Originally Posted By Yookeroo "How is it being rude if the person I'm with doesn't mind and I'm not affecting anyone but myself?" Because of this: "I've only bumped into people a couple times" When you bump into people you are affecting others.
Originally Posted By danyoung I just love it when 2 posters can adopt the manta of our national hero, Rodney King - "Can't we all just get along?"
Originally Posted By SuperDry Ask yourself this: would you rather see them texting, or hear them talking, on their cellphones?
Originally Posted By ImTempest Again, let me state: I don't care if they text. My problem is with those people that walk and text at the same time, creating a disaster zone around themselves as they go.
Originally Posted By ksargen We had a teenage girl do this to us, as she headed back out of the line for HM on Thursday. One of my companions said "Excuse me would be nice." as she blundered through the lot of us. That brought her out of the fog long enough to say something. Someone else actually looked offended we'd said anything to her. *sigh* What happened to common sense and manners?
Originally Posted By ksargen Something else to be peeved about... There were these kids in line behind us for POTC. Here's the various things they did that ticked me off: 1) constantly having one of their party (including their mother) crashing into one of us. I put myself between them and the kids in our group to avoid someone getting hurt, it was that bad. 2) beating on fake doors, windows, etc. Give it up, folks. 3) we finally get on the ride, and one of the boys is putting his hand out of the boat, down in the water, and splashing. Bad enough he finally hit me with it three rows ahead of them. At this point, I'd had it. I said, in the loud "mom" voice: "Quit splashing, or I will call a cast member and get you thrown out of the park. That's enough." Strangely, it stopped. Beastly family, the lot of them...
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>We have told them that if they get good grades we will buy them a phone when they are 16.<<< Stick to your guns Mom. I cannot believe how people act like their child will drop dead without their own phone. I am so happy my kids were grown before this craze. It would have been a battle I am sure.
Originally Posted By pleiades357 ksargen, concur with both posts! Funny, I've been listening to an Italian language recording, the first word they teach, scusi, excuse me. Last two times at Disney I notice I did not hear that word once... the child who pushed the stroller into a group of younger children, the kid who plowed into me walking backwards, not for a child or parent, not once, not to me or anyone else. Shows my age doesn't it. Behind a group of kids who were banging on everything, kicking doors, ripping leaves off plants, ripping the trim from around a door, peeling lose paint and wood... It was amazing, what is wrong with these people. I couldn't take it anymore and suggested to them that they not destroy the property, when the mother suggested I mind my own business I spent about 10 minutes in my friendliest voice explaining how the cost of maintenance result in increased prices, calculating the additional cost in admission and food for the five children with her... projected over years, totally ad-libbing... until she was looking around like she wanted to run.
Originally Posted By Sparrow Last time we were at the parks we were riding Monsters Inc and there was a guy in front of us with his grandaughters and he was talking on his cell phone for half the ride. When it got loud and hard to hear, he started shouting into the phone. I couldn't believe it.
Originally Posted By danyoung That's when I lean over the seat and say "Hang up the phone. Hang up the phone. Hang Up The Phone. HANG UP THE PHONE!!!", just getting louder and louder till he gets it. Rude? Yup. But he was rude first, so all bets are off.
Originally Posted By iamsally When we were on Pirates and the lady in front of me would not shut up on her phone; I started singing Yo Ho Yo Ho at the top of my lungs. She got the hint and hung up.
Originally Posted By danyoung It's when you lean over the seat and get close enough to have your breath tickle her ear that the point gets made very clearly . . .
Originally Posted By Dole_Whip_Adventure I honestly feel bad for these poor pathetic people who can't just put the phone down!! How sad your life must be if you can't just enjoy a day in Disneyland... danyoung, I like your idea by the way
Originally Posted By Tandelothien I've told this story before on here but it still amazes me. Back on our 2007 trip I was at the counter in the Emporium and had a family with a young child behind me. The mum was apparently not aware her surroundings enough to notice that her child was wedged firmly between my butt cheeks, however she certainly was aware of (and complained loudly about) the fact that I was not charged sales tax as my purchase was being shipped back to Australia
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight LMBO!! I have visuals ya know!!! I saw that cartoon of that lady looking for her kid on the playground near the slide and shes got little legs stickin' out of her backside.
Originally Posted By dsnyron "her child was wedged firmly between my butt cheeks" What in Heaven's name were you wearing!
