The other day (while still in FL) I was leaving the grocery store and like I always do out of common courtesy, I held the door open for two older women entering as I was leaving. If only I had a camera at the moment to capture the looks on their faces...they were in complete shock. Why? Because I held the door open? Yep. Amazing, right?! Things like that don't happen here in the Sunshine State. Why you ask-- well, my answer -- because in these parts I'm surrounded by cheese balls, bedazzled butts, and trash bags. Yes, I'll translate...
1. Cheese Balls- well, first refer to blog #1-- "the leather jacket wearing, sports car driving type of guy" is equivalent to a cheese ball. The too cool for school type. But here, they are a whole breed of their own. I'll discuss two versions. First, the more predominant one- the "rich" middle aged man on the prowl... (more to follow) OR the second type- the "young professional" mid-20 year old that either a) didn't have to do anything his whole life, is spoiled by his cheese ball father, and now works at dad's business and drives his dad's "cool" red sports car. OR b) a "young professional" mid-20 year old that leases a "cool" red sports car and pretends to be rich, and lives way over his means by maxing out his credit cards. Either way it all adds up to LAME in my book. Which brings me to #2--
2. Bedazzled Butts- aka the rich cougars that run this town. You've all see the $200 pair of jeans with gems on the butt (yes, that look like an over done bedazzled project). Well, here they come with a complete package--fake Double D's, botox, bleached blond hair, way too much blush, and a permanent wine glass in hand. Now these women are NEVER happy. So watch out...well especially if you're a young (er) naturally pretty girl. They'll be on the hunt to make you just as miserable. Usually they are married (or divorced) to a cheese ball type. However, if they are still married, they will never go out as a couple. Hence, the bedazzled cougar always on the prowl for a younger cheese ball. While her older cheese ball is searching for his own "trash bag" to satisfy his ego's needs. Which of course brings me to #3.
3. The Trash Bag- Here you cannot step outside without running into one of these beauties. She is the barely legal, half naked, over tanned, anorexic, ditsy type with only one life long goal- to find an all mighty cheese ball to be her sugar daddy... and the cycle continues...
But hey what can I say...it's good to have goals, right?
I have noticed that common courtesy is not something people even here are used to these days. Something as simple as saying "How are you today" when talking on the phone startles people. You wouldn't believe how many times I you can hear when people are taken back when they actually go to respond...some just ignore me and continue on with whatever is more important to say.
ReplyDeleteThen there are those people who won't even say thank you. The rude ones who don't care about anyone except themselves. I would like to take this time to tell my Walmart story: I was shopping for only a few items and therefore did not have a cart. As I was walking down an aisle there was a lady and her son (approx 9yrs old). The son was pushing their cart which had a big rubbermaid container in it. Well the kid accidentally hit me with the bin when he walked by, and then very nicely said "I'm sorry". To which the mother quickly said "Why you apologizing?? She could have moved". OMFG. I was speechless.
There still are those few that will say thank you and act out of courtesy, but it's becoming something you see less and less of these days. Sad
That is Walmart for you.... go figure! Common courtesy is not so common anymore.
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