A couple of years ago I mentioned this topic and it’s one that crosses my mind fairly often. Like almost every time when I visit a store that has shopping carts.
When I go to retail establishments throughout the area, I am frequently reminded of a couple of my pet peeves.
One still is the failure of people to return shopping carts either to inside the store they’ve just visited, or to an area designated where they can be placed out of the way. Those establishments that have these areas have employees who will eventually come and take them back to either inside or outside the store.
It’s not that hard. It think it’s just rude for people to leave carts in parking places or in the middle of the parking lots because they are too lazy to return them to the store or to those designated areas.
Often when I notice this, I gather up the cart or carts before I even go into the store and put them inside or in the area where the carts are temporarily stored.
Now how hard is that? Sometimes when I have a cart I let the cashier know I will return it to inside the store or that I’ll place it in one of those designated areas. The cashier frequently thanks me for doing that or indicates it’s appreciated, though hearing that is not why I do it.
I don’t expect that from those who have infants or very small children, or for people who have trouble getting around or for those disabled. More times than not, though, it’s people just too lazy who seem not to care about others.
Something else that gets under my skin is when males, from teenagers on up, don’t open doors or at least hold them open for females. Call me old fashioned if you want. I was taught to open and hold doors for girls and women of all ages.
It was sort of drilled into me as a kid Also, to allow females to go in front of you, unless there is an extenuating circumstance.
My mother once told me that my grandfather Doc always opened the car door or any door other for my grandmother no matter how old they grew. He died at 87 and she was 90 when she passed away.
I know that in today’s world some women might not really care one way or another. Most every woman I’ve ever offered to open or hold open a door for has never refused.
Most the time they thank me for the gesture, though I don’t expect that.
It all boils down to common courtesy and so many people simply lack that today.