As i get older in this world, i find myself less tolerant towards people around me. You try to be a polite person, show respect, hope you get the same respect back from people, but when you travel, you see the absolute worst in people.
For example, i go to the airport and wait at my gate for the flight to start boarding. Inevitably you have an asian couple that pretends they they don’t understand what the boarding group they are a part of. They seem to understand that they aren’t in boarding group A, but when B starts boarding they rush to the front, only to be told by the gate agent that they are in group D and to get out of line and to wait. They step to the side, and stand right next to the gate hoping to jump in or confuse enough people that they can slip in and try to get the best possible seat. This little game gets old, but literally every time i go to the airport, i see the same scheme try to happen.
When you fly, there is a simple etiquette that is universal. The poor schmo in the middle seat gets the arm rests, the window guy gets to prop himself up against the window, or the isle gets to stretch his legs out in the isle when the flight attendant isn’t trying to take out his toes with the drink cart. It’s not to much to understand that we all have our place when flying.
Fast forward to my flight to Boston. I get the guy who has the window seat that is determined to have his arm on the arm rest, his left leg under the seat in front of ME, and making it a point to keep the windows shade up. The entire plane is dark, except for the socially awkward fuck next to me that doesn’t have enough self awareness to know he’s trying to sit in my seat, which i paid for, and also his.
Is it my fault you decided to gain the extra 100lbs? Nope. I just get frustrated with the idiots in the world that don’t realize that we have to co-exist together.
On my flight home from Boston, we have the family behind us with a 3 year old. Now i remember what it’s like having a kid, especially when they are active and want to move around. But letting your kid kick the fuck out of my chair, and when i turn around and give you the fuck you eye, and you look at me like I’m the one with the problem…. That’s the shit that gets a mother fucker smacked in mouth.
More and more i just want to buy a ranch in Montana and move away from all the self centered people who care more about their instagram likes, than they do being a decent human. I think to myself, am I just a grumpy old man, or has society lost its morals and only cares about what affects them in their circle.