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Rudeness due to social distancing

CaliforniaDreamer95

One of my pet hates is rudeness. Ever since social distancing has come in, rudeness seems to be on the increase in stores.

This afternoon, I went to my local shop. There was a chap at the counter and due to the markings on the floor, I stood six feet away from him. Unfortunately, some other customers wanted to go behind me, due to the confined space, I had to move slightly so they could pass. As the chap at the counter was leaving, he turned to me and said "You should be six feet behind me, you" and walked out.

Then to top that, a young girl pushed in in front of me. She could clearly see that I was waiting and I could only look on in disbelief. The young woman, who is also a neighbour, serving behind the counter said that she is sick of people like them.

I'm trying to do everything right, and bozos like this take advantage.

I know it's only a small thing, but things like this really annoy me.

Does anyone else feel the same?

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  • Hello there,

    Only just seen your post, as I only joined yesterday. I had a similar experience the other week. Most people in the shop were keeping to the rules, but some people were being impatient, and just brushing past me. Then when I got to the checkout, this guy seemed to come from nowhere, and pushed in. There was two queues at the time, so I guess he thought no one would notice. But I see it, and it really did annoy me I have to admit. I don’t like to cause a scene, so I just stayed quiet and didn’t say anything. But I thought to myself how rude it was. And also I thought what was his rush for? It’s not like most people have got somewhere to rush off to at the moment. Anyway sorry for the rant, just wanted to let you know that rudeness seems to be everywhere unfortunately. But I think most people stick to the rules. 

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  • Hello there,

    Only just seen your post, as I only joined yesterday. I had a similar experience the other week. Most people in the shop were keeping to the rules, but some people were being impatient, and just brushing past me. Then when I got to the checkout, this guy seemed to come from nowhere, and pushed in. There was two queues at the time, so I guess he thought no one would notice. But I see it, and it really did annoy me I have to admit. I don’t like to cause a scene, so I just stayed quiet and didn’t say anything. But I thought to myself how rude it was. And also I thought what was his rush for? It’s not like most people have got somewhere to rush off to at the moment. Anyway sorry for the rant, just wanted to let you know that rudeness seems to be everywhere unfortunately. But I think most people stick to the rules. 

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