Where Have All the Manners Gone?
Are you ready for another round from the well of my deep thoughts? Yes? Well ready or not, here we go, down the rabbit hole of Stacy's wandering mind. The past couple of days I've really begun to wonder where have all the manners gone? No. Seriously. Do you know? When did we become such a rude, self-obsessed, self-serving bunch of knotheads? In the past few days, as in since Monday, I've been called names, hung up on, and yelled at for things I can't and don't control. I've had people just walk in and interrupt meetings, without even a blink or apology for the interruption. Again I ask when did we become so rude? When did it become acceptable to talk on the phone while mailing a package, ordering food or doing business at the bank? When did it become acceptable to talk back to the customer in a demeaning tone? When did rudeness become the norm? I was taught - You give the janitor the same respect as the president of the company . In high sch