why are people in public so rude? they step all over you like your not even there!?

Question

How much faster can everyone possibly get? its fast enough as it is, its almost like they look at you and want to shout "Get the
f@uck out of my way im late" and then they almost bowl you over or almost step over the top of you!.

Answer 1

Yes some people are very rude. If they're in a hurry and stressed out this may be the reason. Many people are just apathetic. They don't care & have no respect for others. I think that in urban areas (and especially in crowds) that people lose a little bit of their humanity. They toughen up to deal with urban life. They become cold & desensitized to other people as a defense mechanism. In the country, with a smaller population, everyone knows each other, they smile & say good morning on the street. Cities are so anonymous. Too many people to ever know. People have an inherent distrust of strangers. People are just hurrying about in their own lives with no concern for the lives of those around them...It's a fast-paced world that trains us to have more regard for objects than people. (Make money, consume, get a nice car, nice house, nice clothes, step on whoever you need to to get them...)

Answer 2

I sometimes feel like I'm in the "Running with the Bulls" in Spain. It's ridiculous. It's not everyone's fault because they're late. They need to stop with the "sense of entitlement" attitude. "I am an important person, with an important life, get out of my way!" That's what goes through my head when I look at these people.
Although, I read recently where China or Japan was the most fast paced.

Answer 3

This factor of life got its beginning with the flower children of the 60's. Even if that was not their basic premise but, that expressed freedom has been exacerbated within each generation since. Even intensified...As was brought up by another poster... selfishness is the main controller of most lives. Even though they will deny it to themselves and others. There are 2 levels of selfishness.. most cling to the lower level. The one that should be avoided in pursuit of the higher selfishness..

Answer 4

If this is a constant problem then you may want to consider the
possibility that the real source of your frustration is yourself instead of everybody else. If you walk too slowly and slow everyone else down,expect to be passed. Human nature being what it is,some will be rude and express their opinion of your
pace. Speaking for myself,if I'm walking somewhere and a person
or group of people is blocking the front,I don't go out of my way to be rude. Neither do I meekly walk behind them until a moment
it's convenient for them to be passed. People who walk too slow
and ignore others are just as rude as people who push their way
through crowds. They don't get special consideration from me.

Answer 5

They are not being rude they just have more important things to do than worry about your feelings. I know that sounds rough but a lot of what you perceive as being rude may only be in your mind and not in the mind of others.

One day later:
Even if they are being rude, what can you do about it? Can you wave some magic wand and force everyone to be nice to every body else? NO, all you can do is change yourself. Change how you think about this problem and maybe, just maybe, you will be able to stop yourself from becoming agitated over the way other people act, which you can not change.

Answer 6

time is precious so everyone is in a hurry to get some where else. i too tend to rush from place to place, but i always use the words"excuse me" if i need to weave between people and "sorry" if i bump into other people.
i understand that not everybody wants to get some where else fast and i respect them, but i really gets to me that they don't respect that others may be in a hurry and they seems to block the way of others by walking slowly right in the middle of the path or stand in the middle of the escalator

Answer 7

People in general are self centered. When a bunch of people are all out somewhere together (like a crowed city street) thier survival instincts kick in and it becomes a free for all. For example, if someone is in a hurry to get somewhere anything and everything around them becomes an obstacle to overcome. In order to surive and make thier destination in time they must overcome all obstacles placed in thier path, or in other words shove everyone out of thier way. Its a cynical point of view, but I think it has some truth.

Answer 8

Not to sound preachy...God only knows why people are so rude. They are rude every day, everywhere not just on the street. Why is it that they treat fast food employees, grocery store clerks, and the pizza delivery guy like gum on the bottom of their shoes? All are hardworking underpaid necessary positions can't we all be a bit more considerate of our fellow man/woman?

Answer 9

Very few people out there have been taught manners. Sometime in the 60s they decided it was bad for a child's 'self esteem' to correct him...and those people are out there now...they won't wait their turn at anything, they get mad if they have to stand in line more than a minute for anything, the red light isn't for them, the yield sign isn't for them, it's ok to run you off the road if you're in front of them... and as long as they continue to get away with it, they will continue to do it. When they encounter consequences, they whine and you're expected to feel sorry for them. Last fall, a woman in the town I lived in, ran a red light at a major intersection, was T-boned, and her mother (in the passenger seat) was killed. I'm sorry for the mother, but I can't feel pity for her. The light was red. She knew what it meant, but chose to ignore it. Sorry. I'm ranting. I think manners is your answer - or lack of manners.

Answer 10

These days, nobody cares about anyone but themselves.
What they have to do and where they have to go is more important than anything else, so get out of their way!!!
Whatever happened to people caring about other people?
Where did all the nice people go???
Every year, it's worse and worse.