It's said to be the time when people are nicer than normal but I have only ever seen the opposite. It brings out the worst in people.
What is so important that everyone has to be in such a rush all the time and courtesy toward others goes straight out the window? City streets and parking lots that normally have next to no people, are congested and no one is willing to let anyone else go where they need to go. So something that normally takes you 5-10 mins now takes you closer to an hour at the least.
2006-12-19 17:03:56 · 17 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I work retail so I see a large number of people. Some are nice. More than not are rude. People are crowding others and pushing and shoving where you don't see that any other time. Also, where I work, I have to eat out as there is no place on the premises to bring a lunch. All the streets and parking lots (and not just retail locations) are crowded and people do not have any courtesy or common sense when driving and act like they own the road and everyone else should bow to them. Any other time of the year, the traffic is not a problem at all. So I have no choice but to spend most of my lunch period fighting traffic which takes twice as long (I have even timed it) and walking miles from my car to wherever I'm eating that day. Unfortunately there is nothing this month that can be done about that.
Oddly enough, the retail job is the only one I've had where I don't dread going to work but I don't get why people lose all sanity this time of year and make everyone else suffer for it.
2006-12-19 17:44:07 · update #1
I agree with you 100%. It's the stress of the holiday. I try to be as nice as I possibly can during this time. It is aggrevating when people are so rude! If someone is rude to me, I smile and say Merry Christmas.
2006-12-20 03:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by Tigger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If people are rude it is because they are in a hurry and don't really allow themselves enough time to allow for the traffic and crowds. Also they are now under a time crunch, are in a hurry to get the perfect gift for the people on the list. Sometimes I hate shopping in the christmas section at W/M because some people just don't seem the realize that others need to get by as well when they park their carts in the middle of an isle that is only wide enough for two carts to fit through then they become oblivious to the fact that they are not the only people in the isle, to me that is one of the rudest things a person can do, all they have to do is move the cart over as close as they can to the shelves so others can pass, it is called common curtesy. Just say excuse me and if it looks like they aren't paying attention just say it a little louder and as sweetly as possible and hopefully they will get the hint.
Merry Christmas to all on yahoo answers and be sweet to all out there if you do have to go shoppng.
2006-12-20 01:32:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are in a 'hurry to be happy'. That is how I explain the phenomenon. Have You noticed the way some shoppers will quite literally revert to an only slightly civilized hunter / gatherer when the sales are on? Pity any pore fool who gets in the way of "Mr. & Mrs. Lastminuteshopper", armed to the teeth with an array of heat (heart?) seeking credit cards. Like all the truely evolved primates, I do My Christmas shopping during the "off season", i.e., any time that has not been designated as being a Festive period.
I hope that You have a Merry Christmas, and that You manage to somehow survive the "Post Christmas Sales".
2006-12-19 17:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, Christmas has become so over-commercialized, and people have become so jaded and spoiled, that the whole Christmas season ends up being nothing but stress.
Instead of teaching their children valuable life lessons that you can't always get what you want, parents have to give in to the hype in a quest to get the kiddies excatly what they want, because heaven forbid their child is the only one on the block without that $200 piece of electronic equipment.
People have simply forgotten the meaning of the season in a quest to create the perfect holiday.
2006-12-19 17:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by teffies_mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I've noticed about stores where I live is that as long as the shelves are fully stocked and every checkout line is open to make it easier for people to pay for their stuff without waiting 20 minutes in line and makes the people alot more cheery and happier. But it the shelves are pratically starting to look bare and the store has very few checkout lines then that's what upsets the customers.
2006-12-20 02:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm so happy to say that I have always experienced just the opposite. I notice people in my area being especially nicer around the holiday and I wish it could last all year.
2006-12-20 05:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Rvn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually i've seen people friendlier this month. people on the elevator and streets and other places. i thought christmas made people happier. but then again your right some people are just rude. i remember when i worked in macy's years ago for the holiday. they left me alone in another department wich i didn't know. it was DEC so it was really pack and people where being extremely rude and yelling at me to hurry up. i felt so bad and imberresss, so what ever anyone does don't yell at cashiers at the mall. it's hectic out there.
2006-12-19 17:08:39 · answer #7 · answered by black_metal_mist 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
once this retched holiday is over everyone will be nice again. i agree with you. i've noticed it too. i'm a really really nice person (i work in customer service, i know the importance of being nice) but i've found it so difficult to put on a happy face. christmas isn't what it should be its just a mess of over consumption, and everybody feels it and hates it. theres too much presure to celebrate it.
2006-12-19 17:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-15 04:45:03 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I work in retail as a manager and let me tell you! People are flat out CRABBY this time of year! Makes me wonder why they are even bothering to be "nice" by buying gifts!
2006-12-19 17:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by angelover 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋