing when I had to go to the loo, and told the gentleman in front of me that I would be right back. Came back and re-entered my place in line when the "Karen" behind me began a never ending, loud berating that I had lost my place in line and was breaking que. I finally told her she did not rule the world and I was keeping my place. Older people often have to go to the bathroom, after all.
 
It goes beyond holding open doors. Was waiting in line for a movie pre-viewing when I had to go to the loo, and told the gentleman in front of me that I would be right back. Came back and re-entered my place in line when the "Karen" behind me began a never ending, loud berating that I had lost my place in line and was breaking que. I finally told her she did not rule the world and I was keeping my place. Older people often have to go to the bathroom, after all.
I normally don't like to bitch about stuff but this reminded me of an annoying incident that happened to me the other day at the pharmacy.

I was waiting in line for my prescriptions when the older lady in front of me, with clear physical impairments, was struggling with her paperwork and her insurance card in her purse. There was only her and I in line at that point. She kindly stepped aside a couple of feet to continue to dig through her purse on the counter but waved me up so I could pick up my stuff while she did that. I thought that was very considerate as she could have just clogged up the spot for some time and kept me waiting.

When I finished my pick up the line had gotten longer, but the pharmacist waved this lady back up as she was now ready; all fair.

Some young guy, there with his girlfriend suggests that was not her place and she should now go to the back of the line. She reminds him she was there before him and he claims he doesn't believe it. The guy is getting loud and threatening. His girlfriend seems to find this all rather funny.

I just can't walk away so I come back and tell him loudly (so everybody in line can hear me) that the lady was there well before I was and that it was clearly her turn to be served. He looked shocked that I would speak against him and shut up.

Damn that was annoying.
 
I normally don't like to bitch about stuff but this reminded me of an annoying incident that happened to me the other day at the pharmacy.

I was waiting in line for my prescriptions when the older lady in front of me, with clear physical impairments, was struggling with her paperwork and her insurance card in her purse. There was only her and I in line at that point. She kindly stepped aside a couple of feet to continue to dig through her purse on the counter but waved me up so I could pick up my stuff while she did that. I thought that was very considerate as she could have just clogged up the spot for some time and kept me waiting.

When I finished my pick up the line had gotten longer, but the pharmacist waved this lady back up as she was now ready; all fair.

Some young guy, there with his girlfriend suggests that was not her place and she should now go to the back of the line. She reminds him she was there before him and he claims he doesn't believe it. The guy is getting loud and threatening. His girlfriend seems to find this all rather funny.

I just can't walk away so I come back and tell him loudly (so everybody in line can hear me) that the lady was there well before I was and that it was clearly her turn to be served. He looked shocked that I would speak against him and shut up.

Damn that was annoying.
Good for you.
 
This is an interesting observation. Similar can be said regarding how folks dress in public

My buddy and I had a very odd interaction with a middle aged female in Denver at the state game and fish office. We held the door open to allow this woman to enter the building first, and she promptly dressed us down and told her she didn’t appreciate the sexiest gesture. Definitely not the response I expected.
Oh, I’m sorry. I mistook you for a lady. My bad.
 
I identify as a gentlemen and all these libs have to accept who I am. Like it or not. Agree with it or not. That’s how it works in liberal world, right?
 
This is an interesting observation. Similar can be said regarding how folks dress in public

My buddy and I had a very odd interaction with a middle aged female in Denver at the state game and fish office. We held the door open to allow this woman to enter the building first, and she promptly dressed us down and told her she didn’t appreciate the sexiest gesture. Definitely not the response I expected.

You done the right thing. I would have done the same.

But the interaction may have concluded with me telling her to get stuffed if she dressed me down for using common courtesy
 
I'm sick of being a gentlemen and it being abused / ignored, dare I even admit... mocked at times.

No, door swings both ways & I'm 6'8" @ 300lbs so move!

Granted I do give what I get so if I receive it I will return it.
 
Me and my old gf were at the post office ten years ago .We went to the cross walk and there layed an older man 80 flat on the ground .I saw six cars go around him none stopped .We picked him up he was bleedibg on his head pretty bad .I asked if he wanted an amblance he said no .I told him he needed his head to be stiched up .At the hospital his own daughter that worked there refused to come help him so we stayed with him .We helped him a few days then he asked what we wsnted I said nothing .He was super rich and had a giant house .We drove him and his car to his house helped him two weeks to make sure he was ok .He couldnt believe someone helped him for nothing .I told him my dad always stopped to help people so did I .
 
The loss of common manners in our culture is really discouraging to witness. It’s one reason I like spending time with family where elders are given simple respect like the Mano Po greeting.
 
The loss of common manners in our culture is really discouraging to witness. It’s one reason I like spending time with family where elders are given simple respect like the Mano Po greeting.
Here’s explanation of Mano Po. Kids there automatically pick it up starting very young. I’ve had 2-3 yo little kids of complete strangers walk up to me, grab my hand and place it on their forehead as a sign of respect. If you visit there and it happens, let them do it, accept it as a sign of respect and quietly say to them, “bless you”. While the lady in the video explains from a Tagalog linguistic base, probably Luzon area, the same applies to all the Philippines like the Bisaya and Ilongo areas of the central and south.

 
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I’m sick of everyone feeling that it’s their right to be an asshole in general. How about we bring back human decency towards one and other.
 
Today I went to the post office, and they had a fast closing door
And I watched a older lady standing in the cold weather trying to get in the door and many men just brushed past her and slammed the door in her face, or wouldn’t stop to open it or hold it open for her. I must be some kind of weirdo , because I jumped out of my truck and ran across the parking lot and opened the door, took her packages and carried the heavy stuff to the counter, before I returned to get my own stuff.
It was common practice for men to hold the door open for women ( especially older women) when I was younger, has something changed in society? And are we now just basically rude or to busy to be gentlemen?
I don’t mean to rant , but my wife is handicapped and it’s a pet peeve of mine
From what I've seen, left-*)(%^#*@#! don't do anything for anyone other than themselves. They've never been taught to be a gentleman. I suspect most are from single mother families. That's the only way I can understand the utter selfishness of them, I've seen. Sickening. I guess most of them have not been hit hard enough - yet.
 
This is an interesting observation. Similar can be said regarding how folks dress in public

My buddy and I had a very odd interaction with a middle aged female in Denver at the state game and fish office. We held the door open to allow this woman to enter the building first, and she promptly dressed us down and told her she didn’t appreciate the sexiest gesture. Definitely not the response I expected.
It's what we can expect from a society taken over by Feminism. When you do something for someone and they choose to.be offended by the gesture, you may not want to repeat the behavior.
 
That has happened to me as well Doug. NP - "I was brought up to be a gentleman" was my response. There is nothing sexist about it. All of the women in my family as well as my Mother and all my aunts, inlaws and other grown women appreciated gentlemanly gestures. If some stupid feminist bitch doesn't, that's on her, in my most humble opinion.
 

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