shaylahc1
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- May 26, 2006
Brier Rose said:At least for me, this whole issue is shocking NOT because I would EXPECT someone to give up their seat, but just amazed that no one was nice enough to!
Sure no one should EXPECT a seat. You can never EXPECT that someone will offer you a kindness, but come on!
I don't care how tired I am, it would be a cold day in hell before I would let a pregnant woman, mother stuggling with small children, or even a tired toddler stand while I sit!
It's just plain nice, and IMO the right thing to do! I don't care if they deserve it or not! Talk about judgemental!
I really..REALLY ..doubt there are a lot of people in that type of situation that expect a seat.
Can't people just be nice anymore without having to over analyze everything??
Yes! This is what I was trying to say. Obviously I don't expect people to jump up and offer me a seat, but it is the polite thing to do. There was a day and age where doing something like offering a pregnant woman or a mother with a baby in her arms a seat on the bus was the polite and proper thing to do, but it appears those days are over I never cease to be amazed at how people defend their rude behavior with selfish excuses about how "other people's problems aren't their problems". Sure I could have caught another bus, but I was willing to stand with my family on the bus so we didn't have to wait another 20-30 minutes with 4 cranky children in the heat. That doesn't mean that I still didn't think it selfish and rude that not a single person even thought to offer me a seat as I struggled to hold on to my baby as well as balance myself.
I was at Myrtle Beach over the weekend and we were standing around waiting for a table at a restaurant. All the seats in the waiting areas were full and when I walked in, this young man immediately jumped up and offered me his seat. I didn't take it, but I thanked him profusely for his effort. The fact is, this was behavior that was considered the norm when *I* was a child. Somehow in modern society, people seem to have lost their manners and sense of compassion. It's a "dog eat dog" world out there, and pretty sad if you ask me.