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chairI never think of having pet peeves, but this is something that continually bugs me and I finally figured out that it is a particular annoyance to me.
Push in your chair!!!
When did that simple etiquette fall by the wayside?
I remember when I was in elementary school and we had tables with chairs. When the class was told to stand up and get in a line to leave the room we were always admonished to push in our chairs. Always. I can hear distant echoes of long-ago teachers drifting through my brain as I write this. It is obvious as hell that this is no longer valued or taught in schools today. Children hardly ever push in their chairs. (Nor pick up their trash but that's another rant).
Older people (read that as elderly) usually always do and it is pretty hit-or-miss, with a decided slant toward miss, with the middle generation. I don't get it. Did my anal retentive side rear up as a child and force me to grasp this simple task and cling to it for a lifetime of order and courtesy? Or is it just that in today's modern society of go-go-go we sacrifice the little things in order to be "always on"?
It feels like simple things like basic manners and common courtesy are fading, leaving behind a general sentiment of annoyance and frustration. If only we all took that extra second or two and exercised the little things, we might feel better. Of a certainty it would make our lives better in the long run. "It only takes a moment to be polite." -Benton Fraser, Due South. (See the things I learn from tv?)
So I guess, be nice, be polite, be considerate, and push in your damn chair! That's what I want you to take from this. Well, that and Due South has all the answers.
Push in your chair!!!
When did that simple etiquette fall by the wayside?
I remember when I was in elementary school and we had tables with chairs. When the class was told to stand up and get in a line to leave the room we were always admonished to push in our chairs. Always. I can hear distant echoes of long-ago teachers drifting through my brain as I write this. It is obvious as hell that this is no longer valued or taught in schools today. Children hardly ever push in their chairs. (Nor pick up their trash but that's another rant).
Older people (read that as elderly) usually always do and it is pretty hit-or-miss, with a decided slant toward miss, with the middle generation. I don't get it. Did my anal retentive side rear up as a child and force me to grasp this simple task and cling to it for a lifetime of order and courtesy? Or is it just that in today's modern society of go-go-go we sacrifice the little things in order to be "always on"?
It feels like simple things like basic manners and common courtesy are fading, leaving behind a general sentiment of annoyance and frustration. If only we all took that extra second or two and exercised the little things, we might feel better. Of a certainty it would make our lives better in the long run. "It only takes a moment to be polite." -Benton Fraser, Due South. (See the things I learn from tv?)
So I guess, be nice, be polite, be considerate, and push in your damn chair! That's what I want you to take from this. Well, that and Due South has all the answers.
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