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Jan. 9, 2022 - How Rude

January 9, 2022

PROMPT: READ IT IN THE SUNDAY PAPERS
We all have that certain something, real or imagined, that drives us crazy.
WE'RE MAD AS HELL AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!
Write your best rant in a 'Letter to the Editor' style blog entry. Watch the video for some inspiration.

Dear Editor,
I don't know what is up with people nowadays! Everyone seems like they are zombies to their phones. They walk around with their phones attached to their ears or they text or play on the nonstop. The other day, a man was walking by, talking. Since there was no one else around, I thought he was talking to me. I mean, I didn't see a phone out or anything. But he was in fact on his phone. His watch was his phone, which was connected by Bluetooth to his earphones. And why on earth do people think it is safe to text or play on their phones while they are driving? It seems to me that these people are thinking of no one but themselves. This behavior both angers and scares me, as many times their driving suffers by their lack of attention to the road.
I also have a problem when people talk on their phones while they are in a store in the checkout line. The people seem too busy talking on their phones to have a proper conversation with the salesperson behind the counter. It is like they were never taught that behavior is rude. It is disrespectful to the salesperson and to those people standing in line behind them.
While dining out, I have also seen entire families talking and/or playing on their separate phones rather than having proper family time. Perhaps this is why people find it so hard to communicate nowadays. I think they should put down their phones and try having a face-to-face conversation with someone again, like in the not-too-distant past.
What ever happened to good manners? Did they die with the rise of the cell phone and hand-held electronics? Maybe these devices are taking away our ability to truly be social.